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Why Choose Safeway Moving for Interstate Moves?
Interstate moving means trusting your belongings to people you've never met, on a truck you can't follow, across a state line where the rules change. Safeway Moving removes the guesswork: one licensed carrier, one flat-rate price, every item tracked in real time, and a company you can verify in five minutes before you ever sign anything.
Flat-Rate Pricing
Upfront pricing for every cross country move, no hourly surprises.
Licensed & Insured
Full compliance for state and interstate moves, USDOT 3756000, MC 1335229.
Real-Time Tracking
Barcode inventory scanning on every long distance shipment.
Veteran-Owned
Founded and led by a US Army veteran.
Nationwide Expertise
Over 20 years moving households across all 48 states.
What Is an Interstate Moving Company?
An interstate moving company is a mover licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to transport household goods across state lines. Before you book one, us included, verify two numbers: the USDOT number and the MC number. Safeway Moving, legal name Safeway Moving Systems Inc, is a licensed interstate carrier, USDOT 3756000, MC 1335229, serving all 48 contiguous states, and was ranked #1 Best National Moving Company by Newsweek Readers’ Choice 2026. In 2026, a full-service interstate move typically costs $1,500 to $10,000 or more, depending on distance and volume. Everything on this page, the licensing rules, the rate tables, your federal rights, applies to any mover you’re considering, not just us.
Interstate vs. Intrastate: Why the Federal License Matters
An interstate moving company is a mover licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to transport household goods across state lines. Before you book one, us included, verify two numbers: the USDOT number and the MC number. Safeway Moving, legal name Safeway Moving Systems Inc, is a licensed interstate carrier, USDOT 3756000, MC 1335229, serving all 48 contiguous states, and was ranked #1 Best National Moving Company by Newsweek Readers’ Choice 2026. In 2026, a full-service interstate move typically costs $1,500 to $10,000 or more, depending on distance and volume. Everything on this page, the licensing rules, the rate tables, your federal rights, applies to any mover you’re considering, not just us.
How to Verify Any Interstate Mover in Five Minutes
We'll use ourselves as the worked example, because the point of this exercise is that you shouldn't take any moving company's word for anything, including ours.
1. Search the USDOT Number
Go to safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and search the USDOT number from the company's quote or website. For Safeway, that's USDOT 3756000. The entity type should read CARRIER and operating status should be authorized. If the entity type says BROKER only, the company quoting you won't be the company moving you.
2. Match the Legal Name
SAFER lists us as Safeway Moving Systems Inc, while our trucks and website say Safeway Moving. A DBA, doing business as, name is normal and legal, what matters is that the USDOT number on the quote, the website, and SAFER all point to the same record. A company whose paperwork numbers don't match its marketing name is a walk-away red flag.
3. Check Operating Authority and Insurance
Search MC 1335229 in FMCSA's Licensing and Insurance database at li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov and confirm the authority is active and insurance is on file.
4. Check Complaint History
Visit FMCSA's Protect Your Move site at protectyourmove.gov, plus reviews on more than one independent platform, and search under the legal name too, since reviewers file companies under different names.
5. Watch for Name-Alikes
Several unrelated companies operate under similar Safeway names, including Safeway Moving Systems LLC (USDOT 3166589) and Safeway Movers of America (USDOT 3830143), which are entirely different businesses, plus lookalike websites that imitate established brands. This is common across the industry, and it's exactly why you match the USDOT number, never the name. If a company's number doesn't match the name on the truck, you may be dealing with an impostor.
Interstate Moving Rates in 2026
| Distance | Studio-1 BR | 2-3 BR | 4+ BR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 miles | $1,200-$2,600 | $2,000-$4,500 | $3,500-$6,500 |
| 250-500 miles | $1,400-$3,000 | $2,300-$5,000 | $4,000-$7,500 |
| 500-1,000 miles | $1,700-$3,600 | $2,800-$6,300 | $4,800-$9,000 |
| 1,000-1,500 miles | $2,000-$4,200 | $3,100-$7,000 | $5,500-$10,500 |
| 1,500-2,800 miles (coast-to-coast) | $2,500-$5,200 | $4,000-$9,000 | $7,000-$14,000+ |
The 2026 Interstate Map, From Our Own Dispatch Data
Florida was the runaway #1 destination: nearly 13% of everything we priced nationwide was headed there, and for every household leaving Florida, almost two arrived. Its net gain in our book beat the next three states combined. North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and Arizona filled out the winners’ column. The biggest net senders, in order: California, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington.
The single busiest lane in our network was California to Texas, nearly one in six departing California households chose it, with New York to Florida and New Jersey to Florida in a photo finish behind it, the first year we’ve seen New Jersey match New York as a Florida feeder.
Your Rights When You Move Interstate
Federal rules give interstate customers specific, enforceable protections. Know these three before you sign anything.
The binding estimate
Under FMCSA rules, a binding estimate fixes the price in writing before the move, if your inventory doesn't change, the price cannot change at delivery. Safeway quotes every interstate move flat-rate and binding after a triple-check virtual survey of your inventory, the quote you sign is the price you pay. A non-binding estimate, by contrast, is legally just a guess.
The 110% rule
If you do accept a non-binding estimate, a mover cannot require you to pay more than 110% of that estimate at delivery to release your goods. Anything beyond that must be billed later. A mover demanding a larger sum before unloading is violating federal law, that's the hostage load scam, and you can file a complaint with FMCSA at protectyourmove.gov or 1-888-368-7238.
Arbitration and valuation
Interstate movers must offer a neutral arbitration program for loss and damage disputes, and must offer you a choice between released-value protection, 60 cents per pound per item, included free, and full-value protection. Ask for both options in writing on any quote you receive.
Carrier vs. Broker: Who Actually Shows Up
Many companies advertising interstate moves are brokers: they collect your deposit, then auction your move to whichever carrier takes it. You don’t know who is showing up, the broker’s binding estimate doesn’t bind the carrier, and accountability evaporates between the two. Safeway is a carrier, we own our trucks and employ our crews, and the company that quotes your move is the company that drives it. We’re veteran-owned, founded by a US Army veteran, with 20+ years in operation and thousands of moves completed. On multi-state hauls, every item is barcode-scanned at pickup and tracked with live GPS through delivery, and every interstate move includes 30 days of free storage, which matters when a closing date slips.
Got Questions? We've Got Answers.
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