Mover licenses in
Missouri
Missouri licenses or registers movers working inside the state statewide.
Get a written estimate, confirm the company name matches the paperwork, and ask how it covers loss or damage. Your state's consumer protection office can tell you what applies. Find your state's office (opens official site).
Ask the licensing office directly: Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (opens official site).
Moving to another state?
Interstate movers are registered with the federal government, not the state. Search the company in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's mover database, which also shows complaint history.
Search interstate movers (opens official site) FMCSA's Protect Your Move (opens official site)
What the license should say
In Missouri you may see one of these:
- Household goods certificate
- Common carriers of household goods.
- Household goods permit
- Contract carriers of household goods.
The rule to know
Household goods carriers must get operating authority from MoDOT before moving goods in or between Missouri municipalities.
If something goes wrong
Household goods carriers must file proof of $5,000 cargo insurance with the state.
Before you sign
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