Open car transport, carrier direct
Our core service across the United States. Cottrell auto-transport trailers carrying 9–10 vehicles at a time, at competitive carrier-direct prices.
The most common way to ship a car, and the best value
Open transport is what most vehicles move on, ours included. Because a Cottrell trailer carries 9–10 cars at once, the cost of the truck and the driver is shared across the whole load. That efficiency is exactly why open transport is the best-value way to ship a car, whether it is one family vehicle or a dealer load.
We are a direct carrier, so the price you are quoted is the price of the truck that actually shows up. There is no broker margin in it, and no one reselling your load to whoever bids lowest.
What is included
- Company-owned equipment. All 25 power units are ours. Nothing trip-leased.
- $1 million liability on file with FMCSA, through Bricktown Specialty Insurance Company.
- One point of contact from the first call through delivery.
- All 48 contiguous states, on lanes we run daily.
At a glance
- Vehicles per load
- 9–10
- Trailer
- Cottrell
- Coverage
- 48 states
- USDOT
- 2187528
- MC
- 759428
- Authority
- Active
- Liability
- $1M on file
What your vehicle travels on
All 25 power units are company-owned. Nothing handed off to a stranger.
Cottrell auto-transport trailers
Dedicated car-hauling trailers built for the job, carrying 9–10 vehicles per load.
Peterbilt, Kenworth, Volvo
Peterbilt 389, Kenworth T880 and W990, Volvo VAH auto haulers and Western Star tractors.
25 CDL drivers
All interstate-qualified, running lanes well beyond 100 miles across the lower 48.
Common questions
How many vehicles fit on an open carrier?
Is my vehicle exposed to the weather?
Are you licensed and insured?
Ready to ship your vehicle?
Tell us the route and the vehicle. You get a real number from the company that actually hauls it, usually the same day.