Is Montana Transfer legit?

USDOT #514197 · Missoula, MT · legal name Montana Transfer & Storage Inc

FMCSA lists this company as NOT authorized to transport or arrange the transportation of household goods.

What the federal record shows

  • Federal household-goods authority FMCSA's mover search says this company is NOT authorized to transport or arrange household goods. Interstate moves require that authority.
  • Cargo insurance on file FMCSA holds no cargo insurance filing. Carriers are not always required to file one, but its absence is worth asking about before you pay a deposit.
  • Complaint history 4 complaints in FMCSA's published four-year window. Complaint counts scale with how many moves a company does — compare against the fleet-size peers below.
  • FMCSA safety rating Rated Satisfactory on March 29, 2021.

Household goods complaints filed with FMCSA

Complaints by year, as published by FMCSA's National Consumer Complaint Database
YearComplaints
20251
20241
20232
Total4
What the complaints were about. One complaint can fall in more than one category, so these do not sum to the total.
CategoryComplaints
Estimates/Final Charges3
Claim Settlement2
Pickup and Delivery2
Shipment Documents2
Weighing2
Consumer Complaint (Deceptive Business Practices)1
Loss and Damage1