Lawrence Transportation Systems INC (Lawrence)

What the federal record says

Lawrence Transportation Systems INC trades as Lawrence and holds USDOT number 84337 and operating authority MC-116400. FMCSA records the company as an active interstate carrier for hire with a registered address in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia. Its household goods authority is on file as common carrier of household goods and contract 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 1 June 1974, 52 years before this snapshot, and the last MCS-150 form on file was filed on 16 April 2025.

The filing reports 297 power units and 318 drivers, 1.1 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 55 trucks, 242 tractors, 784 trailers. The company reported 13,936,052 miles for 2024, which works out at roughly 46,923 miles per power unit. That places it 2nd by fleet size among the 274 registered household goods carriers based in Virginia.

Besides household goods the census lists 10 other cargo classifications: general freight, metal sheets, coils, rolls, driveaway/towaway, building materials, machinery, large objects, intermodal containers, commodities dry bulk, beverages, paper products, construction. 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 Roanoke, VA metropolitan area, where 6 other registered household goods carriers are based. FMCSA has assigned this carrier a satisfactory safety rating, dated 14 December 2010.

The nearest other registered household goods carriers are Premiere Relocation Services INC in Roanoke (same ZIP code area), Diversify Holdings LLC in Roanoke (same ZIP code area), Virginia Varsity Transfer INC in Roanoke (8.6 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.