RIO GRANDE AUTO TRANSPORT
Registered as MICHAEL E DANA
RIO GRANDE AUTO TRANSPORT operates out of EL PASO, TX and holds carrier authority. It owns the equipment and its own driver collects your vehicle. A single-truck operation. One driver, one trailer, and a schedule that is theirs alone — which usually means personal contact and a narrower set of dates. EL PASO is a busy base for the trade — 16 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 November 2025.
RIO GRANDE AUTO TRANSPORT has held operating authority since 2009, 17 years, long enough to have run through both the 2020 collapse in volumes and the rate spike that followed. It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver — a one-to-one roster, the ordinary shape of a small fleet. The fleet reported 55,050 miles in 2025, about 55,050 per truck — steady regional running.
- MC docket
- MC 686116
- USDOT
- 1915070
- Authority
- Carrier
- Fleet
- 1 truck
- Liability cover
- $750,000 minimum
- Based in
- EL PASO, TX 79912
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What shipping from Texas costs
Typical door-to-door prices on the busiest lanes out of Texas.
| Lane | Miles | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois → Texas | 1,086 | $1,140–$1,300 |
| New Hampshire → Texas | 1,870 | $1,460–$1,660 |
| Texas → California | 1,548 | $1,330–$1,510 |
| Michigan → Texas | 1,298 | $1,230–$1,400 |
| Texas → Michigan | 1,293 | $1,240–$1,410 |
| New York → Texas | 1,628 | $1,380–$1,570 |
Other auto transport companies in EL PASO
272 companies hold active authority across Texas.
- ALFA CAR CARRIERS LLCcarrier · 2 trucks
- AZM AUTO TRANSPORT LLCcarrier · 1 truck
- CHAVIRA'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCcarrier · 8 trucks
- DORADO AUTO TRANSPORT INCcarrier · 2 trucks
- EL PASO EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCcarrier · 5 trucks
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