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ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC (DBA EAST COAST VAN LINES)
USDOT 1458907 • MC-551161 • RARITAN, NJ
MoverAudit grade: C, based on federal records below
⚠ High risk: book with caution
Complaints by category, last 4 years
Estimates/Final Charges11
Deceptive Business Practices6
2 hostage-goods complaints on federal record. Hostage complaints mean movers demanded extra money before releasing belongings. Treat this as a serious warning sign.
Company details
Legal nameALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC
Doing business asEAST COAST VAN LINES
Address2 JOHNSON DRIVE BLDG 3, RARITAN, NJ 08869
Phone(732) 744-4282
Company officerBORIS LAKHMAN
In business sinceFeb 2006
Last FMCSA updateSep 2025
Fleet & authority
Power units (trucks)8
Drivers10 (6 CDL)
Operation classAuthorized For Hire
Carrier operationInterstate
Broker authorityn/a
Carrier authorityn/a
Safety ratingConditional (Jul 2015)
Prior revocationNo
MoverAudit risk score: 27/100
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
!2 hostage-goods complaints on federal record.
!12 federal complaints in the last 4 years.
!7 insurance policy cancellations in the last 3 years.
✓Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.29% is below the national average of 20.72%.
✓USDOT registration is active.
✓8 trucks registered with FMCSA.
✓In business since 2006: a long federal track record.
✓Never had operating authority revoked.
Complaint history, year by year
2026 2 complaints
Claim Settlement: 1
Estimates/Final Charges: 1
Loss and Damage: 1
Pickup and Delivery: 1
Shipment Documents: 1
Hostage Goods: 1
This year includes hostage-goods complaints: customers reported belongings withheld pending extra payment. That is the most serious category in the federal system.
2025 1 complaint
Deceptive Business Practices: 1
Estimates/Final Charges: 1
Shipment Documents: 1
Weighing: 1
2024 6 complaints
Estimates/Final Charges: 6
Loss and Damage: 4
Claim Settlement: 3
Pickup and Delivery: 3
Deceptive Business Practices: 2
Shipment Documents: 2
Operating Authority: 2
Weighing: 1
Hostage Goods: 1
Insurance: 1
This year includes hostage-goods complaints: customers reported belongings withheld pending extra payment. That is the most serious category in the federal system.
2023 3 complaints
Deceptive Business Practices: 3
Estimates/Final Charges: 3
Weighing: 3
Claim Settlement: 2
Pickup and Delivery: 2
Shipment Documents: 2
Loss and Damage: 1
Roadside safety & insurance
Roadside safety record
Vehicle out-of-service rate, this company vs. national average:
Vehicle inspections14 (2 OOS)
Driver inspections35
Crashes, last 3 years0
FMCSA safety ratingConditional
FMCSA safety categories (SMS BASICs), last 24 months:
Driver FitnessBelow cutoff
Controlled Substances/ AlcoholClean
Hours-of-Service ComplianceBelow cutoff
Unsafe DrivingBelow cutoff
Vehicle MaintenanceBelow cutoff
Insurance on file
Liability insuranceOn file
InsurerHanover Insurance Co.
Policy effective sinceAug 2025
Cancellations, 3 yrs7
7 insurance cancellations in the last 3 years, most recently Aug 2025. 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
Aug 2024 → Aug 2025
Pennsylvania Manuf. Assoc. Ins. (Cargo)
$750k
Cancelled
Jun 2024 → Jun 2025
Insure Line Transportation Ins Co. Rrg Llc (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Dec 2023 → Jun 2024
State Nationalspecialty Insco/national Specia (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Aug 2023 → Aug 2024
Pennsylvania Manuf. Assoc. Ins. (Cargo)
$750k
Cancelled
Aug 2023 → Dec 2023
State Nationalspecialty Insco/national Specia (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Aug 2022 → Aug 2023
State Nationalspecialty Insco/national Specia (Bipd/primary)
$750k
Cancelled
Aug 2022 → Aug 2023
Pennsylvania Manuf. Assoc. Ins. (Cargo)
$750k
Cancelled
Aug 2021 → Aug 2022
Pennsylvania Manuf. Assoc. Ins. (Cargo)
$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 6, 2026 Walk-around, CA
Clean, no violations
Jul 2, 2026 Driver-only, MS
Clean, no violations
Jul 1, 2026 Driver-only, PA
Clean, no violations
Jun 18, 2026 Walk-around, PA
Clean, no violations
Apr 4, 2026 Full inspection, NJ
4 violations, 3 out-of-service
49 CFR 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA, OOS
49 CFR 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA, OOS
49 CFR 396.3A1-BOS, OOS
49 CFR 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA, OOS
49 CFR 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA, OOS
49 CFR 396.3A1-BOS, OOS
+2 more
Mar 16, 2026 Driver-only, CA
1 violation
49 CFR 392.2-SLLLR (driver)
Mar 7, 2026 Driver-only, WA
Clean, no violations
Mar 5, 2026 Driver-only, WA
Clean, no violations
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
Aug 1, 2025 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 12, 2024 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Dec 19, 2023 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 14, 2023 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 9, 2023 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 12, 2022 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 10, 2022 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 4, 2021 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 3, 2021 Discontinued revocation
Common: involuntary revocation -> discontinued revocation
Aug 17, 2020 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 Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC reliable? Our read of the record
The federal record argues for real caution with Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC: 2 hostage-goods complaints on federal record; 12 federal complaints in the last 4 years. These are not opinions or reviews: each one is a fact filed in the federal system, and hostage-goods complaints in particular describe intent, not accidents.
If you already have a quote from this company, do not send a deposit before reading the complaint categories above. There are movers in New Jersey with cleaner records doing the same routes; two of them are listed below.
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 Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC
Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC, doing business as East Coast Van Lines, is a federally registered mover based in Raritan, New Jersey, registered with FMCSA since February 2006. Federal filings show 8 power units (trucks/tractors) and 10 drivers.
Over the last four years, consumers filed 12 complaints against this company with the federal government. The most common complaint category is "Estimates/Final Charges" (11 complaints): in plain terms, customers reported that the final bill did not match the estimate they were given. Most seriously, 2 complaints fall under "Hostage Goods", meaning customers reported their belongings were withheld pending extra payment.
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 1458907, 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 ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC
Is Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC legit?
Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC has an active USDOT registration (1458907). It has 12 federal complaints in the last 4 years. Review the categories above before booking.
Is Always Affordable Moving & Storage 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.
How many complaints does Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC have?
12 federal complaints in the last 4 years, most in the "Estimates/Final Charges" category. That includes 2 hostage-goods complaints, the most serious category. Complaints are filed by consumers with FMCSA and cannot be removed by the company.
Where is Always Affordable Moving & Storage INC based?
2 Johnson Drive Bldg 3, Raritan, NJ 08869. Phone on file: (732) 744-4282. Registered with FMCSA since February 2006.
Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (registration, fleet), FMCSA Household Goods Complaint History via NCCDB (complaints, checked Jul 18, 2026). MoverAudit summarizes public federal records; it does not accuse any company of wrongdoing. Verify details at protectyourmove.gov.