Guide · updated Nov 10, 2026
Mobile home mover vs broker
A carrier (the mover) hauls your home with its own trucks and drivers under its own USDOT number. A broker, under federal rules, arranges transportation by a carrier for pay and does not haul it. Both can be legitimate, but you should know which one you are paying and which carrier will actually move the home.
How to tell
- Ask: "Whose truck and driver will move my home, and what is that company's USDOT number?"
- Look the number up on FMCSA. A carrier's record lists power units (trucks) and drivers; a broker's authority is listed separately.
- If the company you pay is not the carrier, get the carrier's name in writing before you pay a deposit.
What Mobile Home Movers Directory is
Neither. Mobile Home Movers Directory is an advertising directory. We list movers and installers from public records, and when you send a quote request we pass your own request to the mover you picked. We do not arrange, quote, price or schedule moves, and we are not paid per move.
Sources
- 49 CFR Part 371: Brokers of Property (definitions) (checked Nov 10, 2026)
- FMCSA Licensing & Insurance search (checked Nov 10, 2026)
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