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Galan Moving & Storage LLC

Interstate household goods carrier registered with FMCSA under USDOT 4064159 and MC-1542671, based in Skokie, IL. Record as published in the Motor Carrier Census snapshot of 4 September 2026.

What the federal record says

Galan Moving & Storage LLC holds USDOT number 4064159 and operating authority MC-1542671. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. 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 20 April 2023, 3 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 28 March 2025.

This is a one truck operation. The filing reports a single power unit and 1 driver, which is the most common size in the whole directory. The equipment itemized on the form is 1 tractor, 1 trailer. The company reported 3,000 miles for 2025, which works out at roughly 3,000 miles per power unit. That places it 197th by fleet size among the 279 registered household goods carriers based in Illinois.

Besides household goods the census lists 1 other cargo classification: general freight. 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, where 246 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 Golan's Moving & Storage INC in Skokie (same ZIP code area), DMD Moving and Storage INC in Skokie (same ZIP code area), Asher Movers LLC in Skokie (same ZIP code area). 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
4064159
Operating authority number
MC-1542671
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, authorized for hire
Registered address
Skokie, IL 60076

Full registration record

USDOT number
4064159
Operating authority number
MC-1542671
Household goods authority
Common carrier of household goods
Census record
Active on 4 September 2026
Operation
Interstate, authorized for hire
Registered address
Skokie, IL 60076
County
Cook County
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Power units
1
Drivers
1, 1 interstate
Equipment reported
1 tractor, 1 trailer
MCS-150 last filed
28 March 2025
USDOT record created
20 April 2023 (3 years)
Cargo classifications
2 listed: General freight, Household goods
Reported annual mileage
3,000 miles (2025)
Liability insurance on file
$750,000, cargo insurance on file
Fleet rank in Illinois
197th of 279

Nearest registered movers

Before you book Galan Moving & Storage LLC

  • Check the USDOT number on the quote matches 4064159. 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 279 registered movers in Illinois 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