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Motor carrier · USDOT 716970

BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC, Sarasota, FL: USDOT 716970 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 12, 2026. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since December 4, 1997. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedBEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC
Doing business asBMS MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT number716970
Status on the censusActive
AddressSarasota, FL 34240
CountySarasota County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units84 (84 trucks)
Drivers92 (54 with a CDL)
On the register sinceDecember 4, 1997
MCS-150 last filedMay 12, 2026
Cargo carriedMotor Vehicles; Household Goods

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
September 19, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 19, 2025MDLevel II, walk-around2000
July 23, 2025PALevel I, full4000
June 20, 2025MDLevel I, full6303
November 26, 2024CALevel III, driver only1000
November 18, 2024MDLevel II, walk-around3000
November 6, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only1000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only1000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
September 11, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
August 26, 2024CALevel I, full4101
August 8, 2024CALevel I, full0000
July 30, 2024MDLevel II, walk-around4110
July 30, 2024CALevel I, full5000
June 14, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
May 9, 2024PALevel III, driver only0000
May 9, 2024NMLevel I, full3101
May 1, 2024CALevel I, full0000
April 25, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around2000
April 3, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
February 20, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
February 10, 2024CALevel III, driver only2110
February 5, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around3110
January 17, 2024NMLevel III, driver only0000
January 13, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 5, 2023CALevel I, full1000
September 27, 2023CALevel I, full0000
September 19, 2023CALevel III, driver only2000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
October 14, 2024PATaylor Borough00Yes
October 23, 2023PAHampden Township00Yes
September 28, 2019CAUnincorporated00YesNo
August 30, 2018TXRural Harris County05YesNo
May 2, 2018FLBradenton00YesNo
March 11, 2015CASan Bernardino02YesNo
April 24, 2014CACarlsbad00YesNo
April 29, 2013FLVenice00YesNo
January 1, 2010CAUnincorporated02Yes
October 15, 2009GA05YesNo
June 28, 2008CAUnincorporated00Yes
June 13, 2008CAPleasanton00Yes
November 30, 2006TX00YesNo
October 7, 2004CASan Fernando00Yes
February 18, 2004CAAlameda00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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Figures from the FMCSA Company Census File, loaded September 14, 2026, and FMCSA’s inspection and crash files.