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Lighthouse Movers, Inc.

FMCSA registrant: LIGHTHOUSE MOVERS INC

USDOT 2845173 · FMCSA SAFER · observed

Jacksonville, FLUSDOT 2845173MC 953746(904) 217-1000
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Problems found

Driver out-of-service rate 50% vs 6.67% national average

2 problems · report assembled Oct 13, 2026

What we found

Report assembled Oct 13, 2026 · Source observations are dated below
  1. PROBLEM
    Driver out-of-service rate 50% vs 6.67% national average

    3 of 6 driver inspections in the last 24 months ended with the driver placed out of service (as of 10/11/2026).

    Source: SAFER snapshot · as of Oct 13, 2026

  2. PROBLEM
    1 consumer complaint filed with FMCSA in the last four years

    FMCSA's National Consumer Complaint Database (via the Protect Your Move registry) — by year: 2023: 1 (registry data as of 09/25/2026). Categories: Loss and Damage 1, Claim Settlement 1. Separately, the registry reports a fleet snapshot of 2 trucks, 0 tractors, 0 trailers; this does not measure moves completed during the complaint period.

    Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move — complaint history · as of Oct 13, 2026

  3. ON RECORD
    FMCSA investigations on record: 2 — most recent 02/20/2025 (Non-Ratable Review)

    02/20/2025 Non-Ratable Review; 02/18/2025 Non-Ratable Review. No FMCSA enforcement cases in the last six years.

    Source: FMCSA SMS overview · as of Oct 13, 2026

  4. ON RECORD
    BBB rating NR (accredited)

    BBB grades this business NR. BBB complaints: 5 complaints in the last 3 years (1 closed in the last 12 months); types: Service or Repair Issues 4, Delivery Issues 1; status: 3 answered, 2 resolved. Customer reviews on BBB: 1.25/5 from 4. 1 alert(s)

    A BBB letter grade is BBB's own assessment; it is not an endorsement, a licence check or a clearance of the company.

    Source: BBB profile · BBB complaints · as of Sep 3, 2026

  5. CHECKS OUT
    Active federal household-goods authority (MC-953746)

    FMCSA: ACTIVE; authorized for Motor Carrier of Household Goods; insurance filings on file.

    Source: Captured FMCSA record · Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 13, 2026

  6. CHECKS OUT
    BBB rating A+ (accredited) — Ocala profile

    BBB profile on file.

    A BBB letter grade is BBB's own assessment; it is not an endorsement, a licence check or a clearance of the company.

    Source: BBB profile · as of Sep 3, 2026

Changes on the public record

Changes observed in this company's federal and state records during the last 90 days. Each entry shows when the change was observed.

  • Oct 1, 2026MEDIUMNew operating authority on record: MC953746 Motor Carrier of Household Goods — Active.

What kind of company is this?

Carrier

The captured federal record lists a carrier role. This alone does not establish current interstate household-goods authority or guarantee who will perform your move.

Interstate HHG carrier authority

The captured FMCSA record reports interstate household-goods authority. Confirm its current status and the operating carrier before booking.

2 trucks on file

Fleet size reported in federal filings.

