Car hauling in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a vehicle market with two sides. New vehicles come out of the Volvo plant at Ridgeville and Mercedes-Benz Vans at Ladson, and used auction units come in, bound for exporters' loading warehouses around the city. On an export unit, our job ends when it is signed for at the warehouse.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.Does Prime Trans serve Charleston, SC?
Yes. Prime Trans is an FMCSA-licensed motor carrier based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about 199 miles from Charleston, SC, about 3 hours by road on I-26 the whole way. A truck is in this market weekly, and on schedule for exporters' warehouse deliveries.
Work we actually run in Charleston.
- Auction to exporterCopart, IAA, Manheim and America's Auto Auction units delivered to exporters' loading warehouses and consolidation yards in the Charleston area. Warehouse delivery only, never into a port terminal.
- Lowcountry auction runsMoncks Corner, Harleyville and Ravenel units up I-26 to Upstate and Midlands stores.
- Dealer and fleetLowcountry dealer trades, rental fleet rebalancing between the coast and the Upstate.
- New-vehicle overflowSubhaul work for the haulaway carriers that move new vehicles is something we are pursuing. We hold no contract with the Ridgeville or Ladson plants.
Where the vehicles come from.
- America's Auto Auction Charleston, which is actually in Moncks Corner
- Copart North Charleston, which is actually in Harleyville up I-26, and IAA Charleston in Ravenel
- Coastal dealer groups from Mount Pleasant to Summerville
Where the vehicles come from and go.
- Volvo Cars Ridgeville builds the electric EX90 and Polestar 3, with the XC60 scheduled to join in late 2026 and roughly 150,000 units of annual capacity
- Mercedes-Benz Vans at Ladson, which builds the Sprinter and eSprinter
- Exporters' loading warehouses and consolidation yards across the Charleston area, where auction units are delivered for export
What we move in and out of Charleston
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 onExport: Charleston area
Auction units to exporters' loading warehouses around North Charleston, Summerville and Moncks Corner: about 200 miles down I-26 from our Spartanburg yard. Warehouse delivery only.
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 onDealerships
A standing dealer-vendor agreement: trades, auction-to-frontline, customer deliveries and recon shuttles, one call, photos at both ends, Net 15 for approved accounts.
Read onOther markets on the same runs
Straight answers
Do you deliver auction cars to exporters in Charleston?
Yes. We deliver auction units to exporters' loading warehouses and consolidation yards in the Charleston area, not into a port terminal. Presenting the title and filing the export paperwork with CBP is the exporter's or forwarder's job; ours ends when the unit is signed for at the warehouse. Detail on Charleston export delivery.
How long is Spartanburg to Charleston?
One hundred and ninety-nine miles, about three hours, all on I-26. It is a full day round trip with a load each way.
Do you haul for the Volvo or Mercedes plants?
No, and we hold no contract with either. We are pursuing subhaul work with the haulaway carriers that move new vehicles, taking overflow when they are short a truck. What we run to Charleston every week is auction units and dealer trades.
Do you serve Summerville, Goose Creek, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston?
All of them, plus Moncks Corner and Ridgeville on the same trip.
Moving vehicles in Charleston?
Tell us where the units are, where they are going, how many and when. A written quote comes back the same business day.