Car hauling in Dallas, TX.
Dallas is a scheduled lane for us, not an occasional trip. We run open car haulers from the Carolinas to Dallas and Fort Worth three to four times a week in both directions on I-20, so a slot on a high-mount rig is something you book against a departure rather than hope for.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.Does Prime Trans serve Dallas, TX?
Yes. Prime Trans is an FMCSA-licensed motor carrier based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about 1,010 miles from Dallas, TX, about 15 hours by road on I-85 to I-20 the whole way. A truck is in this market three to four times a week, both directions.
Work we actually run in Dallas.
- Scheduled vehicle capacityHigh-mount loads, seven to nine cars, on a departure schedule in both directions between the Carolinas and the Metroplex.
- Dealer and wholesaleTexas wholesale units into Carolinas stores and back — the price arbitrage between the two markets is why this lane exists.
- OEM overflowPlant-to-dealer and ramp-to-dealer overflow, taken as a subhauler when a haulaway carrier is short a truck. It is work we take, not a contract we hold.
- Relocation and fleetCorporate relocations and fleet repositioning on a route we already run.
Where the vehicles come from.
- Manheim Dallas on West Kiest Boulevard, plus the Dallas-Fort Worth wholesale market
- America's Auto Auction Dallas, which is in Irving
- Copart and IAA yards across the Metroplex
Where the vehicles come from and go.
- GM Arlington Assembly, which builds full-size SUVs
- Rental-car fleets at DFW International and Dallas Love Field
- Dealer-group headquarters and store clusters across the Metroplex
What we move in and out of Dallas
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 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 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 onCar shipping (individuals)
Shipping one car to or from South Carolina: cost, transit time, payment, and when a carrier at your end of the country will serve you better.
Read onOther markets on the same runs
Straight answers
How often do you run Carolinas to Dallas?
Three to four times a week, both directions, on I-20. That is a schedule on our own trucks, not a promise to go looking for one.
How long does the Dallas run take?
About a thousand miles and fifteen hours of driving. In practice, pickup to delivery is typically two to three days depending on where you sit in the departure schedule.
Is the backhaul cheaper?
Usually, and substantially. If your vehicles are moving Texas to the Carolinas, say so — you are buying capacity we would otherwise run empty.
Do you cover Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano and Denton?
The whole Metroplex, on the same run.
Moving vehicles in Dallas?
Tell us where the units are, where they are going, how many and when. A written quote comes back the same business day.