What we checked

3 passed1 failed
  • Federal operating authority (FMCSA)
    Active federal authority: carrier. Observed Oct 13, 2026. Carrier, broker and freight-forwarder authority are separate categories. This federal result does not determine its eligibility for in-state moves; see the separate state-registry check.
  • Federal interstate household-goods carrier authority
    The captured FMCSA record reports interstate household-goods carrier authority. Observed Oct 13, 2026. Confirm the actual operating carrier and any separate operating restrictions for your move.
  • State household-goods licence
    Not checked for this profile.
  • Federal BIPD insurance filing (dated record)
    On-file BIPD amount ($750,000) met or exceeded the recorded requirement ($750,000). Cargo coverage is a separate question. As observed Oct 13, 2026; confirm current coverage before booking.
  • Cancelled or revoked insurance filings on record
    10 cancelled or revoked insurance filings on record with FMCSA. Review the filing dates and reasons. This history does not by itself mean the company is currently uninsured. 2 cancellations left no filing of the same coverage in effect on the cancellation date (BIPD cancelled 2019-03-24, next filing effective 2019-03-29; CARGO cancelled 2019-03-24, next filing effective 2019-04-18). For 8 of them FMCSA records a filing of the same coverage type in effect on the cancellation date. FMCSA’s files hold 21 filing records for these 17 filings; 4 later records on filings that had already ended are listed but not counted. FMCSA’s authority history also records 8 involuntary revocation actions (served 2026-02-13, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2026-03-10; served 2023-02-09, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2023-03-13; served 2022-12-22, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2023-01-18; served 2022-03-22, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2022-04-21; served 2022-02-15, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2022-03-18; served 2022-01-19, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2022-01-25; served 2021-03-02, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2021-03-31; served 2020-03-23, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2020-04-23), 2 revocation or suspension orders (INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 2021-03-22, effective 2021-04-26; INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 2019-02-25, effective 2019-04-01), 2 authority actions with a revocation, suspension or out-of-service disposition (REINSTATED served 2019-04-22, disposition REVOKED decided 2021-04-26; GRANTED served 2016-03-30, disposition REVOKED decided 2019-04-01) and 2 reinstatements (served 2021-05-06, 2019-04-22). FMCSA's open data shows this USDOT's filing history only up to 2026-05-14: the legacy L&I files stopped updating that day, and the MOTUS files, which hold later changes, list no record for this USDOT. A filing change after 2026-05-14 was not available when checked.
  • Review ratings compared across sources
    Google has an unknown number of reviews and BBB has only 4 reviews, too few to compare with Yelp's 18; star ratings differ by 3.0 stars.
  • Address and operating-location evidence
    Property use and a customer-accessible operating facility have not been established. A registered address, mailing address and local office can serve different purposes.

Address use and operating locations

A registered office, mailing address and operating facility can be different places. Residential or mailbox use alone does not establish improper operation.

No current source-backed property-use determination is available. This is a verification gap, not proof of a false address or a verified operating facility.

FMCSA regulatory snapshot

Authority status
What does this mean?Federal operating authority is category-specific: carrier, broker and freight-forwarder roles are separate. An active registration or one active role does not establish household-goods carrier authority. Operating restrictions are checked separately.
Active federal authority: carrierObserved Oct 13, 2026
Carrier operation
Interstate
Interstate HHG carrier authority
What does this mean?"HHG" means Household Goods. This field checks interstate carrier authority, not separate broker authority. A "No" here does not rule out broker authority; consult the category-specific federal dockets below.
Yes — authority recordedObserved Oct 13, 2026
Operating status
ACTIVE
Trucks
What does this mean?FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases.
2
Drivers
What does this mean?Drivers the carrier has registered with FMCSA. This is the official number; some carriers operate with more drivers than registered.
4
Insurance status
—
Safety rating
What does this mean?FMCSA only assigns a safety rating after conducting a Compliance Review (a formal on-site audit). Most carriers have never been audited. About 90% of registered carriers carry no rating. "Not rated" is normal; it does not mean the carrier failed an audit or is unsafe. It only means an audit has not happened.
Not rated
DOT complaints (FMCSA)
1 consumer complaint on fileBy year: 2023: 1 · registry data as of Sep 25, 2026 · FMCSA complaint historyLoss and Damage (1)Claim Settlement (1)
FMCSA enforcement & investigations
No enforcement cases (six years) · SMS recordInvestigations: 2025-02-20 Non-Ratable Review; 2025-02-18 Non-Ratable Review
Physical address
1721 FRANKLIN STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32206
Operating authority dockets
ActiveMC953746Motor Carrier of Household Goods

A company can hold several federal dockets over its lifetime. Only an Active docket grants operating authority. An inactive one is history, not a violation.

Reviews and complaints — every platform we check

Review report assembled Sep 3, 2026

Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.

Google
4.3/5
★★★★★
review count not shown when checked

Listing matched to this business.

View on Googlematched by phone + website

Source checked Sep 3, 2026

Yelp
2.6/5
★★★★★
18 platform-reported reviews

Listing matched to this business.

View on Yelpmatched by phone

Source checked Sep 3, 2026

BBBAccredited
NR BBB grade · 1.25/5
★★★★★
4 platform-reported reviews · 5 complaints (3 yrs), 1 in 12 mo
Complaints: Service or Repair Issues 4, Delivery Issues 1 · 3 answered, 2 resolved

Listing matched to this business.

View on BBBmatched by phone + website

Source checked Sep 3, 2026

Trustpilot
No verified matching listing
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.

Source checked Sep 3, 2026

Detailed listing checks and review analysis are included in the full report.

