The Companies FMCSA Revoked That Are Still Advertising on Google
FMCSA revocation is supposed to mean a moving company can no longer operate. In practice, revoked and out-of-service carriers keep their websites up, maintain Google Business profiles, and continue getting dispatched by brokers. We tracked the ones still advertising.
When FMCSA revokes a carrier's operating authority or places it out of service, the expectation is that the company stops moving household goods. It loses the legal right to operate as an interstate mover. The revocation is public record.
But FMCSA does not take down websites. It does not remove Google Business profiles. It does not notify the brokers dispatching loads to revoked carriers. It does not contact the consumers who already booked with them. The revocation exists in a government database. The company continues to exist everywhere else.
Revoked and Out-of-Service Carriers in Our Database
Trunk's database contains 2,231 household goods carriers tracked through FMCSA. Of those, 13 have been placed out of service or had their authority revoked or designated Not Authorized.
Among the recently out-of-service carriers:
Nationwide Moving Solutions LLC (USDOT 4016171, Ormond Beach, FL): placed out of service May 30, 2026. A Florida carrier operating during peak moving season.
Ducketts Moving Company (USDOT 4345542, Minneapolis, MN): out of service April 3, 2026.
Recon Relocation LLC (USDOT 4354893, Roswell, GA): out of service February 24, 2026.
United Express Relocations LLC (USDOT 4285614, Bensalem, PA): out of service January 20, 2026.
Mover Van Lines (USDOT 3283446, Las Vegas, NV): out of service November 19, 2024. Part of the Safe Ship Moving Services network.
KF Moving LLC (USDOT 4260313, Los Angeles, CA): listed as Not Authorized. Despite this status, KF Moving was documented delivering loads dispatched by LoadRans LLC as recently as 2026.
The Safe Ship Pipeline: 621 Carriers, Revocations Mean Nothing
The Safe Ship Moving Services network illustrates why revocation is meaningless in practice. Trunk has identified 621 carriers connected to Safe Ship's dispatch network. Safe Ship itself (USDOT 3475743) carries a 2.3 Google rating from 148 reviews and has accumulated 763 BBB complaints. It reports zero trucks.
When FMCSA places one of Safe Ship's carriers out of service, Safe Ship dispatches to a different one. Mover Van Lines was placed out of service in November 2024. The network has hundreds of other carriers authorized and ready to receive loads. The consumer who booked through Safe Ship never knows which carrier will show up, and never knows whether that carrier's authority is current.
Safe Ship's carrier list includes companies like Northern Elite Van Lines (Belleville, NJ), Cobra Van Lines Moving System (Hackensack, NJ), Southwest Van Lines LLC (Greenwood Village, CO), Best Move Van Line Moving Specialests LLC (Paterson, NJ, note the misspelling), and Rushmore Van Lines Inc (Los Angeles, CA). Each holds authorized status today. Any of them could be placed out of service tomorrow. The broker would simply route loads elsewhere.
The Ghost Carriers: Out of Service but Still Findable
Two and a Half Men Movers (USDOT 2174794, Gloucester, VA) was placed out of service in March 2013. More than 13 years later, it carries a 4.7 Google rating with 1,317 reviews. Those reviews did not accumulate before 2013. Consumers continued to find and review this company long after FMCSA removed its operating authority.
Allways Moving and Storage (USDOT 1354949, Chandler, AZ) was placed out of service in December 2010. It shows a 4.9 Google rating with 841 reviews.
These numbers raise an obvious question: if these companies were truly shut down, who is collecting 841 five-star reviews? Either the reviews are fake, the companies continued operating without authority, or both.
Why Revocation Fails as Enforcement
FMCSA revocation fails because it addresses only one layer of a company's presence. A modern moving company exists across multiple platforms simultaneously:
1. FMCSA SAFER database (authority status) 2. Google Business Profile (reviews, phone number, website link) 3. Company website (booking forms, quotes) 4. Broker dispatch networks (load assignments) 5. Lead generation platforms (HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, Yelp) 6. Social media profiles
FMCSA controls only layer one. Layers two through six continue to generate leads, book moves, and collect payments regardless of authority status. There is no mechanism to propagate a revocation across platforms. Google does not check FMCSA authority status before displaying a business listing. Brokers are supposed to verify carrier authority, but Safe Ship's 763 complaints suggest this verification is either absent or performative.
The result: FMCSA revocation is a notation in a database. It is not enforcement. A consumer who Googles 'movers near me' will never see it.
What Consumers Should Do
Before booking any moving company, check its FMCSA authority status at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov. Enter the company's DOT number or name. Look for 'Authorized' under operating authority. Any other status means the company does not have legal permission to move your belongings interstate.
But do not stop there. Check the company's registration date. Check whether it reports trucks and drivers. A company with 'Authorized' status, zero trucks, and a registration date from last month is a shell carrier, legally authorized but operationally nonexistent.
Trunk profiles display authority status, fleet size, complaint history, and entity connections in one view. If a company has been revoked, placed out of service, or connected to a known fraud network, that information appears on its profile before you book.
Companies Mentioned
Sources: FMCSA SAFER database (authority status, OOS dates). Trunk mover database (2,231 HHG carriers tracked). Safe Ship Moving Services carrier network analysis (621 connected carriers). Google Business Profile data. BBB complaint data.