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BUCKS MOVERS LLC (DBA 48 STATE FREIGHT)

USDOT 2335678  •  SANTA BARBARA, CA
MoverAudit grade: B, based on federal records below
✓ No major red flags found
Type
Registered mover
Own trucks
0
Status
Active
Complaints, 4 yrs
0

Complaint history

No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years. Records checked against the FMCSA household goods complaint database.

Company details

Legal nameBUCKS MOVERS LLC
Doing business as48 STATE FREIGHT
Address309 PALM AVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Phone(508) 331-7771
In business sinceAug 2012
Last FMCSA updaten/a

Fleet & authority

Power units (trucks)0
Drivers0
Operation classAuthorized For Hire
Carrier operationIntrastate
Broker authorityn/a
Carrier authorityn/a
Safety ratingNot rated
Prior revocationYes
risk

MoverAudit risk score: 10/100

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

This company
0
Average checked mover
0.1
Red flags & green flags
!No trucks registered with FMCSA.
!No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
!Operating authority was revoked at least once (see authority history below).
USDOT registration is active.
No hostage-goods complaints on record.
In business since 2012: a long federal track record.
Roadside safety & insurance

Roadside safety record

No roadside inspections or crashes on federal record for this company. For a working carrier that usually means very low mileage; for a broker it is expected, brokers have no trucks to inspect.

Insurance on file

Liability insuranceNot on file
Cancellations, 3 yrs0

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings, refreshed nightly.

Insurance policy history
Jan 2018 → Apr 2020 Pacific Financial Association, Inc. (Trust Fund) $750k Cancelled
Aug 2017 → Aug 2017 Developers Surety And Indemnity Company (Surety) Cancelled
Aug 2017 → Sep 2017 Developers Surety And Indemnity Company (Surety) Cancelled
Aug 2017 → Feb 2020 Developers Surety And Indemnity Company (Surety) Cancelled
Oct 2013 → Mar 2016 Pacific Financial Association, Inc. (Trust Fund) Cancelled
Oct 2013 → Oct 2013 Pacific Financial Association, Inc. (Trust Fund) Cancelled
Oct 2013 → Aug 2014 Pacific Financial Association, Inc. (Trust Fund) Cancelled
Aug 2012 → Oct 2013 Pacific Financial Association, Inc. (Trust Fund) 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.

Authority history
Apr 28, 2020 Revoked
Property freight forwarder: granted -> revoked
Mar 9, 2020 Revoked
Property broker: reinstated -> revoked
Mar 9, 2016 Revoked
Property broker: granted -> revoked
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.
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Is Bucks Movers LLC reliable? Our read of the record

On the evidence, Bucks Movers LLC looks like a reliable operator: operating since 2012 with zero federal complaints in the last four years. 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 2335678 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 Bucks Movers LLC

Bucks Movers LLC, doing business as 48 State Freight, is a federally registered mover based in Santa Barbara, California, registered with FMCSA since August 2012. Federal filings show no trucks registered to this company.

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 2335678, 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 BUCKS MOVERS LLC
Is Bucks Movers LLC legit?
Bucks Movers LLC has an active USDOT registration (2335678). It has no federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
Is Bucks Movers LLC 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 Bucks Movers LLC based?
309 Palm Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Phone on file: (508) 331-7771. Registered with FMCSA since August 2012.

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (registration, fleet), FMCSA Household Goods Complaint History via NCCDB (complaints, checked Sep 4, 2026). MoverAudit summarizes public federal records; it does not accuse any company of wrongdoing. Verify details at protectyourmove.gov.

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