FMCSA Cracking Down on Rogue Interstate Moving Companies - 07-09-08

[Rick]

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[ArchieWhite]

Good news.......Wonder why they only found 1 in Florida, there are plenty more.....and the one listed in Atlanta as Atlantic Relocation is NOT the Atlantic Relocation that is an Atlas agent, but a wannabee with the same name....don't know how they managed to get the same name, but its a different company.

[consumer advocate]

Hot Damn! This is good news indeed!

[Rick]

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[consumer advocate]

Still it's better than doing nothing...which is their usual way of operating. I know the fines are pretty meaningless...they usually don't even pay them. But...it's something...

[ArchieWhite]

yes, way better than nothing, and I noticed that a bunch of the fines were real money, up around $30,000.......I realize they may never pay, but it probably gets their attention.....the small fines, must be for minor infractions, maybe the big ones are hostage loads, which should carry the deportation penalty, about the 2nd offense.

[Odysseus]

Plus, the companies were named in the release.

[consumer advocate]

Yes, at least two companies I remember people asking about on here recently: Mapquest Van Lines and Relocation Van Lines. They were considering using these companies.

[MusicMom]

Advantage Relocations in Georgia I believe is the never-licensed company operated by Desmond Campbell.

[Diane]

This is the statement linked to by Rick above:

FMCSA Fact Sheet

Interstate Household Goods Movers May 2008 Strike Force Results

Fines for violations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are set by Federal statute. Examples of the violations discovered include: holding shippers' household goods hostage, operating without proper legal authority, failing to follow tariff requirements, failing to provide shipper information, and failing to keep proper records.

California
Company Location Fine Amount
C H S Transportation Inc San Jose $3,600
Emil Cohen Sherman Oaks $2,800
First American Transport Incorporated Winnetka $2,000
Mapquest Vanlines Inc Camarillo $2,200
Mayfield Van Line Inc Chatsworth $4,070
Sierra Valley Moving & Storage Company Sacramento $30,370
Young Ran Chang Redondo Beach $28,790

Florida
Company Location Fine Amount
Sunstate Movers Tampa $2,000

Georgia
Company Location Fine Amount
Advantage Moving & Storage Inc. Atlanta $2,100
Arpin Moving Systems, Inc. Cumming $2,100
Atlantic Relocations, Inc. Atlanta $2,100 (NOTE: this is not the same company as the Atlas agent Atlantic Relocation Systems in Atlanta)

Illinois
Company Location Fine Amount
Advanced Moving & Storage, Inc. Addison $3,700
Copher Movers & Storage, Inc. Chicago Ridge $2,900
In and Out Moving & Storage, Inc. Lincolnwood $1,900
Jamanee Express, Inc. Chicago $1,900
Micro Ship, Inc. Villapark $2,300
Relocation Van Lines, Inc. Chicago $7,800
Syed Masoon Abbas and Syed Kamran Abbas Chicago $2,100

Maryland
Company Location Fine Amount
AMC Relocations, Inc. Waldorf $1,500
American Moving Service, Inc. Ellicott City $3,700
Short Hop Moving, Inc. Annapolis $27,400
Town & Country Movers, Inc. Gaithersburg $1,100

Massachusetts
Company Location Fine Amount
Atom Moving, LLC Allston $7,500
Barbara Crocker Mariani Revere $2,400
Diamond Transportation, Inc. Wrentham $1,900
Julians Van Lines Newton $30,100
Simpson Brothers Movers, Inc. Arlington $4,700
Smooth Movers, Inc. Watertown $2,900
Tophills Inc Brighton $4,700

Nevada
Company Location Fine Amount
Charles Greg Daugherty & Devon Smiley Reno $2,600
Robert Carney Sparks $3,000

New Hampshire
Company Location Fine Amount
RSD Moving, LLC West Lebanon $1,500

New Jersey
Company Location Fine Amount
A&E Moving & Storage, Inc. Eatontown $1,100
AJM, Inc Piscataway $2,200
Alpha Moving & Storage, Inc. Jersey City $1,100
Biancella Enterprises, Inc. Brick $1,100
Big Sam Moving Co. Inc. Jersey City $2,400
Devine Movers, Inc. Allenwood $1,100
Elephant Van Lines Moving and Storage Hoboken $2,200
Morrisseys Moving, LLC Hoboken $2,200

New York
Company Location Fine Amount
Best Quality Movers Mt. Vernon $1,100
Empire Van Lines, Inc. Fresh Meadows $3,300
Enterprise Van Lines, Inc. Monsey $2,200
First American Moving and Delivery Brooklyn $2,200
Moves, LLC New York City $6,600
Niva Moving Corp. Farmingdale $29,400
Reliable Spine Movers Inc. Brooklyn $2,200
Royal Moving and Storage, Inc. Brooklyn $2,500
The Padded Wagon, Inc. Bronx $2,200

Ohio
Company Location Fine Amount
Contact Transportation Inc. Columbus $4,300

Vermont
Company Location Fine Amount
Gary Boyle Ludlow $3,400
Waterbury Moving and Storage Waterbury $3,400

Virginia
Company Location Fine Amount
Big Green Moving, LLC Arlington $4,500
Henderson’s Moving Services Arlington $2,500
Majestic Moving & Storage, LLC Arlington $2,500
Smooth Movers Inc. Falls Church $3,300
Sunday Movers, LLC Sterling $29,740

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hhg-2008-05-results