Ohio Car Shipping Companies: FMCSA-Verified List

Published November 2, 2026

Ohio sits where I-70, I-71, I-75, I-77, I-80, and I-90 cross, and plenty of Midwest snowbird moves to Florida and Arizona start here. This page lists Ohio-headquartered auto transport carriers and brokers whose federal records checked out on SAFER, with FMCSA data as of 10/31/2026. 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.

Ohio by the numbers (FMCSA census)

• 6,640 Ohio-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.
• 79 of those have an MC docket number and a name containing "auto transport," "auto shipping," or "car shipping."
• 140 of the motor-vehicle companies are registered purely as brokers, meaning they don't run their own trucks.

Ohio auto transport carriers (largest by power units)

Carriers own or run the trucks. We took every Ohio-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, 84 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. 37 of the 84 had NOT AUTHORIZED operating authority and 2 were OUT-OF-SERVICE, so none of those are here. One more held broker authority only (it appears in the broker table below), and 25 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; where FMCSA's census file and the live SAFER record disagreed, we used SAFER. Ohio has two carriers far bigger than the rest: PROFESSIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT LLC in Howard (40 trucks, with an MC number issued in 2025) and Advance Auto Transport (legal name SWESP INVESTMENT INC) in Sylvania near Toledo (30 trucks). After them the largest report 10 or fewer. The carriers cluster around Columbus (Columbus, Hilliard, Mount Sterling, Howard), Cincinnati and Dayton (Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Lockland, West Chester, Springboro, Dayton, Huber Heights), Cleveland (Cleveland, Westlake, Seven Hills, Solon), Toledo, and Youngstown. Small carriers commonly haul loads assigned by brokers, so if you book through a broker, ask who will actually pick up your car.

Ohio auto transport brokers (longest-registered)

Brokers arrange the move and assign a carrier. These are Ohio-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. While building this list, 22 of the 30 Ohio broker registrations we checked showed NOT AUTHORIZED on SAFER; 10 of those were first registered before 2013. Two more authorized Ohio brokers were first registered in 2025 or later; we left them off this list of longest-registered brokers, but they aren'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

• OHIO AUTO TRANSPORT LTD has two records in Boardman. The carrier record, which does business as Boardman Towing & Recovery (USDOT 1452513, MC-549137), is authorized and appears in the carrier table. A separate broker record with the same legal name, doing business as Ohio Auto Logistics (USDOT 2237210, MC-574095), lists a different street address and phone number and showed NOT AUTHORIZED on 10/31/2026. If an "Ohio Auto Transport" quote says it's acting as a broker, check which number is on the contract.
• MY WAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (broker, USDOT 4208658) and HIGH CALIBER AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (carrier, USDOT 2459126, MC-849570) list the same Boston Road address in Hinckley and the same phone number on SAFER. Both are authorized; High Caliber reports one truck, so it isn't in the carrier table. We're not saying anything more about how they're related, only that if you're quoted by one, the other may be the company that actually hauls.
• CLEVELAND AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (Strongsville, USDOT 4350994, MC-1701235) reports 14 trucks, which would make it the third-largest fleet on this page, but its operating authority showed NOT AUTHORIZED on 10/31/2026, so it isn't listed. A big fleet isn't the same as active authority; check the record before you book any carrier.

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 for the winter? See our lists for Florida and Arizona. For neighbors in the Midwest and East, see Illinois, New York, and North Carolina, or browse the other states we've built so far.