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The Moving Experience LLC

Interstate household goods carrier registered with FMCSA under USDOT 3028544 and MC-38168, based in San Luis Obispo, CA. Record as published in the Motor Carrier Census snapshot of 4 September 2026.

What the federal record says

The Moving Experience LLC holds USDOT number 3028544 and operating authority MC-38168. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. Its household goods authority is on file as common carrier of household goods and motor carrier of household goods, which is the grant that allows a company to move a household across a state line for money. The USDOT record was created on 17 July 2017, 9 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 7 February 2026.

The Moving Experience LLC reports 3 power units and 2 drivers, 0.7 drivers per truck. At that size a long haul booking usually means one crew and one truck for the whole trip, so dates are tight and a delay at the origin runs through the whole schedule. The equipment itemized on the form is 1 truck, 2 tractors, 3 trailers. The company reported 25,000 miles for 2022, which works out at roughly 8,333 miles per power unit. That places it 220th by fleet size among the 416 registered household goods carriers based in California.

Besides household goods the census lists 17 other cargo classifications: general freight, metal sheets, coils, rolls, motor vehicles, driveaway/towaway, logs, poles, beams, lumber, building materials, machinery, large objects, intermodal containers, oilfield equipment, grain, feed, hay, meat, garbage, refuse, trash, commodities dry bulk, refrigerated food, paper products, utility, construction. A carrier with a broad cargo list is running household moves alongside other freight, which can mean better rates on a backhaul and less predictable scheduling. The registered address falls in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metropolitan area, where 3 other registered household goods carriers are based. FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a safety rating, which is normal: most registered carriers have never been through a compliance review.

The nearest other registered household goods carriers are Meathead Movers INC in San Luis Obispo (same ZIP code area), Asap Movers INC in San Luis Obispo (same ZIP code area), Louie's Central Coast Movers & Laborers INC in Santa Maria (29.6 miles). Distances are between ZIP code centers, so they are approximate. Getting three written estimates from companies in the same area is the single cheapest thing you can do to avoid being overcharged.

Registration summary

USDOT number
3028544
Operating authority number
MC-38168
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, private property, authorized for hire
Registered address
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Full registration record

USDOT number
3028544
Operating authority number
MC-38168
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, private property, authorized for hire
Registered address
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
County
San Luis Obispo County
Metro area
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
Power units
3
Drivers
2, 2 interstate
Equipment reported
1 truck, 2 tractors, 3 trailers
MCS-150 last filed
7 February 2026
USDOT record created
17 July 2017 (9 years)
Cargo classifications
18 listed: General freight, Household goods, Metal sheets, coils, rolls, Motor vehicles, Driveaway/towaway, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Building materials, Machinery, large objects, Intermodal containers, Oilfield equipment, Grain, feed, hay, Meat, Garbage, refuse, trash, Commodities dry bulk, Refrigerated food, Paper products, Utility, Construction
Reported annual mileage
25,000 miles (2022)
Liability insurance on file
$1,000,000, cargo insurance on file
Fleet rank in California
220th of 416

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Before you book The Moving Experience LLC

  • Check the USDOT number on the quote matches 3028544. Brokers routinely quote under one company and hand the job to another.
  • Ask for a written binding or not-to-exceed estimate. A non-binding estimate can legally rise, and the carrier may demand up to 110 percent of it at delivery before unloading.
  • Confirm valuation coverage. The free option is released value at 60 cents per pound per article, which pays about $60 for a 100 pound dresser.
  • Get the same scope priced by at least two of the nearby carriers listed above.

Complaint history is not published here

FMCSA records household goods complaints in the National Consumer Complaint Database. That database has no bulk or export route open to the public, so no complaint counts appear on this site. Check the company yourself before you book. The FMCSA mover search returns complaint counts for the past three years alongside the registration record.

Our walkthrough of those lookups is on the FMCSA SAFER mover lookup guide.

What this kind of move costs

A full service van line is the most expensive of the eight methods this site ranks. These are our national cost bands for a two bedroom home, off peak, from cost by distance. Peak season, June through August, adds 30 to 40 percent.

DistanceRental truckContainerFreight trailerFull service mover
500 to 1,000 mi$1,100 - $2,500$1,800 - $3,200$1,500 - $2,800$2,500 - $5,500
1,000 to 1,500 mi$1,500 - $3,200$2,200 - $4,000$1,800 - $3,500$3,000 - $7,000
1,500 to 2,000 mi$2,000 - $4,000$2,600 - $4,800$2,200 - $4,000$3,800 - $8,500
2,000 to 2,500 mi$2,500 - $4,800$3,000 - $5,500$2,600 - $4,500$4,500 - $10,000
2,500 mi and over$3,000 - $5,500$3,500 - $6,500$3,000 - $5,500$5,500 - $12,000+

Back to all 416 registered movers in California or the national mover directory.

Where this data comes from

Every company on these pages is registered with FMCSA. Registration is a filing requirement, not an endorsement, a licence to a standard, an approval, or a quality check by FMCSA or by this site. Fleet counts, driver counts and mileage are self reported by the carrier on form MCS-150 and are only as current as its last filing. Figures are reproduced as the federal files recorded them on the snapshot dates above and may have changed since.

Updated 2026-06-13