Carrier profile · USDOT 608571 · MC-465895 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC

11 power unitsavg 4.1 yrMulti-region · 14 statesALLSTON, MA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-465895 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 782-9811 Email dispatchmichael@michaelmovers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 27.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Charter Oak’10–’12

Commerce’12–’14

New Hampshire’14–’17

Pilgrim’20–’21

Commerce’21–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2025	$750K	5
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2024	$750K	4
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	8
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Oct 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Oct 2018 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → May 2018	$750K	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2017	$750K	2
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	11

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ALLSTON, MA

76 ASHFORD ST

Top corridor

MA 2 · CO 2 · MT 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 387421 USDOT 3909392Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 190639 USDOT 1264277 USDOT 387421 USDOT 3909392 USDOT 2673474 USDOT 3509127 USDOT 63904 USDOT 2830415

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 76 ASHFORD ST, ALLSTON, MA, 02134-1816
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 782-9811
Cell: (617) 719-9141
Fax: (617) 782-9822
Email: michael@michaelmovers.com
Web domain: michaelmovers.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Cattan
USDOT / docket: 608571 · MC-465895
First registered: Jul 20, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2026 · 312,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 18, 2023
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

312,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC.

MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC (USDOT 608571) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 18, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 608571, and its motor carrier number is MC-465895.

Is MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC's safety record?

MICHAEL'S MOVING AND STORAGE INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).