Whatever you are moving, we run that lane.
Our own trucks and our own drivers, based where I-85 and I-26 cross. Vehicles are the biggest share of what we haul — dealer trades, auction runs, fleet moves, non-runners on a winch — and the same trucks run dry van, reefer, step deck, flatbed and RGN lowboy on the lanes we hold every week. Carolinas daily, Texas three to four times a week, the Upper Midwest twice a week.
Written quote the same business day.
Auto transportDry vanReeferFlatbed & step deckHeavy haul
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.What are you moving?
Pick the load. Each one goes to the page with the equipment, the terms and the honest limits, and the quote form arrives already knowing what you picked.
Vehicles
Dealer trades, auction and remarketing runs, rental de-fleet, customer delivery, non-runners.
See how we run it
One or two vehicles, now
A wedge for tight lots, a single urgent unit, a home delivery, a body-shop shuttle.
See how we run it
Palletised freight
53-foot dry van on our scheduled lanes, plus dedicated shuttles and drop-trailer work.
See how we run it
Temperature controlled
Reefer with continuous or cycle-sensing and a temperature record on every load.
See how we run it
Machinery & building products
Step deck and flatbed: steel, lumber, tooling, equipment. Securement, tarps, permits.
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Oversize & heavy
RGN lowboy for equipment that will not ride a deck. Permits, route survey, escorts.
See how we run itFour kinds of buyer, one standard of proof.
Whatever the door, the move runs the same way.
Dealer groups
Store-to-store trades, auction-to-frontline, customer deliveries and body-shop shuttles on a standing dealer-vendor agreement.
Open 02Auctions & fleet
Manheim, Copart, IAA, ADESA and CarMax runs with gate-pass and winch capability; rental de-fleet and in-fleet moves.
Open 03Government & fleet
GSA Fleet marshalling subcontracts, DFTS, seized-vehicle transport, state and county fleet moves, auction-buyer pickup.
Open 04Manufacturers & 3PLs
Dedicated dry-van and step-deck shuttles for the BMW supplier park, Tier-1 plants, tire and DC lanes, and Inland Port Greer.
Open- 01Photo inspectionEvery panel, odometer and interior on the eBOL at pickup and again at delivery.
- 02Live trackingELD-linked location on every load; daily status email on dedicated lanes.
- 03Same-day PODReceiver signature and the photo record, sent the day we deliver.
- 04Written claims processReport in 24 hours, acknowledged in 48, resolved on a target. Carmack liability, cargo cover.
The trucks behind the promise.
Our own power, our own drivers. Nothing on this site is a truck we do not run or dispatch under our authority — and no picture on it is a photograph of one, which is why every frame says so.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.| Equipment | Length / type | Capability | What it carries | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open high-rail stinger | Up to 9 units | Hydraulic ramps, winch | Dealer trades, auction and remarketing runs, the vehicle side of both long lanes. | Owned |
| 3-car wedge | 3 units | Winch | Tight dealer lots, short shuttles, one urgent unit, customer home delivery. | Owned |
| 53' dry van | 53 ft | Air ride, drop-trailer capable | Scheduled-lane and dedicated-shuttle capacity around the Upstate plants and the inland port. | Owned |
| 53' reefer | 53 ft | Continuous or cycle-sensing | Temperature-controlled capacity on the same lanes, with a temperature record on every load. | [owned / partner] |
| Step deck | 48–53 ft, deck about 40 in | Ramps, tarps, securement kit | Machinery, steel, lumber and building products that will not clear under a van roof. | [owned / planned] |
| Flatbed | 48–53 ft | Tarps, chains, edge protection | Steel, lumber and building products that do not need the deck height. | [owned / partner] |
| RGN lowboy | Removable gooseneck | Permits, route survey, escorts | Equipment that will not ride a deck: excavators, dozers, loaders, crated machinery. | [owned / partner] |
6 power units and vetted owner-operators for surge. Everything above runs under our own authority — we do not re-broker. Unit list and capacities.
Density at home, long lanes on a schedule.
Spartanburg sits where I-85 and I-26 cross, so the Carolinas run is dense. Beyond it we hold two long lanes we can actually sell you capacity on, because we run them whether or not you tender.
Home base is the Upstate of South Carolina, where I-85 and I-26 cross, so the Carolinas are day-trip work. Beyond that we hold two lanes on a schedule and run them whether or not you tender.
Carolinas to Texas
Southbound and northbound are both sold, so the return leg is capacity you can buy rather than an empty we eat.
- Spartanburghome
- Atlanta
- Birmingham
- Dallas
- Houston
Carolinas to the Upper Midwest
Two departures a week each way. Tell us the day before and you are on the truck.
- Spartanburghome
- Louisville
- Indianapolis
- Chicago
- Minneapolis
Or put us on one of your own.
