BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC
USDOT 716970 · Doing business as BMS MOVING & STORAGE
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (84 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileVanliner Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate14.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 716970 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-224537 |
| Legal Name | BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC |
| DBA Name | BMS MOVING & STORAGE |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6306580055 |
| Address | 7357 MERCHANT COURT, Sarasota, FL, 34240 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Vanliner Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-04-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanliner Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-04-01 | — |
| Travelers Property Casualty Company of America | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2024-09-16 | — |
| Travelers Property Casualty Company of America | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2022-04-01 | — |
| THE HARTFORD | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-11-26 | — |
| THE HARTFORD | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-11-26 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 4 |
|---|
- 2003-03-28 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active DISMISSED
- 2022-06-14 — Other — Freight Forwarder of Household Goods Active
- 2022-06-14 — Reinstated — Freight Forwarder of Household Goods Active REINSTATED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 42 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-08-10 — MA — towaway
- 2024-10-14 — PA — towaway
- 2023-10-23 — PA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (20), 20 (15), 14 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 2971999 · USDOT 2972000 · USDOT 3022643
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 84 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 92 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,076,056 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-MAY-26 |
BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC operates 84 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in FL.
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