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Household Goods

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1541

PYM Movers vs Brokers Fact Sheet

When you book your move, make sure to ask the company whether they are an actual moving company or a broker. A moving broker is not the same thing as a mover.

A moving company owns trucks and has staff that handles your move directly. Interstate movers must be registered with the...

Moving Industry Resources

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Protect Your Move campaign aims to combat interstate household goods moving fraud by educating consumers on how to plan a successful move, and how to report if they have been victims of a moving scam. 

Here's how...

FAST Act HHG Working Group Report of Recommendations

This report provides information on the 19 recommendations developed by the Working Group formed at the request of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), Pub. Law No. 114-9 to:

Condense publication ESA 03005 (“Ready to Move?”) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

HHG Working Group Minutes May 2-4, 2017

Federal Advisory Council for Household Goods Consumer ProtectionMeeting Minutes for May 2-4, 2017

The Federal Advisory Committee for Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Protection was convened for its second meeting at 9:00am on May 2, 2017 at the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters,...

HHG Working Group Meeting Minutes June 27-29, 2017

Federal Advisory Committee TeleconferenceMeeting Minutes for June 27-29, 2017 9:00 AM EDT

The Federal Advisory Committee for Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Protection was convened at 9:00am on June 27, 2017.

HHG Working Group Meeting Agenda June 27-29 2017

Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group

June 27-29, 2017

Meeting U.S. DOT Headquarters, 1st Floor Conference Center

June 27, 2017

9:00 – 9:15 AM Call to Order/Introductions Heather Paraino, Chairperson, HHG Working GroupKenneth Rodgers,...