New Jersey Car Shipping Companies: FMCSA-Verified Brokers & Carriers

Published October 29, 2026

New Jersey sits next to the New York metro area and the East Coast ports, and plenty of cars head south from here to Florida every fall. This page lists New Jersey-headquartered auto transport carriers and brokers whose federal records checked out on SAFER, with FMCSA data as of 10/27/2026. Every USDOT number below links to the company's live FMCSA record so you can check it yourself.

Being listed here isn't an endorsement. We don't take money from any company on this page. A clean FMCSA record is the minimum, not proof of good service. How we verify.

New Jersey by the numbers (FMCSA census)

• 3,898 New Jersey-based companies have an active USDOT number and list "Motor Vehicles" as a cargo type in FMCSA's census file. That count includes tow trucks, dealers, rental fleets, and contractors, not just car shippers.
• 115 of those have an MC docket number and a name containing "auto transport," "auto shipping," or "car shipping."
• 158 of the motor-vehicle companies are registered purely as brokers, meaning they don't run their own trucks.

New Jersey auto transport carriers (largest by power units)

Carriers own or run the trucks. We took New Jersey-based companies with "auto transport" style names (including "vehicle transport" and "car transport"), Motor Vehicles cargo, and an MC number, took the 40 largest by power units (trucks) in FMCSA's census, and kept every one with at least two power units on SAFER that showed USDOT Status ACTIVE and AUTHORIZED FOR Motor Carrier of Property. Of the 40 we checked, 14 had active USDOT numbers but NOT AUTHORIZED status, so none of those are in this table, including the three largest by reported power units. Another 9 authorized carriers reported a single power unit; we left them off to keep the list short, not because of any problem.

Power units are what each company self-reports to FMCSA, so treat them as approximate. New Jersey's authorized auto carriers are small: the largest on this list reports 7 trucks, and most report 2 or 3. Many carriers haul loads assigned by brokers, so if you book through a broker, ask who will actually pick up your car.

New Jersey auto transport brokers (longest-registered)

Brokers arrange the move and assign a carrier. These are New Jersey-based companies with "auto transport" style names and an MC number, registered as brokers, first registered before 2025, and AUTHORIZED FOR Broker of Property on SAFER. They're listed from oldest registration to newest. Brokers must keep a $75,000 bond or trust fund on file, which you can check on FMCSA's L&I search.

¹ Many older records in FMCSA's census file share a November 2011 add date, so for this company "11/2011" may reflect a records date rather than the year it actually started. SAFER and L&I show the full authority history.

Names appear exactly as FMCSA records them. While building this list, 31 of the 39 New Jersey broker registrations we checked showed NOT AUTHORIZED on SAFER even though their USDOT numbers were active. Of those, 10 were older registrations from before 2013. One more authorized New Jersey broker was first registered in 2025 or later; we left it off this list of longest-registered brokers, but it isn't excluded for any problem. An unauthorized broker can't legally arrange your interstate move, so check before you pay a deposit.

Look-alike names: check the numbers, not the name

Two pairs of New Jersey records show why the USDOT number matters more than the company name:

• ALL STATE AUTO TRANSPORT & DELIVERY LLC (broker, USDOT 2452278) is AUTHORIZED. ALLSTATE AUTO TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING LLC (USDOT 1873567, MC-636588) lists the same street address in Deal on SAFER and reports 293 power units, but its operating authority shows NOT AUTHORIZED. The two have different phone numbers on SAFER.
• J&J AUTO TRANSPORT INC in Rahway (USDOT 2038370) is an authorized carrier. J&J AUTO TRANSPORT LLC in Bayville (USDOT 2474605) has an active USDOT number but shows NOT AUTHORIZED.

We're not saying anything about how these companies operate, only what their FMCSA records showed on 10/27/2026. If your quote or contract carries one of these names, make sure the USDOT and MC numbers on it are the ones you checked.

How to use this list

1. Ask which one you're booking. If you get a quote from a broker, ask in writing for the assigned carrier's name, MC, and USDOT number before pickup, then check that carrier too. Our 5-minute check walks through it.
2. Match the phone number. FMCSA's fraud guidance suggests confirming phone numbers against SAFER. If the number you were given doesn't match, call the SAFER number and ask. (Several New Jersey companies list New York area codes on SAFER, which isn't a problem by itself.)
3. Check insurance and bond on L&I. SAFER shows authority; FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance site shows the bond (brokers) and liability filing (carriers).
4. Read the deposit and cancellation terms before you pay. People regularly report losing a deposit after cancelling, even within a few days of booking. Get the cancellation policy in writing, and read how the lowball-quote deposit pattern works.

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What this page doesn't cover

We haven't verified insurance amounts, cargo coverage, complaint history, or customer reviews for these companies, so none of that is shown. FMCSA records change daily; if a company's SAFER record no longer matches this table, trust SAFER.

Shipping from the New York side instead? See our New York car shipping companies list. Heading south for the winter? See Florida car shipping companies.