Vehicle transport and freight in Houston, TX.
Houston runs on the same scheduled Texas lane as Dallas, dropping south on I-45. It is the biggest port complex on the Gulf and the centre of the American energy business, which makes both the vehicle traffic and the freight heavy and steady.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.Does Prime Trans serve Houston, TX?
Yes. Prime Trans is an FMCSA-licensed motor carrier based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about 990 miles from Houston, TX, about 14 hours 30 minutes by road on I-85 to I-20 to I-45. A truck is in this market three to four times a week, both directions.
Work we actually run in Houston.
- Scheduled vehicle capacitySame departure schedule as Dallas, continuing south on I-45.
- Port and import unitsVehicles moving to and from the Houston port terminals.
- Energy-sector freightFlatbed and step-deck capacity for equipment and pipe on the return leg.
- Dealer and fleetTexas wholesale and fleet units moving east to the Carolinas.
Where the vehicles come from.
- Manheim Texas Hobby on Kopman Drive
- Copart and IAA yards across the Houston market
Who moves freight here.
- Port Houston, the largest Gulf Coast container port and a major vehicle gateway
- The energy and petrochemical complex along the Houston Ship Channel
- Distribution capacity along I-10, I-45 and Beltway 8
What we move in and out of Houston
Auto transport
Open car hauling across the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee with photo-documented eBOLs, winch capability and same-day dispatch.
Read onFlatbed
Flatbed capacity out of Spartanburg for steel, lumber, building products and machinery: securement-trained drivers, tarps, chains and edge protection, on the I-85 and I-20 corridors.
Read onDry van
Dry van capacity on our scheduled lanes to Texas and the Upper Midwest, and on dedicated shuttles around BMW Spartanburg, Michelin and Inland Port Greer.
Read onHeavy haul & oversize
RGN lowboy capacity for heavy equipment and oversize loads: permits, route survey, escorts and securement, out of Spartanburg across the Southeast, South and Midwest.
Read onOther markets on the same runs
Straight answers
Is Houston the same lane as Dallas?
Same schedule, longer leg. The truck runs I-20 west and then drops down I-45, so Houston capacity moves three to four times a week like Dallas does.
How long is Spartanburg to Houston?
About nine hundred and ninety miles and fourteen and a half hours of driving. Pickup to delivery is normally two to three days.
Can you haul equipment out of the Houston energy market?
Flatbed and step deck, yes. Anything oversize goes on the RGN with permits and a route survey — send weight and dimensions before anything else.
Do you serve Galveston, Baytown, Pasadena and Katy?
All on the same run.
Moving vehicles or freight in Houston?
Tell us the two ends, how many units and the first pickup date. A written quote comes back the same business day.