Two or more loads a week on one origin and destination is a lane. It gets assigned trucks, a backup unit, a twelve-month rate with a fuel-surcharge table and a quarterly review — the same terms as the two above.
From a trial to a lane in three steps.
- 01
Send the lane
Origin, destination, units per week, first pickup date. You get a written quote the same business day, with accessorials and the fuel-surcharge basis stated up front.
- 02
Run a 60–90 day trial
Lower-priority freight on your terms. Score us on on-time, communication, claims and invoice accuracy. We send the photo record with every POD.
- 03
Sign the lane
A master transportation agreement or dealer-vendor agreement, assigned trucks with a backup, a 12-month rate and quarterly reviews. Tender acceptance you can plan around.
Everything a dispatcher pastes into Highway, in one email.
Our carrier packet has the W-9, sample certificate of insurance, authority letter, BOC-3, equipment list, references, safety policy and accessorial schedule. The COI naming you as certificate holder comes from our agent, usually within a business day.
At a glance
- Legal name
- Prime Trans LLC
- Authority
- MC 1575910 · USDOT 4120654
- Insurance
- Auto liability $1,000,000 · Cargo $1,000,000 · Workers' comp [Statutory / on file]
- Safety
- Unrated (no rating assigned; FMCSA snapshot 2026-09-06) · CSA snapshot [CSA snapshot date]
- Tracking
- [ELD provider] ELD · eBOL with timestamped photos · daily status email on dedicated lanes
- Registrations
- [SAM.gov: active / pending] · SCAC [SCAC] · [SCEIS vendor #]
What does Prime Trans do?
Prime Trans LLC is an FMCSA-licensed motor carrier in Spartanburg, South Carolina (MC 1575910, USDOT 4120654). It hauls vehicles on open car carriers for dealer groups, auctions, rental fleets and government fleets, and moves freight on dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck and RGN lowboy across the Carolinas and on scheduled lanes to Texas and the Upper Midwest.
Twenty markets, and the drive time to each.
Not a map of everywhere we might go. These are the places a Prime Trans truck actually reaches, with how often, what the auctions and plants there are, and who we move for.
Home base
Upstate South Carolina
The Carolinas
Regional — Georgia and north Florida
Scheduled long lanes
How this actually works.
Written to be useful whether or not you ever hire us. If one of these talks you out of the service you were about to buy, it has done its job.
What does it cost to ship a car?
The real cost of car shipping in 2026: per-mile ranges by distance, the seven things that actually change the price, and how to read a quote that looks too cheap.
Read the guideHow to vet a carrier
A five-step check on any motor carrier using free public FMCSA data: active authority, insurance verified at source, safety scores, operating history, and the double-brokering test.
Read the guideWhich open-deck trailer?
Deck heights, legal freight heights and load limits for flatbed, step deck and removable-gooseneck trailers, plus the four measurements to send before asking anyone for a quote.
Read the guideDealer trade checklist
What a dealership should have ready before a car hauler arrives: keys, paperwork, condition documentation, lot access and the three details that cause most failed pickups.
Read the guideStraight answers
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Prime Trans LLC is an FMCSA-registered interstate motor carrier, MC 1575910 / USDOT 4120654, with auto liability of $1,000,000 and cargo coverage of $1,000,000. A certificate of insurance naming you as certificate holder is one request away.
Do you haul from Copart, IAA, Manheim and ADESA?
Yes. We run auction-to-lot and auction-to-frontline moves every week, handle gate passes and non-runners with winch capability, and photograph every unit at pickup and delivery on the eBOL.
Do you do dealer trades?
Dealer trades are our core direct work: store-to-store transfers, auction-to-frontline, customer home delivery and body-shop or PDI shuttles, under a standing dealer-vendor agreement so nobody signs paperwork per move.
Do you work with government fleets?
We are set up for it: [SAM.gov: active / pending], NAICS 484230, and we quote GSA one-time-only vehicle moves, subcontract on GSA Fleet marshalling and seized-vehicle contracts, and pick up for buyers at DLA, USMS, GSA and GovDeals sales. We bid as a regional carrier and subcontractor, not a national prime.
How fast do you quote?
Same business day for a written lane quote. Dedicated-lane proposals with a rate sheet, fuel-surcharge table and capacity plan take two to three business days.
Where do you run?
Home base is Spartanburg, SC. Everyday lanes cover the I-85 corridor from Atlanta to Charlotte, I-26 from Asheville to Charleston, I-77 to Columbia, and the auctions, rail ramps and ports on those corridors. Longer moves are quoted case by case.
A unit on the lot costs you every day it sits there.
Tell us the origin, destination, units per week and first pickup date. A written quote comes back the same business day.