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PREFERRED AUTO TRANSPORT, LLC
PREFERRED AUTO TRANSPORT, LLC operates out of CHARLOTTE, NC and holds carrier authority. It owns the equipment and its own driver collects your vehicle. A small fleet. Enough trucks to cover a missed pickup, small enough that the person quoting you is likely the person dispatching the driver. CHARLOTTE is a busy base for the trade — 6 other licensed companies are registered in the same city, which usually means competitive pricing on lanes out of it.
From the company’s own FMCSA census filing, last updated February 2026.
PREFERRED AUTO TRANSPORT, LLC has held operating authority since 2011, 15 years, long enough to have run through both the 2020 collapse in volumes and the rate spike that followed. It reports 4 power units against 8 drivers, so the equipment runs more than one shift — a sign of a fleet kept busy rather than parked. The fleet reported 114,000 miles in 2024, about 28,500 per truck — light or seasonal use.
- MC docket
- MC 735370
- USDOT
- 2109013
- Authority
- Carrier
- Fleet
- 4 trucks
- Liability cover
- $750,000 minimum
- Based in
- CHARLOTTE, NC 28210
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What shipping from North Carolina costs
Typical door-to-door prices on the busiest lanes out of North Carolina.
| Lane | Miles | Price |
|---|---|---|
| California → North Carolina | 2,414 | $1,620–$1,850 |
| Florida → North Carolina | 521 | $800–$910 |
| North Carolina → California | 2,415 | $1,600–$1,820 |
| Pennsylvania → North Carolina | 533 | $810–$920 |
| North Carolina → Florida | 522 | $800–$900 |
| North Carolina → Texas | 1,037 | $1,120–$1,270 |
Other auto transport companies in CHARLOTTE
71 companies hold active authority across North Carolina.
- ADVANCED AUTO CARRIER LLCcarrier · 2 trucks
- ADWA AUTO TRANSPORT INCcarrier · 1 truck
- CLT AUTO TRANSPORT LLCcarrier · 2 trucks
- D NICE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCcarrier · Fleet size not reported
- DALLAS CAR HAULING LLCcarrier · 1 truck
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