Sound Moving NW
FMCSA registrant: PYRAMID GROUP INC
USDOT 4501511 · FMCSA SAFER · observed
Not verified: insurance coverage; Google review records; Yelp review records; Trustpilot review records. Verified findings: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission: active certificate HG069611 · BBB rating A+ — not accredited
What we found
Report assembled Oct 10, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- ON RECORDUSDOT 4501511: no federal operating authority recorded
SAFER operating-authority status: NOT AUTHORIZED. The registration declares Intrastate Only (Non-HM) to FMCSA. This does not establish the business's advertised service area.
For an interstate move, verify which carrier will perform the move and its operating authority. For an in-state move, check the applicable state licence.
Source: Captured FMCSA record · Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 10, 2026
- ON RECORDNot in FMCSA's interstate mover registry — no complaint history is published
USDOT 4501511 does not appear in FMCSA's Protect Your Move household-goods mover registry, so the National Consumer Complaint Database history is not published for it. FMCSA keeps that history for registered interstate movers only.
Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move search · as of Oct 10, 2026
- ON RECORDWashington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Filing System could not be checked in this report
The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. The official register homepage and Corporation Search interface were opened. A search for PYRAMID GROUP INC and a search for SOUND MOVING NW were submitted, and the resulting page displayed 'Page 0 of 0, records 0 to 0 of 0'; however, the browser's Cloudflare Turnstile challenge failed and no register/API search request was observed, so these zero-result displays cannot be t The other supplied legal/DBA names (PYRAMID CATERING & EVENTS, SEASONED IN SEATTLE, ONE95 KITCHEN) could not be searched because the CAPTCHA blocked the search flow. No entity record pages could be opened, so entity IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source dates, and record URLs could not be confirmed. The register search was blocked: Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA challenge on https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/ prevented the register's search request from completing; the site displayed a Business Search Results page with 0 records, but no underlying search request was issued after the challenge failed.
- ON RECORD1 other business listed at this street address
“Best 30 Bartending Service” (directory). This is operating-location context: a multi-tenant building or suite shared with unrelated businesses.
A shared street address alone does not indicate any corporate relationship; suite numbers and tenancy were not compared.
Source: Best 30 Bartending Service · as of Oct 10, 2026
- ON RECORDEvery exposed BBB review and complaint record was read: 1 reviews, 0 public complaints
Reviews 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-17. 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.
Source: BBB profile · BBB complaints · as of Oct 10, 2026
- CHECKS OUTWashington Utilities and Transportation Commission: active certificate HG069611
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission lists an active household-goods certificate (checked 10/10/2026).
Source: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission · as of Oct 10, 2026
- CHECKS OUTBBB rating A+ — not accredited
BBB grades this business A+. No BBB complaints in the last 3 years. Customer reviews on BBB: 1/5 from 1. Source observations: accreditation 2026-10-10T20:27:54.309Z; complaint count 2026-10-10T20:27:54.309Z; rating and review count 2026-10-10T20:27:54.309Z.
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
What kind of company is this?
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.
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.
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
- Federal operating authority (FMCSA)No active federal authority captured. Observed Oct 10, 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 authorityAn own-carrier authority check is not applicable to the recorded broker/forwarder role, parent-authority relationship, or declared in-state operation. Observed Oct 10, 2026. This does not rule out separate broker authority. Eligibility for in-state moves is checked separately in the state registry.
- State household-goods licenceWashington Utilities and Transportation Commission lists an active certificate HG069611 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
- Federal insurance statusWe 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 sourcesBBB has only 1 review, too few to compare with Google's 97; star ratings differ by 3.8 stars.
- Address and operating-location evidenceProperty use and a customer-accessible operating facility have not been established. A registered address, mailing address and local office can serve different purposes.
- Claimed reviews matches verified recordsestimonials What do People Say about us? EXCELLENT Based on 60 reviews Posted on Google Sue Griffith Trustindex verifies on website matches Google shows 97 reviews (checked Oct 10, 2026) from Google listing matched to this business.
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. - No active federal authority capturedObserved Oct 10, 2026
- Carrier operation
What 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 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. - Not applicable to the recorded role or in-state scopeObserved Oct 10, 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. - 5
- 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. - 7
- 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)
- We could not verify complaints for this companyNot listed in FMCSA's Protect Your Move mover registry, so no NCCDB complaint history is published for this USDOT number. FMCSA keeps that history for registered interstate household-goods movers only. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
- FMCSA enforcement & investigations
- No enforcement cases (six years) · SMS record
- Physical address
- 5619 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S STE A, SEATTLE, WA 98118-2212
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission shows as of Oct 10, 2026.
State business entity record
Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Filing System · checked Oct 10, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
- Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
- Limitation: The official register homepage and Corporation Search interface were opened.
- Limitation: A search for PYRAMID GROUP INC and a search for SOUND MOVING NW were submitted, and the resulting page displayed 'Page 0 of 0, records 0 to 0 of 0'; however, the browser's Cloudflare Turnstile challenge failed and no register/API search request was observed, so these zero-result displays cannot be t
- Limitation: The other supplied legal/DBA names (PYRAMID CATERING & EVENTS, SEASONED IN SEATTLE, ONE95 KITCHEN) could not be searched because the CAPTCHA blocked the search flow.
- Limitation: No entity record pages could be opened, so entity IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source dates, and record URLs could not be confirmed.
- Limitation: The register search was blocked: Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA challenge on https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/ prevented the register's search request from completing; the site displayed a Business Search Results page with 0 records, but no underlying search request was issued after the challenge failed.
Reviews and complaints — every platform we check
Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.
Listing matched to this business.
Source checked Oct 10, 2026
Source checked Oct 10, 2026
Not accreditedListing matched to this business.
Profile identity checked Oct 10, 2026 · stored evidence
Accreditation checked Oct 10, 2026 · stored evidence
Complaints checked Oct 10, 2026 · stored evidence
Rating and review count checked Oct 10, 2026 · stored evidence
Source checked Oct 10, 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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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 14 of 16 applicable sources. Not available when checked: FMCSA insurance filings, State business entity register.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 4501511 corroborated (the USDOT number its website prints, matched to this business). | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read6 page(s) of the company website read. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS) | Checked — record readSAFER and MOTUS records read for the verified USDOT. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| FMCSA complaint history | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeNot listed in the Protect Your Move registry; no complaint history is published. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA safety record (SMS) | Checked — record readSMS inspections, crashes and enforcement cases read. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA insurance filings | Not available when checkedFMCSA Licensing & Insurance filing history: the page answered without the record's contents (source limitation recorded). | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| State business entity register | Not available when checkedWashington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Filing System: blocked. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| State mover licence | Checked — record readWashington Utilities and Transportation Commission: record found. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| Checked — record readgoogle: listing identity confirmed by website. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source | |
| Yelp | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeyelp: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| BBB | Checked — record readbbb: listing identity confirmed by website. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| BBB complaints and reviews in full | Checked — record readEvery exposed BBB page retained: 1/1 reviews, 0/0 public complaints. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| Trustpilot | Checked — no match in the recorded scopetrustpilot: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| Phone, address and identifier search | Checked — record read6 identifier search(es) without the company name; 51 lead(s), 0 under another name. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readNo other-name lead shared a strong identifier. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| Follow-up on unresolved leads | Checked — record read1 follow-up question(s) researched; 1 remains unresolved or only partly resolved. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 10, 2026.
Report assembled Oct 10, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 327 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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