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RICKEY'S GOLD COUNTRY MOVING

USDOT 3065202  •  MC-1398360  •  GRASS VALLEY, CA
MoverAudit grade: A, based on federal records below
✓ No major red flags found
Type
Licensed carrier
Own trucks
2
Status
Active
Complaints, 4 yrs
1

Complaint history

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

Company details

Legal nameRICKEY'S GOLD COUNTRY MOVING
Address15887 RATTLESNAKE RD, GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945
Phone(530) 205-0986
Email on file[email protected]
Company officerJOHN PATRICK RICKEY
In business sinceNov 2017
Last FMCSA updateMar 2026

Fleet & authority

Power units (trucks)2
Drivers5
Operation classAuthorized For Hire
Carrier operationInterstate
Broker authorityn/a
Carrier authorityYes
Safety ratingNot rated
Prior revocationNo
risk

MoverAudit risk score: 1/100

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
1
Average checked mover
0.2
Red flags & green flags
Liability insurance on file with FMCSA, no recent cancellations.
USDOT registration is active.
Holds real carrier authority: they move goods themselves.
2 trucks registered with FMCSA.
No hostage-goods complaints on record.
In business since 2017: a long federal track record.
Never had operating authority revoked.
Complaint history, year by year
2024 1 complaint
No complaints filed this year.
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 insuranceOn file
InsurerTransguard Insurance Company Of America Inc.
Policy effective sinceOct 2022
Cancellations, 3 yrs0
Stable coverage. Insurance is on file with FMCSA and no cancellations were recorded in the last 3 years.

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings, refreshed nightly.

Insurance policy history
Oct 2021 → Oct 2022 Security National Insurance Co. (Bipd/primary) $300k Cancelled
Oct 2021 → Oct 2022 Granite State Insurance Co. (Cargo) $300k 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
Jan 30, 2025 Driver-only, CA 3 violations
49 CFR 392.2-SLLTCD (driver) 49 CFR 376.11D1 49 CFR 392.2-SLLSR

Last 1 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
No interstate authority actions on record. This company has never had operating authority granted, revoked or reinstated in the federal Licensing & Insurance system. Common for local, intrastate-only movers; if they quote you an interstate move, ask who actually holds the authority for it.
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 Rickey's Gold Country Moving reliable? Our read of the record

On the evidence, Rickey's Gold Country Moving looks like a reliable operator: operating since 2017 with only 1 complaint on record, 2 registered trucks, liability insurance on file without recent cancellations. 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 3065202 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 Rickey's Gold Country Moving

Rickey's Gold Country Moving is a federally licensed household goods carrier based in Grass Valley, California, registered with FMCSA since November 2017. Federal filings show 2 power units (trucks/tractors) and 5 drivers.

Over the last four years, consumers filed 1 complaint against this company with the federal government.

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 3065202, 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 RICKEY'S GOLD COUNTRY MOVING
Is Rickey's Gold Country Moving legit?
Rickey's Gold Country Moving has an active USDOT registration (3065202). It has 1 federal complaints in the last 4 years. Review the categories above before booking.
Is Rickey's Gold Country Moving a broker or a carrier?
A licensed carrier with 2 registered trucks.
How many complaints does Rickey's Gold Country Moving have?
1 federal complaints in the last 4 years, most in the "" category. None are hostage-goods complaints. Complaints are filed by consumers with FMCSA and cannot be removed by the company.
Where is Rickey's Gold Country Moving based?
15887 Rattlesnake Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Phone on file: (530) 205-0986. Registered with FMCSA since November 2017.

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.

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