What the federal record says
Powersource Transportation INC holds USDOT number 565162 and operating authority MC-275890. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Portage, Porter County, Indiana. Its household goods authority is on file as common carrier of household goods and contract 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 3 June 1994, 32 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 20 March 2026.
The filing reports 104 power units and 104 drivers, 1 per truck. A fleet this size operates as a network, and the truck that turns up at your door is often run by a local agent under the parent name rather than by the parent itself. The equipment itemized on the form is 104 tractors. The company reported 10,125,897 miles for 2025, which works out at roughly 97,364 miles per power unit. That places it 7th by fleet size among the 134 registered household goods carriers based in Indiana.
Besides household goods the census lists 19 other cargo classifications: general freight, motor vehicles, driveaway/towaway, building materials, mobile homes, machinery, large objects, fresh produce, intermodal containers, oilfield equipment, grain, feed, hay, meat, chemicals, commodities dry bulk, refrigerated food, beverages, paper products, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, where 246 other registered household goods carriers are based. FMCSA has assigned this carrier a satisfactory safety rating, dated 23 December 2009.
The nearest other registered household goods carriers are Best and Best Transportation LLC in Portage (same ZIP code area), L0AD N Go Express LLC in Portage (same ZIP code area), DO Work Logistics & Transport LLC in Gary (4.3 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
- 565162
- Operating authority number
- MC-275890
- Household goods authority
- Common carrier of household goods, Contract carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
- Census record
- Active on 4 September 2026
- Operation
- Interstate, authorized for hire
- Registered address
- Portage, IN 46368
Full registration record
- USDOT number
- 565162
- Operating authority number
- MC-275890
- Household goods authority
- Common carrier of household goods, Contract carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
- Census record
- Active on 4 September 2026
- Operation
- Interstate, authorized for hire
- Registered address
- Portage, IN 46368
- County
- Porter County
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Power units
- 104
- Drivers
- 104, 104 interstate
- Equipment reported
- 104 tractors
- MCS-150 last filed
- 20 March 2026
- USDOT record created
- 3 June 1994 (32 years)
- Cargo classifications
- 20 listed: General freight, Household goods, Motor vehicles, Driveaway/towaway, Building materials, Mobile homes, Machinery, large objects, Fresh produce, Intermodal containers, Oilfield equipment, Grain, feed, hay, Meat, Chemicals, Commodities dry bulk, Refrigerated food, Beverages, Paper products, Farm supplies, Construction, Water well
- Reported annual mileage
- 10,125,897 miles (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory, rated 23 December 2009
- Liability insurance on file
- $1,000,000, cargo insurance on file
- Fleet rank in Indiana
- 7th of 134
Nearest registered movers
Best and Best Transportation LLC
Portage, IN
same ZIP code area · 1 power unit
L0AD N Go Express LLC
Portage, IN
same ZIP code area · 1 power unit
DO Work Logistics & Transport LLC
Gary, IN
4.3 miles · 0 power units
Safeway Moving Systems INC
Hobart, IN
6.1 miles · 51 power units
Point A Logistics LLC
Gary, IN
7.9 miles · 1 power unit
Before you book Powersource Transportation INC
- Check the USDOT number on the quote matches 565162. 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.
| Distance | Rental truck | Container | Freight trailer | Full 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 134 registered movers in Indiana or the national mover directory.
Where this data comes from
- Company records: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (MCMIS Company Census File), snapshot 4 September 2026. Work of the US federal government, public domain.
- Operating authority: FMCSA Licensing and Insurance carrier file (data as of 14 May 2026, the final release of that file) and the Motus operating authority file (snapshot 5 September 2026), which replaced it.
- Geography: US Census Bureau 2023 ZIP Code Tabulation Area gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, and the 2023 metropolitan area delineation. ZIP centroid precision.
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.