Palmetto Specialty Transfer LLC

What the federal record says

Palmetto Specialty Transfer LLC holds USDOT number 4017931 and operating authority MC-1514677. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. 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 25 January 2023, 3 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 28 January 2025.

Palmetto Specialty Transfer LLC reports 5 power units and 7 drivers, 1.4 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 5 trucks. The company reported 60,000 miles for 2024, which works out at roughly 12,000 miles per power unit. That places it 30th by fleet size among the 99 registered household goods carriers based in South Carolina.

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 Columbia, SC metropolitan area, where 23 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 Movemart Relocation INC in Columbia (5 miles), Prohelp LLC in Columbia (5 miles), Gentlemen Movers INC in Columbia (5 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.