Iowa DOT Motor Carrier Services
Iowa household goods mover authority
An intrastate household-goods carrier needs an Iowa motor-carrier permit. The Iowa motor-carrier certificate on the same application is for passenger service. An application, a federal USDOT number and FMCSA interstate authority are separate from an issued Iowa household-goods permit.
Permit
Iowa household-goods authority class
Passenger motor-carrier certificates are a different class.
NOT_ACQUIRED
Active Iowa HHG carrier roster rows
No clean statewide roster was located in the public Iowa DOT materials reviewed.
USDOT is a bridge
Not proof of Iowa authority
A USDOT number may be required in the application, but does not establish permit issuance or current status.
State permit and filing requirements
The Iowa DOT Intrastate For-Hire Authority guide and Form 441052 place household goods in the motor-carrier permit category. The certificate category is for passenger service. The application asks for the carrier's identity and USDOT number where required. Filing the application is not evidence that Iowa issued a permit.
The guide lists liability and property damage insurance on Form E and a tariff for household-goods carriers as issuance requirements. A requirement is not evidence of an insurer's actual filing or a carrier's current compliance. The Iowa DOT motor-carrier rules govern the state framework; tariff or rate documents and individual permit terms need a carrier-specific check.
Verify a named carrier
Ask the mover for its exact legal name and Iowa intrastate household-goods permit details, then confirm issuance and current status with Iowa DOT Motor Carrier Services. For an interstate move, separately check FMCSA household-goods authority. Neither federal authority nor a federal complaint record establishes Iowa intrastate authority.
Coverage and clocks
- Iowa DOT regulatory guide dated December 9, 2022; Iowa DOT application and motor-carrier rules reviewed October 6, 2026.
- Issued permit records, carrier status, insurance filings, tariffs, orders and enforcement: NOT_ACQUIRED. Raw carrier observations and distinct authorized carriers: UNKNOWN, not zero.
- Existing canonical matches, net-new entities and record-level evidence attachments: NOT_ACQUIRED. No state or federal authority was inferred from existing Iowa local mover data.
- No city or county research was added in this sprint.