Mobile Home Mover Safety Insights

Comprehensive FMCSA safety data analysis for mobile home transportation carriers across the United States.

MHM Safety Snapshot

Aggregate safety metrics across all mobile home mover carriers nationwide.

9,987

Total MHM Carriers

593

Total Crashes (24mo)

10.0%

Average OOS Rate

1.32

Crashes per Million Miles

0.0%

Satisfactory Rating

MHM Safety vs. Industry

Side-by-side comparison of mobile home movers against household goods movers and all carriers.

Safety metric comparison across MHM carriers, HHG movers, and all carriers
Metric	MHM Carriers	HHG Movers	All Carriers
OOS Rate	10.0%	11.7%	11.6%
Crashes / Million Miles	1.32	1.43	1.42
Violations / Inspection	0.61	0.79	0.78
Unsafe Driving	0.9	0.8	0.9
HOS Compliance	0.2	0.3	0.3
Vehicle Maintenance	3.5	1.7	1.9
Driver Fitness	0.4	0.3	0.3
Controlled Substances	0.0	0.1	0.1

BASIC Percentile Distribution

Distribution of MHM carriers across the five public BASIC safety categories. Higher percentiles indicate greater safety risk.

Unsafe Driving

Avg: 0.9Above threshold: 0.0%

Vehicle Maintenance

Avg: 3.5Above threshold: 0.0%

Driver Fitness

Avg: 0.4Above threshold: 0.0%

HOS Compliance

Avg: 0.2Above threshold: 0.0%

Controlled Substances

Avg: 0.0Above threshold: 0.0%

Top Violations

Most common violation categories for mobile home mover carriers, showing out-of-service (OOS) breakdown.

Top violations by category and OOS percentage for MHM carriers
Violation Category	Total	OOS	Non-OOS	OOS %
VM Brakes All Others Vehicle Maintenance	2,953	15	12	0.5%
VM Lighting Vehicle Maintenance	1,931	9	6	0.5%
VM Clearance Identification Lamps/Other Vehicle Maintenance	1,306	0	21	0.0%
VM Tires Vehicle Maintenance	1,125	12	0	1.1%
VM Emergency Equipment Vehicle Maintenance	1,066	0	24	0.0%
VM Windshield/ Glass/ Markings Vehicle Maintenance	1,023	0	16	0.0%
VM Inspection Reports Vehicle Maintenance	782	0	23	0.0%
VM Reflective Sheeting Vehicle Maintenance	545	0	3	0.0%
VM Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. Vehicle Maintenance	488	9	0	1.8%
License-related: High Driver Fitness	459	6	0	1.3%
Medical Certificate Driver Fitness	428	3	2	0.7%
VM Other Vehicle Defect Vehicle Maintenance	410	1	0	0.2%
Dangerous Driving Unsafe Driving	404	0	6	0.0%
Other Log/Form & Manner Hours-of-Service Compliance	380	0	12	0.0%
VM Brakes Out of Adjustment Vehicle Maintenance	365	0	7	0.0%

VM = Vehicle Maintenance — violations related to the physical condition of the carrier’s vehiclesOOS = Out-of-Service — the vehicle or driver was ordered off the road until the violation is corrected

Geographic Distribution

State-level distribution of MHM carriers, crashes, and inspections across the United States.

Per Capita

StateCarriers

Texas1,533
Florida1,103
Georgia528
Alabama477
Kentucky394
New York369
Michigan289
Wisconsin243
Oklahoma236
Arizona232
Indiana218
Minnesota210
New Mexico198
Pennsylvania194
North Carolina192
Colorado188
Washington177
Tennessee176
Maine162
South Carolina160
Missouri155
Montana142
Wyoming133
California129
Idaho125
Ohio124
Louisiana124
Iowa116
West Virginia114
Nebraska109
Alaska106
Massachusetts105
Mississippi103
Maryland102
Illinois87
Virginia86
Utah84
Kansas82
Oregon79
Arkansas75
New Jersey62
New Hampshire62
South Dakota60
North Dakota51
Connecticut44
Nevada35
ON35
Delaware33
Vermont31
Hawaii22
QC16
AB14
BC10
MB10
VI7
SK6
Rhode Island6
KW4
PR4
CI3
GU2
BN2
YT2
NB2
TA2
AS2
NL1
District of Columbia0
US0

Crash Conditions Analysis

Breakdown of crash circumstances for MHM carriers by environmental and road conditions.

