What the federal record says
Portable Storage of Mn LLC trades as Big Blue Boxes and holds USDOT number 978545 and operating authority MC-451529. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 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 19 September 2001, 24 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 28 April 2026.
The filing reports 113 power units and 104 drivers, 0.9 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 7 trucks, 106 tractors, 163 trailers. The company reported 4,825,000 miles for 2025, which works out at roughly 42,699 miles per power unit. That places it 4th by fleet size among the 91 registered household goods carriers based in Minnesota.
Besides household goods the census lists 2 other cargo classifications: general freight, intermodal containers. 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, where 64 other registered household goods carriers are based. FMCSA has assigned this carrier a satisfactory safety rating, dated 3 August 2011.
The nearest other registered household goods carriers are Shoreview Hunks LLC in New Brighton (same ZIP code area), Sparrow Moving LLC in Columbia Heights (3.5 miles), Berger Transfer & Storage INC in Saint Paul (5.1 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
- 978545
- Operating authority number
- MC-451529
- Household goods authority
- Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
- Census record
- Active on 4 September 2026
- Operation
- Interstate, authorized for hire
- Registered address
- New Brighton, MN 55112-7753
Full registration record
- USDOT number
- 978545
- Operating authority number
- MC-451529
- Household goods authority
- Common carrier of household goods, Motor carrier of household goods
- Census record
- Active on 4 September 2026
- Operation
- Interstate, authorized for hire
- Registered address
- New Brighton, MN 55112-7753
- County
- Ramsey County
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Power units
- 113
- Drivers
- 104, 104 interstate
- Equipment reported
- 7 trucks, 106 tractors, 163 trailers
- MCS-150 last filed
- 28 April 2026
- USDOT record created
- 19 September 2001 (24 years)
- Cargo classifications
- 3 listed: General freight, Household goods, Intermodal containers
- Reported annual mileage
- 4,825,000 miles (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory, rated 3 August 2011
- Liability insurance on file
- $1,000,000, cargo insurance on file
- Fleet rank in Minnesota
- 4th of 91
Nearest registered movers
Shoreview Hunks LLC
New Brighton, MN
same ZIP code area · 4 power units
Sparrow Moving LLC
Columbia Heights, MN
3.5 miles · 1 power unit
Berger Transfer & Storage INC
Saint Paul, MN
5.1 miles · 221 power units
Hodan Trans LLC
Falcon Heights, MN
5.1 miles · 10 power units
S&S Logistics Mn LLC
Roseville, MN
5.1 miles · 1 power unit
Before you book Portable Storage of Mn LLC
- Check the USDOT number on the quote matches 978545. 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 91 registered movers in Minnesota 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.