Verified customer experience reports

Structured accounts from customers who proved their move with a bill of lading or final invoice, a verified email, and a verified phone. No star ratings, no anonymous reviews, and nothing a company can pay to change — how this works.

No verified customer reports yet. Only customers who can document their move may submit one — that keeps the count honest, and it means it grows slowly.

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The full verification report

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Insurance & authority history
Federal insurance and authority filings that were read, with their dates
Names withheld on this page
The names withheld in the report, with their sources and attribution limits
Owners, officers & related businesses
4 sourced name entries; names may refer to the same person (FMCSA MOTUS carrier record, BBB business profile, Press / news coverage)
Every review profile we found
3 review profiles, including 3 under different contact details than the federal registration
Every contact channel on file
6 contact records across all sources
Supporting automated checks
Address, reviews, broker disclosure, website cloning and entity links, each with its date and result, including checks that could not assess
Full source ledger
60 source links across 261 evidence records

Research coverage

What this report checked, source by source. Coverage describes the scope of the report; it does not grade the company. A search with no match applies only to the named source, date and recorded scope; it does not establish that no cases exist.

Incomplete: State mover licence, BBB complaints and reviews in full, Phone, address and identifier search, Follow-up on unresolved leads not yet checked.

SourceStatusDateLink
Company identityChecked — record readFederal registration USDOT 2845173 corroborated (the USDOT number its website prints, matched to this business).——
Company websiteChecked — record read5 page(s) of the company website read.Sep 3, 2026View source
FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS)Checked — record readSAFER and MOTUS records read for the verified USDOT.Oct 13, 2026—
FMCSA complaint historyChecked — record readProtect Your Move complaint history read.Oct 13, 2026View source
FMCSA safety record (SMS)Checked — record readSMS inspections, crashes and enforcement cases read.Oct 13, 2026View source
FMCSA insurance filingsNot available when checkedFMCSA Licensing & Insurance open data (data.transportation.gov), read 2026-10-13 for USDOT 2845173 (MC953746); the legacy L&I files are frozen at 2026-05-14 and the MOTUS files are as of 2026-10-12 (no MOTUS file holds a record for this USDOT): 17 insurance filings from 21 filing records (7 replaced, 10 cancelled); of the 10 cancelled filings, 8 had a filing of the same coverage in effect on the cancellation date and 2 had none; 4 later termination records on filings that had already ended, not counted again; 0 filings listed as active or pending in the MOTUS insurance file and 3 only in the frozen L&I active/pending file; 11 authority actions, including 8 involuntary revocation actions (8 discontinued); 2 actions with a revocation, suspension or out-of-service disposition; 2 revocation or suspension orders. FMCSA's open data shows this USDOT's filing history only up to 2026-05-14: the legacy L&I files stopped updating that day, and the MOTUS files, which hold later changes, list no record for this USDOT. A filing change after 2026-05-14 was not available when checked. MOTUS lists dated filing records: 4 filing(s) for MC953746; BIPD $750,000 on file of $750,000. These records do not by themselves confirm current coverage.Oct 13, 2026View source
State business entity registerLast checked more than 30 days agoSecretary of State entity record: last read on 2026-08-12, more than 30 days ago; a fresh read is required before this lane counts as covered.Aug 12, 2026View source
State mover licenceNot yet checkedState mover licensing was not checked.——
GoogleNot available when checkedgoogle: listing identity confirmed by phone, website, but this run did not show its review count.Sep 3, 2026View source
YelpChecked — record readyelp: listing identity confirmed by phone.Sep 3, 2026View source
BBBChecked — record readbbb: listing identity confirmed by phone, website.Sep 3, 2026View source
BBB complaints and reviews in fullNot yet checkedThe BBB complaint and review corpus was not retrieved in full.——
TrustpilotChecked — no match in the recorded scopetrustpilot: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists.Sep 3, 2026—
Phone, address and identifier searchNot yet checkedPhones, addresses, domain and registration numbers were not searched independently of the company name.——
Related entitiesChecked — record readLinkage computed over the acquired listings.——
Follow-up on unresolved leadsNot yet checkedUnresolved leads were not followed up.——

Ledger evaluated Oct 13, 2026.

How current is this report?

Report assembled Oct 13, 2026. First published Sep 2, 2026. This report pulls from 261 pieces of information across federal, state, review, and identity sources. Check each source's date for when its information was observed.

NMB does not invent facts. When a section reads "—" or "this check has not run yet," that means we have not been able to verify the information from a primary source. It does not mean the answer is good or bad.

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