Five Stars Movers — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
20 years (granted 2005)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
17 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Tophills Inc
DBA
Five Stars Movers
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
89 Adams St, Newton, MA 02458
Phone
(617) 787-2800
Power units
8
Drivers
5
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC521972
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: ✓ · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Household Goods Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Household Goods Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/22/2015 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/27/2015
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
23.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 17 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
11.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 17 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
info@fivestarsmovers.com — company domain
Domain age
fivestarsmovers.com registered 2005-02-15 (21 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MA 09/2015 · MA 06/2013 · WY 04/2009 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 3, 2026 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 11, 2026 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 25, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 7, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 27, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2025 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 22, 2024 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 26, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 21, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 21, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 5, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 5, 2024 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 10, 2024 | PA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 6, 2024 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 21, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 17 of 17 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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