Fatal Crashes

283

Injury Crashes

522

Tow-Away Only

Hazmat Releases

Fleet Profile

Average fleet characteristics for mobile home mover carriers.

Power Units

6.5

Median: 1

Truck Units

6.3

Median: 1

Total Drivers

6.1

Median: 1

CDL Drivers

3.7

Median: 1

Annual Mileage

200,167

Median: 12,000

Fleet Size Distribution

9987Fleet Size

Small (0–5): 8844Medium (6–20): 850Large (21+): 293

Operating Scope

Year-over-Year Trends

Historical safety trends for MHM carriers across inspections, violations, crashes, and out-of-service rates.

Inspections per Year

Violations by BASIC Category

Crashes by Severity

OOS Rate Trend

Carrier Safety Rankings

Composite safety score ranking of 2,892 MHM carriers with sufficient safety data.

Safest MHM Carriers

Top 10 safest mobile home mover carriers by composite safety score
#	Carrier	Rating	OOS Rate	Score
1	DOUG'S MOBILE HOME SERVICE INC DOT 987740	S	—	100.0
1	TOTEM TOTERS LLC DOT 125130	C	0.0%	100.0
1	GARY GLEN THOMPSON DOT 1382900	—	—	100.0
1	K & B ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INC DOT 1368512	—	—	100.0
1	PIRI ENTERPRISES INC DOT 1356496	—	—	100.0
1	EMORY'S MOBILE HOME MOVERS & REPAIR INC DOT 626382	—	—	100.0
1	WILLIAM L HOLLAND DOT 832706	—	—	100.0
1	CHRISTOPHER C GRAHAM DOT 1027640	—	—	100.0
1	RUDOLPH C PARDUE DOT 1444776	—	—	100.0
1	PRECISION MOVERS INC DOT 1196307	S	—	100.0

Highest Risk MHM Carriers

Bottom 10 highest risk mobile home mover carriers by composite safety score
#	Carrier	Rating	OOS Rate	Score
2892	CHRISTOPHER LEWIS MITCHELL DOT 3662082	—	100.0%	72.6
2891	PARISH WIDE TRANSPORT LLC DOT 1231329	—	100.0%	76.8
2890	TRANSPORT KEY LLC DOT 4407193	—	66.7%	77.8
2888	AARDVARK UNDERGROUND INC DOT 977230	S	100.0%	78.0
2888	AARDVARK UNDERGROUND INC DOT 977230	S	100.0%	78.0
2887	HOLBROOKS MOBILE HOME SERVICE LLC DOT 3009683	—	100.0%	78.7
2886	THOMAS L WILLIAMS DOT 1948556	—	100.0%	78.8
2884	BUILT BY AKERS LLC DOT 4113699	—	100.0%	79.0
2884	JAMES OBENAUER DOT 2134897	—	100.0%	79.0
2883	LOVEJOY MOBILE HOME SALES INC DOT 450372	S	100.0%	79.1

Score is calculated from weighted BASIC percentiles, OOS rate, crash rate, and safety rating. Higher score = safer carrier.

Move Size Specialization

Carrier distribution and safety metrics by mobile home move size category.

51 carriers with move size data out of 9,987 total MHM carriers (0.5% coverage).

Safety metrics by move size specialization
Move Size	Carriers	Avg OOS Rate	Avg Crash Rate	Avg Fleet Size
Double Wide	56	12.3%	1.41	3.1
Single Wide	54	13.2%	1.56	3.0
Triple Wide	6	0.0%	9.66	3.2
Multi Section	4	22.2%	0.00	2.0
Tiny Homes	1	0.0%	0.00	2.0
Ultra Wide	1	0.0%	0.00	2.0