USDOT 454870MC240153

Modern Piano Moving — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

34 years (granted 1991)

Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

28 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Modern Motor Coaches Inc

DBA

Modern Piano Moving

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

992 Highway D, Sullivan, MO 63080

Phone

(573) 860-6683

Power units

24

Drivers

15

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC240153

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: Inactive

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Household Goods Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 03/03/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/05/2007
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 01/25/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/27/2007
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 04/12/1996 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  • type license: BROKER · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Insurance filings

34 Rli Insurance Company
91X Rli Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.6%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 28 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 28 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

derek@modernpiano.com — company domain

Domain age

modernpiano.com registered 2000-01-25 (27 years)

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: PA 05/2026 · MO 07/2025 · GA 02/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 92025: 102024: 52023: 4
Level III — Driver-only: 18Level II — Walk-around: 8Level I — Full: 2
DateStateLevel
Jul 24, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026VALevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 4, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025IDLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2024CTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2023WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2023PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2023PALevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 28 of 28 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Modern Piano Moving" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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