Sanders Moving
FMCSA registrant: TED R SANDERS MOVING & WAREHOUSE INC
USDOT 975147 · FMCSA SAFER · observed
No federal operating authority
What we found
Report assembled Oct 10, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- CRITICALNo federal operating authority
SAFER operating-authority status: NOT AUTHORIZED. The website advertises interstate moves.
It cannot legally perform the interstate household moves it advertises.
Source: Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 14, 2026
- SERIOUSRegistered as intrastate-only, advertises interstate moves
FMCSA carrier operation (MCS-150): Intrastate Only (Non-HM). The website says: “We provide dependable long-distance moving solutions for customers relocating across state lines or to distant cities”.
It has told FMCSA it does not cross state lines. Any interstate move it sells is outside its registration.
Source: SAFER snapshot · company website · as of Oct 10, 2026
- COULD NOT VERIFYNo State household-goods mover registry record found for this business
We searched State household-goods mover registry on 10/09/2026 and found no certificate under this name or USDOT 975147.
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.
- NOTESelf-declared: “most trusted”
“Founded in 1895, we're one of the most trusted Nashville movers in Middle Tennessee”. This is the company's own marketing statement; this wording alone does not establish an independent ranking.
Source: company website · as of Oct 10, 2026
- ON RECORDNot in FMCSA's interstate mover registry — no complaint history is published
USDOT 975147 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 RECORDNo TN business-entity record was found under this company's names
Tennessee Secretary of State Business Information Search was searched for Sanders Moving without a matching entity. Business registration is not a mover licence. The originally specified URL (https://tnbear.tn.gov/ECommerce/FilingSearch.aspx) could not be loaded in this run. The current Tennessee Secretary of State official Business Entity Search at https://tncab.tnsos.gov/business-entity-search was used instead, as permitted by the instructions. Separate searches were submitted and their result grids read for TED R SANDERS MOVING & WAREHOUSE INC, TED R SANDERS MOVING & WAREHOUSE, TED R SANDERS MOVING, SANDERS MOVING, SANDERS, TED R, TED, MOVING, WAREHOUSE, and R SANDERS, using Contains and with Active Entities Only cleared. Each displayed N Because the official result lists were empty, no official record page, entity number, status, dates, agent, officers, address, or record-level as-of date could be confirmed. The search page itself displayed: As of October 9, 2026 we have processed all corporate filings received in our office through The register was searched by an automated agent; absence from its results is not proof that no entity exists, and a company may be registered under another name or in another state.
Absence in one search is not proof the business is unregistered; it may operate under another legal name or as a sole proprietorship.
Before booking: Ask the company for its legal entity name and state of registration.
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Business Information Search · as of Oct 10, 2026
- ON RECORDEvery exposed BBB review and complaint record was read: 2 reviews, 0 public complaints
Reviews 2025-07-10 to 2025-07-14. 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 9, 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 2. Source observations: rating and review count 2026-10-14T09:56:40.203119+00:00; accreditation 2026-10-14T09:56:51.583636+00:00; complaint count 2026-10-14T09:56:26.827642+00:00.
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 14, 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 authorityThe captured FMCSA record does not show interstate household-goods carrier authority. Observed Oct 14, 2026. This does not rule out separate broker authority; see the category-specific federal dockets. It does not determine eligibility for in-state moves or another operating carrier.
- State household-goods licenceWe searched State household-goods mover registry (checked Oct 9, 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 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 sourcesGoogle has an unknown number of reviews and BBB has only 2 reviews, too few to compare with BBB's 2; star ratings differ by 3.6 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.
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 14, 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. - No — not shown in the captured recordObserved Oct 14, 2026
- Operating status
What does this mean?
This means the company's USDOT registration is active in the FMCSA database. It does NOT mean the company is authorized to operate as a federal interstate mover. See "Authority status" above for that. A carrier can have an ACTIVE USDOT registration but still not be authorized to do interstate moves. - ACTIVE
- Trucks
What does this mean?
FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases. - 31
- 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. - 16
- 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 companyNo complaint records available for Sanders Moving. 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
- 7149 CENTENNIAL BLVD, NASHVILLE, TN 37209-1020
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what State household-goods mover registry shows as of Oct 9, 2026.
State business entity record
Tennessee Secretary of State Business Information Search · 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 originally specified URL (https://tnbear.tn.gov/ECommerce/FilingSearch.aspx) could not be loaded in this run. The current Tennessee Secretary of State official Business Entity Search at https://tncab.tnsos.gov/business-entity-search was used instead, as permitted by the instructions.
- Limitation: Separate searches were submitted and their result grids read for TED R SANDERS MOVING & WAREHOUSE INC, TED R SANDERS MOVING & WAREHOUSE, TED R SANDERS MOVING, SANDERS MOVING, SANDERS, TED R, TED, MOVING, WAREHOUSE, and R SANDERS, using Contains and with Active Entities Only cleared. Each displayed N
- Limitation: Because the official result lists were empty, no official record page, entity number, status, dates, agent, officers, address, or record-level as-of date could be confirmed. The search page itself displayed: As of October 9, 2026 we have processed all corporate filings received in our office through
- Limitation: The register was searched by an automated agent; absence from its results is not proof that no entity exists, and a company may be registered under another name or in another state.
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 14, 2026 · stored evidence
Rating and review count checked Oct 14, 2026 · stored evidence
Accreditation checked Oct 14, 2026 · stored evidence
Complaints checked Oct 14, 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 13 of 16 applicable sources. Not available when checked: FMCSA insurance filings, Google, Yelp.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 975147 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 9, 2026 | View source |
| State business entity register | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeTennessee Secretary of State Business Information Search: checked no match in recorded scope. | Oct 10, 2026 | — |
| State mover licence | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeState household-goods mover registry: searched, no record. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Not available when checkedgoogle: listing identity confirmed by website, but this run did not show its review count. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source | |
| Yelp | Not available when checkedyelp: Yelp blocks automated reading of its pages and its search listing showed no rating; the listing link is provided.. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| BBB | Checked — record readbbb: listing identity confirmed by phone. | Oct 10, 2026 | View source |
| BBB complaints and reviews in full | Checked — record readEvery exposed BBB page retained: 2/2 reviews, 0/0 public complaints. | Oct 9, 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 read4 identifier search(es) without the company name; 36 lead(s), 0 under another name. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readNo other-name lead shared a strong identifier. | Oct 9, 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 518 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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