Gardiner & Sons INC (Gardiner & Sons Moving)

What the federal record says

Gardiner & Sons INC trades as Gardiner & Sons Moving and holds USDOT number 1645107 and operating authority MC-806090. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida. Its household goods authority is on file as common 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 16 May 2007, 19 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 27 October 2025.

Gardiner & Sons INC 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 2 trucks, 1 tractor, 2 trailers. The company reported 50,000 miles for 2024, which works out at roughly 16,667 miles per power unit. That places it 176th by fleet size among the 469 registered household goods carriers based in Florida.

Besides household goods the census lists 23 other cargo classifications: general freight, metal sheets, coils, rolls, motor vehicles, logs, poles, beams, lumber, building materials, mobile homes, machinery, large objects, fresh produce, intermodal containers, oilfield equipment, livestock, grain, feed, hay, coal/coke, meat, garbage, refuse, trash, commodities dry bulk, refrigerated food, beverages, paper products, utility, farm supplies, construction, water well. 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 Punta Gorda, FL 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 99 Relocation Services LLC in Punta Gorda (same ZIP code area), Curry Moving & Storage INC in Punta Gorda (6.5 miles), C & F Movers INC in Arcadia (6.6 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.