About half of the records show active registration.
50.3%106,220 of 211,311 records were active in the imported company census. Active registration is not the same as active household-goods operating authority.
MOVERSIGNAL DATA BRIEF · AUGUST 2026
What the federal moving-company record actually contains.
An original analysis of 211,311 company records carrying the federal household-goods cargo indicator. The report separates database inclusion, active registration and available safety evidence.
- Records analyzed
- 211,311
- Active registrations
- 106,220
- With safety data
- 43,334
Safety history is available for a minority of records.
20.5%43,334 companies had federal safety information in the dataset. When no safety record is available, the result is unknown—not a passing result.
State comparisons need context.
56States and territories appear with very different market sizes, fleet mixes and inspection exposure. Counts describe the record universe; they do not rank mover quality.
The largest state record universes
Top ten states by active registration count in the imported household-goods census.
Where safety information appears most often
States with at least 100 active records, ranked by the share of all household-goods census records with safety data. Coverage is not a safety score.
| State | All records | Active | Safety records | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 459 | 211 | 75 | 16.3% |
| Idaho | 946 | 396 | 112 | 11.8% |
| Illinois | 6,286 | 2,988 | 707 | 11.2% |
| Iowa | 1,690 | 761 | 186 | 11.0% |
| South Dakota | 399 | 148 | 44 | 11.0% |
| Montana | 513 | 224 | 56 | 10.9% |
| California | 19,897 | 10,854 | 1,890 | 9.5% |
| Oregon | 1,966 | 911 | 184 | 9.4% |
| New Hampshire | 968 | 254 | 90 | 9.3% |
| New Mexico | 773 | 343 | 72 | 9.3% |
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT
Database presence is not permission to move belongings.
The company-census universe used here includes records carrying the household-goods cargo indicator. That describes a cargo classification, not current authority. MoverSignal checks registration, carrier or broker authority, insurance and stop orders as separate evidence layers on company profiles.
Different federal datasets update on different dates. Figures are a dated snapshot and may differ from a live company record.
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