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M ROMANO & SON INC (DBA M ROMANO AND SON TRUCKING)
USDOT 1398257 • MC-31088 • ALBANY, NY
MoverAudit grade: A, based on federal records below
✓ No major red flags found
Complaint history
No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years. Records checked against the FMCSA household goods complaint database.
Company details
Legal nameM ROMANO & SON INC
Doing business asM ROMANO AND SON TRUCKING
Address6 ALYSSA COURT, ALBANY, NY 12205
Phone(518) 365-8855
Company officerMICHEAL ROMANO
In business sinceJul 2005
Last FMCSA updateJun 2025
Fleet & authority
Power units (trucks)11
Drivers12 (11 CDL)
Operation classPrivate Property, Authorized For Hire
Carrier operationInterstate
Broker authorityn/a
Carrier authorityn/a
Safety ratingNot rated
Prior revocationNo
MoverAudit risk score: 0/100
Computed from objective federal flags only: broker-only registration, fleet size, complaint volume and severity, hostage-goods reports and past revocations. Lower is safer. This is a summary of public records, not a review.
Complaints vs. other checked movers
Red flags & green flags
!No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
!2 insurance policy cancellations in the last 3 years.
!Vehicle out-of-service rate 33.33% is well above the 20.72% national average.
✓USDOT registration is active.
✓11 trucks registered with FMCSA.
✓No hostage-goods complaints on record.
✓In business since 2005: a long federal track record.
Roadside safety & insurance
Roadside safety record
Vehicle out-of-service rate, this company vs. national average:
Vehicle inspections12 (4 OOS)
Driver inspections25 (3 OOS)
Crashes, last 3 years5, 1 with injuries
FMCSA safety ratingNot rated
FMCSA safety categories (SMS BASICs), last 24 months:
Driver FitnessClean
Controlled Substances/ AlcoholClean
Hours-of-Service ComplianceClean
Unsafe DrivingClean
Vehicle MaintenanceBelow cutoff
Insurance on file
Liability insuranceOn file
InsurerUnion Insurance Co.
Coverage750
Policy effective sinceOct 2024
Cancellations, 3 yrs2
2 insurance cancellations in the last 3 years, most recently Nov 2024. Repeated cancellations often mean unpaid premiums or dropped coverage, ask this company to show you a current certificate of insurance before booking.
Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings, refreshed nightly.
Insurance policy history
Oct 2021 → Oct 2024
Union Insurance Co. (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Oct 2021 → Oct 2021
Union Insurance Co. (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Oct 2020 → Oct 2021
Erie Insurance Company (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Oct 2020 → Nov 2024
Erie Insurance Company (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Oct 2019 → Oct 2020
Erie Insurance Exchange (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Jun 2017 → Oct 2019
Erie Insurance Company (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Jun 2017 → Dec 2019
Erie Insurance Company (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Every liability policy this company filed with FMCSA, newest first. Frequent insurer changes or repeated cancellations are worth a direct question; one long-running policy is what stability looks like.
Recent roadside inspections
Jul 24, 2026 Walk-around, NY
Clean, no violations
Jul 20, 2026 Driver-only, NY
Clean, no violations
Jun 15, 2026 Walk-around, NY
Clean, no violations
Mar 4, 2026 Walk-around, PA
5 violations, 1 out-of-service
49 CFR 395.8A1-HOSP (driver), OOS
49 CFR 393.45B2-BHTD
49 CFR 393.9A-LCL
49 CFR 393.9A-LIL
49 CFR 393.9A-LLPL
Feb 17, 2026 Walk-around, NY
1 violation, 1 out-of-service
49 CFR 393.75A3-TAOL, OOS
Feb 4, 2026 Driver-only, NY
1 violation
49 CFR 392.2-SLLTCD (driver)
Feb 3, 2026 Walk-around, NY
Clean, no violations
Jan 5, 2026 Full inspection, NY
10 violations, 5 out-of-service
49 CFR 383.23A2-LCDLN (driver), OOS
49 CFR 391.15A-LNCDLNSRW (driver), OOS
49 CFR 391.41APC: Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without… (driver), OOS
49 CFR 393.43DBMA: Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle, OOS
49 CFR 393.43D-B, OOS
49 CFR 393.9A-LLPL
+4 more
Last 8 roadside inspections from FMCSA records (up to 3 years). "OOS" means the driver or vehicle was ordered out of service on the spot.
Authority history
Oct 15, 2024 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Dec 10, 2019 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Shared identity check
Clean identity check. This company's address, phone number and officer do not match any other registered mover in our database. No sign of the "chameleon" pattern where a burned company re-registers under a fresh name.
Is M Romano & Son INC reliable? Our read of the record
On the evidence, M Romano & Son INC looks like a reliable operator: operating since 2005 with zero federal complaints in the last four years, 11 registered trucks. A record like this is exactly what an honest mover's file tends to look like.
No public record can guarantee your specific move, so keep the basics: written binding estimate, USDOT 1398257 on the paperwork, and reasonable deposit. But nothing in the federal file says walk away.
This assessment is generated from the public federal records shown on this page: registration, fleet, complaints, inspections, insurance and authority filings. It is a summary of records, not a review or an accusation.
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About M Romano & Son INC
M Romano & Son INC, doing business as M Romano And Son Trucking, is a federally registered mover based in Albany, New York, registered with FMCSA since July 2005. Federal filings show 11 power units (trucks/tractors) and 12 drivers.
Over the last four years, the federal complaint database shows no complaints against this company. For a mover doing real volume, a clean federal record is a genuinely good sign; for a very small operation it may simply reflect a small number of moves. Combine it with the fleet data above and recent references.
How to read this report
The grade and risk score at the top are calculated by MoverAudit from objective federal flags: whether the company is a broker or a carrier, how many trucks it operates, the volume and severity of complaints, hostage-goods reports, and past authority revocations. They are not official government ratings, and they are not reviews: every input is a public federal record shown on this page.
The complaint categories come from the FMCSA household goods complaint system. A single bad move can generate complaints in several categories at once, so the category sum can exceed the total. Pay the most attention to "Hostage Goods" and "Deceptive Business Practices": those describe intent, not accidents. "Loss and Damage" at low volume is normal friction for a carrier doing thousands of moves; the same number at a tiny company is not.
The fleet numbers matter more than they look. A company advertising nationwide service with zero or one registered truck is not doing that work itself: your move will be handled by someone you have not vetted. Compare the fleet size to the promises in your quote.
If you are considering this company, use this report as a starting point, not a verdict. Get the estimate in writing and check whether it is binding, confirm the USDOT number on their paperwork matches 1398257, and if a different company shows up on moving day, stop and check that company here before a single box goes on the truck.
Questions about M ROMANO & SON INC
Is M Romano & Son INC legit?
M Romano & Son INC has an active USDOT registration (1398257). It has no federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
Is M Romano & Son INC a broker or a carrier?
Federal records do not show interstate household goods authority for this company. Ask them directly who holds the authority for your move.
Where is M Romano & Son INC based?
6 Alyssa Court, Albany, NY 12205. Phone on file: (518) 365-8855. Registered with FMCSA since July 2005.
Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (registration, fleet), FMCSA Household Goods Complaint History via NCCDB (complaints, checked Sep 2, 2026). MoverAudit summarizes public federal records; it does not accuse any company of wrongdoing. Verify details at protectyourmove.gov.