Car hauling in Birmingham, AL.
Birmingham is the first big stop west on I-20, which is our road to Texas. Alabama is also assembly country — Mercedes at Vance, Honda at Lincoln, Mazda Toyota at Huntsville — so new vehicles, wholesale units and dealer trades all move on this road.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.Does Prime Trans serve Birmingham, AL?
Yes. Prime Trans is an FMCSA-licensed motor carrier based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about 310 miles from Birmingham, AL, about 4 hours 45 minutes by road on I-85 to I-20. A truck is in this market regularly, on the Texas lane.
Work we actually run in Birmingham.
- Texas-lane stopsBirmingham loads on the way to Dallas and Houston, so a unit here rides a truck that is already rolling west.
- Auction and dealerManheim Birmingham and Alabama wholesale units to Carolinas stores.
- Dealer tradesAlabama and Carolinas store groups trading inventory along I-20 and I-85.
- New-vehicle overflowSubhaul work for the haulaway carriers serving the Alabama plants is something we are pursuing. We hold no plant contract.
Where the vehicles come from.
- Manheim Birmingham on Fleming Road
- America's Auto Auction Birmingham, which is in Moody, east of the city
- Copart and IAA yards across the Birmingham market
Where the vehicles come from and go.
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International at Vance, west of Birmingham on I-20
- Honda Manufacturing of Alabama at Lincoln, east of the city
- Mazda Toyota Manufacturing at Huntsville
What we move in and out of Birmingham
Auto transport
Open car hauling on our own trucks: dealer trades, auction pickups, export-warehouse runs and OEM overflow across the Southeast, with photos of every unit at both ends.
Read onAuction transport
Auction pickups from Manheim, America's Auto Auction, Copart, IAA and ADESA on our own car haulers. Release handled, photos at the gate, delivered to your lot or your exporter's warehouse.
Read onDedicated lanes
Put Prime Trans on a vehicle lane: assigned trucks, a stated service standard, a 12-month rate with a fuel-surcharge table, and a review every quarter.
Read onOEM & haulaway
Car-hauler capacity for OEM programs and the haulaway carriers that hold them: plant-to-dealer and overflow runs out of Spartanburg, 11 miles from BMW Plant Spartanburg.
Read onOther markets on the same runs
Straight answers
Is Birmingham on a regular run?
Yes — it is the first major stop on the Carolinas to Texas lane, which departs three to four times a week.
How long is Spartanburg to Birmingham?
About three hundred and fifty-five miles and five and a half hours down I-85 and I-20.
Do you go to Vance, Lincoln and Huntsville?
Vance and Lincoln are directly on the I-20 corridor, so dealer and auction pickups there load without a detour. Huntsville is a two-hour detour north, so it is priced as one. We hold no contract with the plants in any of the three.
Do you run Atlanta and Birmingham on the same trip?
Frequently. Atlanta is the midpoint, so a load can pick up at both.
Moving vehicles in Birmingham?
Tell us where the units are, where they are going, how many and when. A written quote comes back the same business day.