North Carolina Car Shipping Companies: FMCSA-Verified List

Published November 1, 2026

North Carolina sits on I-95 and I-85, two of the East Coast's main interstate routes, and plenty of snowbird moves to Florida pass through it. This page lists North Carolina-headquartered auto transport carriers and brokers whose federal records checked out on SAFER, with FMCSA data as of 10/30/2026. 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. No company can pay to be on this page, and placement never depends on whether we earn a commission. A clean FMCSA record is the minimum, not proof of good service. How we verify.

North Carolina by the numbers (FMCSA census)

• 5,905 North Carolina-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.
• 80 of those have an MC docket number and a name containing "auto transport," "auto shipping," or "car shipping."
• 173 of the motor-vehicle companies are registered purely as brokers, meaning they don't run their own trucks.

North Carolina auto transport carriers (largest by power units)

Carriers own or run the trucks. We took every North Carolina-based company with an "auto transport" style name (including "vehicle transport" and "car transport"), Motor Vehicles cargo, and an MC number in FMCSA's census, 83 records in all, and checked each one on SAFER. We kept every company that showed USDOT Status ACTIVE and AUTHORIZED FOR Motor Carrier of Property with at least two power units (trucks) on SAFER. 32 of the 83 had NOT AUTHORIZED operating authority, so none of those are here. Six more held broker authority only (the authorized ones appear in the broker table below), and 32 authorized carriers report a single truck; we left those off for size, not because of any problem with the companies.

Power units are what each company self-reports to FMCSA, so treat them as approximate. North Carolina's car haulers are small: REEVES AUTO TRANSPORT in Harmony reports 17 trucks, the next largest report 6, and most report 2. They're spread across the state, with a cluster around Charlotte and Concord and others near Raleigh (Garner, Clayton, Pine Level), Fayetteville, Wilmington, and smaller towns elsewhere in the state. Small carriers commonly haul loads assigned by brokers, so if you book through a broker, ask who will actually pick up your car.

North Carolina auto transport brokers (longest-registered)

Brokers arrange the move and assign a carrier. These are North Carolina-based companies with "auto transport" style names and an MC number that hold broker authority on SAFER, first registered before 2025, and showed AUTHORIZED FOR Broker of Property. Companies that also hold carrier registrations are included. 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.

Names appear exactly as FMCSA records them, typos and run-together words included. While building this list, 17 of the 25 North Carolina broker registrations we checked showed NOT AUTHORIZED on SAFER; 8 of those were first registered before 2013. One more authorized North Carolina broker was first registered in 2025; 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.

Records worth knowing about

• LIBERTY AUTO TRANSPORT INC has two records at the same Murchison Road address in Fayetteville. The carrier record (USDOT 1982902, MC-702238) is authorized and appears in the carrier table. A separate broker record with the same legal name (USDOT 2245930, MC-702239) showed NOT AUTHORIZED and lists a different phone number with an Oklahoma area code. If a "Liberty Auto Transport" quote says it's acting as a broker, check which number is on the contract.
• BANDO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC also appears twice in Fayetteville, at the same street address: a carrier record (USDOT 3069250, MC-60029) and a broker record (USDOT 3803391, MC-1369823). Both showed NOT AUTHORIZED on 10/30/2026, so neither is in the tables.
• REEVES AUTO TRANSPORT INC (carrier, Harmony) and JL REEVES INC, which does business as "Reeves Auto Transport" (broker, Statesville), are separate FMCSA records with different USDOT numbers, MC numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. We're not saying anything about whether they're related, only that the same trade name points to two different records, so go by the numbers.

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.
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.

Heading south? See our lists for Georgia and Florida. If your move starts farther up the coast, see New Jersey and New York, or browse the other states we've built so far.