Car shipping portals in the US
Vehicle shipping quotes and broker matching. $19.02 CPC on a small-volume term — a broker-heavy market.
Which auto transport portals get the most traffic?
By traffic, the largest auto transport portals are Montway Auto Transport (610K monthly visits), Shiply (141K monthly visits) and Central Dispatch (45K monthly visits). Worldwide figures for 2026-09, third-party estimates from docs.dataforseo.com. Where available, each row below lists the portal's monthly visits next to its operator.
Who buys in US auto transport, and is there a single national database?
- Who pays for attention here
- Transport brokers and carriers buy quote leads, with Montway Auto Transport, uShip and Ship a Car Direct paying for clicks (head term "car shipping quotes" $19.02 CPC, 14800 monthly searches, measured 2026-09-01).
- What a cross-state index adds
- uShip, Montway and AutoTransport quote aggregators collect quote forms and reviews, but FMCSA broker-versus-carrier authority, active insurance on file and complaint history joined to actual paid prices is the uncovered side.
- Single national database?
- Yes — a federal one. FMCSA SAFER covers MC/DOT operating authority, carrier type and insurance-on-file for every interstate broker and carrier in one federal database, but it lacks intrastate haulers, prices and reviews (403 bot shield; DOT open data parent https://data.transportation.gov/ verified 200). Machine-readability measured 2026-09-17: the Auto Transporter classification exists ONLY on the 403-shielded SAFER screens — the machine-readable MCMIS census (az4n-8mr2) and Motus authority files (nakq-58th, inys-ebih) carry no auto-transporter flag: carship is entity type (C=Carrier/S=Shipper/B=Broker/R=Registrant/F=Forwarder/I=IEP/T=Cargo Tank) and classdef A-L are vehicle types; the official MCMIS Census Data Dictionary Rev08 (2026-01-23, az4n-8mr2 file attachment) has zero hits for 'auto transporter'/'car carrier'. Closest proxy crgo_motoveh='X' (MCS-150 cargo declaration, 455,835 rows; for-hire+active 124,951) sweeps in general-freight carriers (SCHNEIDER NATIONAL confirmed), so it cannot answer 'who ships cars'. REJECTED as /auto-transport-companies (issue-ledger 2026-09-18; sample-400 overlap with /movers 20.8% and /freight-brokers 14.4% — a for-hire cargo-declaration carrier face would cover ~65-85% rows absent from both, PO's call if ever wanted). Re-evaluate when: Motus files add an auto-transporter auth type, or mobile.fmcsa/li-public lift their 403.
Source: safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Last reviewed 2026-09-17
How big is the demand for US auto transport?
Google Ads, United States, 2026-09-01- Head keyword
- car shipping quotes
- Searches / month
- 14,800
- Cost per click
- $19.02
- Advertiser competition
- 58/100
Opening score 56/100 — high click value against thin advertiser competition.
What are the main auto transport portals in the US?
National vehicle shipping broker with instant online quoting and carrier network matching.
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The load board the entire US car-hauling industry actually runs on; brokers post, carriers bid.
Directory of auto transport brokers covering all 50 states, with state-level pages for car shipping brokers and carriers.
Member roster of the Auto Haulers Association of America listing vetted auto hauler carrier companies with contact information.