Mover licenses in
Texas
Texas 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: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division (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
Ask what license or registration they hold and who issued it, then check it with that office. Make sure the name matches your paperwork.
The rule to know
Anyone who moves household goods for pay inside Texas must register with TxDMV regardless of vehicle weight.
If something goes wrong
Household goods movers must carry at least $300,000 liability for vehicles under 26,000 pounds and $5,000 per vehicle cargo coverage.
Before you sign
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