Another business, “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company”, shares the phone number this company’s website actually dials, (510) 666-6480 (also printed on its site)
1 problem · 1 concern to verify · report assembled Oct 9, 2026
What we found
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026 · Source observations are dated below
PROBLEM
Another business, “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company”, shares the phone number this company’s website actually dials, (510) 666-6480 (also printed on its site)
A web page for “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company” shows the phone number this company’s website actually dials, (510) 666-6480 (also printed on its site) and this company’s website domain shipshapemoving.com; the same business appears on 2 other pages. Excerpt: “... 510-666-6480 https://shipshapemoving.com. Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. XPRMedia and this ...”
A shared identifier shows a connection; it does not establish common ownership, succession or responsibility. The corporate relationship is not verified.
The same phone number listed for two business names is a connection worth understanding before you book.
Before booking: Ask the company what its relationship is to “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company” and make sure the name on your contract is the company you expect.
No California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) record found for this business
We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) on 09/02/2026 and found no certificate under this name.
Ask for the current certificate number and exact licensed legal name, then verify them with the state. This search result does not establish that the company is unlicensed.
ON RECORD
Identified by its own website — no USDOT number displayed
We read 6 pages of shipshapemoving.com. The site prints phone (510) 666-6480 and describes its own moving services, advertises local moves, advertises long-distance moves, prints a state licence number. No USDOT or MC number appears on it. A name search of the free federal registries (SAFER, MOTUS) returned 3 registrations; none matched this business's phone, email, or name and city.
Local moves within CA do not need federal operating authority; the state licence line on this page says what the state register shows.
California Secretary of State bizfile Online could not be checked in this report
The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. No search could be submitted for ShipShape or ShipShape Moving. No results list or entity record pages could be read, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed. The official California Secretary of State page links Business Search to https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/, but the required register was inaccessible from this run. The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by the site's security service (Incapsula) before the search form could be loaded or submitted. The blocked page displayed: "This request was blocked by our security service" (incident ID 1020000111401992886-429617547096883940).
ON RECORD
Every exposed BBB review and complaint record was read: 0 reviews, 0 public complaints
BBB exposes no reviews. BBB reports 0 complaints; no public complaint narratives were available to read. Complete retrieval of the exposed record is not proof the reviews are authentic or that nothing was removed.
No BBB complaints in the last 3 years. Source observations: accreditation 2026-10-09T05:22:20.581Z; complaint count 2026-10-09T05:22:20.581Z; rating and review count 2026-10-09T05:22:20.581Z.
A BBB letter grade is BBB's own assessment; it is not an endorsement, a licence check or a clearance of the company.
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.
Intrastate operation reported
The captured federal record reports in-state operation. This is a declared operating scope, not verification of a state license. See the separate licensing checks.
3+ years online
How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.
5 trucks on file
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
1 caution
Federal operating authority (FMCSA)
No active federal authority captured. Observed Aug 31, 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
An own-carrier authority check is not applicable to the recorded broker/forwarder role, parent-authority relationship, or declared in-state operation. Observed Aug 31, 2026. This does not rule out separate broker authority. Eligibility for in-state moves is checked separately in the state registry.
State household-goods licence
We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) (checked Sep 2, 2026) and found no record for this business. That may mean it is not licensed in this state, or that it operates under a different legal name — it is not itself proof of a violation.
Federal insurance status
We do not have a consistent, dated insurance amount observation matched to this company’s USDOT. This is a verification gap, not a finding that the company is uninsured.
Review ratings compared across sources
Google has an unknown number of reviews, too few to compare with Yelp's 162; star ratings differ by 0.2 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.
Serious concerns and company connections
Read these findings before booking or paying a deposit. Key evidence and the action to take are shown below.
Concern — verify before booking
Another business, “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company”, shares the phone number this company’s website actually dials, (510) 666-6480 (also printed on its site)
Lead — identity not established
A web page for “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company” shows the phone number this company’s website actually dials, (510) 666-6480 (also printed on its site) and this company’s website domain shipshapemoving.com; the same business appears on 2 other pages. Excerpt: “... 510-666-6480 https://shipshapemoving.com. Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. XPRMedia and this ...”
