SMITH AUTO TRANSPORT
Registered as BIG SMITH INC
SMITH AUTO TRANSPORT operates out of STRAFFORD, MO and holds carrier authority. It owns the equipment and its own driver collects your vehicle. A mid-sized fleet. This is the size that reliably runs fixed lanes week to week rather than chasing whatever load is nearest. It is the only auto transport company registered in STRAFFORD, so a local pickup here is usually arranged rather than dispatched from down the road.
From the company’s own FMCSA census filing, last updated December 2025.
SMITH AUTO TRANSPORT has held operating authority since 2013, 13 years, long enough to have run through both the 2020 collapse in volumes and the rate spike that followed. It reports 34 power units and 34 drivers — a one-to-one roster, the ordinary shape of a small fleet. The fleet reported 2,509,097 miles in 2024, about 73,797 per truck — steady regional running.
- MC docket
- MC 812154
- USDOT
- 2368130
- Authority
- Carrier
- Fleet
- 34 trucks
- Liability cover
- $1,000,000 minimum
- Based in
- STRAFFORD, MO 65757
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What shipping from Missouri costs
Typical door-to-door prices on the busiest lanes out of Missouri.
| Lane | Miles | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri → Florida | 1,237 | $1,200–$1,360 |
| California → Missouri | 1,618 | $1,390–$1,590 |
| Missouri → California | 1,621 | $1,350–$1,540 |
| Missouri → Texas | 733 | $940–$1,070 |
| Texas → Missouri | 734 | $960–$1,090 |
| Missouri → New York | 1,193 | $1,170–$1,330 |
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