What this means: The same phone number listed for two business names is a connection worth understanding before you book.
A shared identifier shows a connection; it does not establish common ownership, succession or responsibility. The corporate relationship is not verified.
Before booking: Ask the company what its relationship is to “Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company” and make sure the name on your contract is the company you expect.
Other businesses that share an identifier with this company, searched Oct 9, 2026. A shared phone, email, address or registration number is a documented fact. On its own it does not establish common ownership or a corporate relationship; that is stated separately for each entry.
Shared identifier — relationship not verified
Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company
Listed on another site · observed Oct 9, 2026
Ship Shape Moving Expands Full-Service Moving Company shares phone (510) 666-6480 with this company’s website call button; and shares the website domain shipshapemoving.com with this company.
Shared identifier confirmed; corporate relationship not verified.
Authority statusWhat 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.
Carrier operationWhat does this mean?This carrier is registered to operate only within one state. Federal interstate authority does not apply to intrastate-only carriers, which is why federal insurance and authority status fields may show as "Not Specified" or "Not Authorized."
Intrastate Only (Non-hazardous materials)
Interstate HHG carrier authorityWhat 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.
TrucksWhat does this mean?FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases.
5
DriversWhat does this mean?Drivers the carrier has registered with FMCSA. This is the official number; some carriers operate with more drivers than registered.
5
Insurance status
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Safety ratingWhat 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)
We could not verify complaints for this companyDetails specific to complaint counts, categories, or references for ShipShape Moving are not available on the provided source page. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
Physical address
2001 ADDISON ST SUITE 300 B, BERKELEY, CA 94704
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) shows as of Sep 2, 2026.
We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) on Sep 2, 2026 and found no record for this business. That may mean it is not licensed here, or that it is registered under a different legal name.
State business entity record
California Secretary of State bizfile Online · checked Oct 9, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
California Secretary of State bizfile Online was not available when checked on Oct 9, 2026. Registration status is unverified.
Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
Limitation: No search could be submitted for ShipShape or ShipShape Moving.
Limitation: No results list or entity record pages could be read, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed.
Limitation: The official California Secretary of State page links Business Search to https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/, but the required register was inaccessible from this run.
Limitation: The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by the site's security service (Incapsula) before the search form could be loaded or submitted. The blocked page displayed: "This request was blocked by our security service" (incident ID 1020000111401992886-429617547096883940).
Reviews and complaints — every platform we check
Review report assembled Oct 9, 2026
Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.
Source checked Oct 9, 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.
Moved with ShipShape Moving? — you will need your bill of lading or final invoice, and a phone that can receive a code.
Work at ShipShape Moving? Claim this profile to respond publicly to reports. Claiming is free and never changes the records on this page.
The full verification report
Each section of the full report names its sources: official federal and state records, the company's own website, review platforms and other public pages. Access requires a one-time fee, shown at checkout.
Insurance & authority history
What the federal filing systems showed, including what could not be read
Names withheld on this page
The names withheld in the report, with their sources and attribution limits
Owners, officers & related businesses
3 sourced name entries; names may refer to the same person (BBB business profile, Press / news coverage)
Every review profile we found
3 review profiles, including 2 under different contact details than the federal registration
Every contact channel on file
7 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 254 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.
Checked 12 of 13 applicable sources. Not available when checked: State business entity register.
Source
Status
Date
Link
Company identity
Checked — record readIdentified by its own moving-company website; no federal registration resolved.
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Company website
Checked — record read6 page(s) of the company website read.
Checked — record read6 identifier search(es) without the company name; 49 lead(s), 7 under another name.
Oct 9, 2026
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Related entities
Checked — record readOther-name leads evaluated by the linkage engine and the follow-up lane.
Oct 9, 2026
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Follow-up on unresolved leads
Checked — record read2 follow-up question(s) researched; 2 concerned a page that is not a separate business; 0 remain unresolved or only partly resolved.
Oct 9, 2026
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Ledger evaluated Oct 9, 2026.
How current is this report?
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 254 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.
