Reliable Carriers

What Reliable Carriers does

Reliable Carriers, Inc. is a family-owned, privately held enclosed vehicle transportation company headquartered in Canton, Michigan, and founded in 1960 originally as Abrams Moving and Storage before pivoting to specialized automotive transport in the 1980s. The company operates North America's largest enclosed auto transport fleet — more than 400 specialized trucks and trailers averaging less than 5 years in age — across five regional hubs (Canton MI, Los Angeles CA, Chandler AZ, Fairfield NJ, Orlando FL) with a sixth Texas facility planned, serving the Lower 48 US states, Alaska, and Canada. Its product portfolio centers on custom-built enclosed transporters including liftgate, climate-controlled, 9-car 'Wiggle Wagon', curtain-side, flat-floor, and low-boy configurations, manufactured in-house to address specific vehicle dimensions and OEM requirements, with $5 million in cargo insurance and real-time GPS tracking on every load.

The company serves two primary customer segments: private vehicle owners needing protected door-to-door transport for luxury, exotic, collector, and classic cars, and corporate/OEM clients including Ford (exclusive Ford GT partner), General Motors, Chrysler/Dodge, Hendrick Motorsports, Barrett-Jackson, and various luxury and exotic brands. Reliable Carriers generates revenue through per-transport fees under a quote-based pricing model, with services spanning auction logistics, OEM auto shows and product unveilings, prototype and engineering vehicle transport, factory-to-owner white-glove delivery, and low-volume high-value distribution. Distribution is fully direct — the company does not broker loads to third parties — supported by dedicated corporate consultation, website quote forms, and physical presence at auto shows and auction venues. As a 60+ year family-owned operator with FMCSA and EPA SmartWay credentials, the business model is asset-heavy, relationship-driven, and operationally mature rather than technology-led.

Name

Reliable Carriers

Legal name

Reliable Carriers, Inc.

Website

https://reliablecarriers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Reliable Carriers is a family-owned, US-based enclosed vehicle transport company operating North America's largest enclosed fleet of 400+ specialized trucks, serving private luxury/exotic/collector car owners and major OEMs including Ford, GM, and Chrysler across the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enclosed Auto Transport Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (484121)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive & Finished Vehicle (Car Hauler) TL Carriers (TLADADAJ)

Keywords

• Enclosed vehicle transport
• Auto transport services
• Luxury car shipping
• OEM vehicle logistics
• Collector car hauling

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Transportation Services: Reliable Carriers generates revenue through per-transport fees for moving vehicles across the United States and Canada. Services include enclosed transport for luxury, exotic, collector, and specialty vehicles; OEM distribution; auction transport; and event logistics. Pricing is quote-based based on vehicle type, distance, and service requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Reliable Carriers is North America's largest enclosed auto transport company operating a fleet of 400+ specialized trucks across six regional facilities. The company provides door-to-door enclosed vehicle transportation for luxury, exotic, collector, classic, and specialty vehicles across the United States and Canada, serving both private vehicle owners and corporate/OEM clients. Revenue is generated through per-transport fees quoted based on vehicle type, distance, and service requirements.

Product overview

Reliable Carriers operates as North America's largest enclosed auto transport company, offering a comprehensive fleet of specialized vehicle transportation services and equipment. The product portfolio consists of multiple transport equipment types (Enclosed Liftgate Transporter, Climatic Transporter, Enclosed 9-Car Hauler, 1 Car Enclosed Transporter, Fifth-Wheel Transporter, Flat-Floor Oversized Transporter, Open Car Carrier, Curtain-Side Auto Transporter, and Low Boy Heavy Transporter) that serve both private owners and corporate/OEM clients. Services include private vehicle transport for auctions and relocations, and corporate services for OEM shows, engineering vehicles, prototypes, factory-to-owner white glove delivery, and marketing events. The company also builds trailers in-house at its own manufacturing facility to ensure quality and accommodate unique vehicle specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enclosed Vehicle Transport Fully enclosed luxury vehicle transportation service with $5 million insurance coverage on every load, providing door-to-door service across the United States and Canada.
• Private Owner Vehicle Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% in-house handling - vehicles never brokered to third-party carriers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)coreOthersReliable Carriers is a registered member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Licensing and Insurance System. The FMCSA performs regular safety audits including vehicle maintenance, accident registry, and driver qualifications to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• SmartWay (EPA Program)minorOthersReliable Carriers is a registered SmartWay Partner, committed to measuring, benchmarking, and tracking efforts to increase efficiency and fuel economy as part of the EPA's SmartWay Program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Jack Cooper Transport: Jack Cooper Transport is a major North American vehicle logistics provider specializing in finished vehicle transport for OEMs. Their scale and OEM relationships position them as a broad incumbent in automotive logistics, though they focus primarily on open transport rather than the enclosed specialty niche.
• Cassens Transport: Cassens Transport is a large automotive carrier serving OEMs, dealerships, and auctions across North America. While they offer primarily open-carrier transport, their vehicle logistics capabilities and OEM client relationships make them an adjacent competitor in the broader automotive transport market.
• United Road: United Road is one of North America's largest vehicle logistics companies, providing both open and enclosed transport services for OEMs, dealers, and auctions. While broader in scope than Reliable Carriers, their vehicle logistics capabilities and OEM relationships make them a broad incumbent competitor in the vehicle transport space.

Direct peers

• Intercity Lines: Intercity Lines is a direct competitor offering enclosed car transport services for classic, exotic, and collector vehicles across the US. They operate a similar specialized fleet with comparable pricing models and serve many of the same auction houses and private collectors, making them the closest direct peer.
• Horseless Carriage Carriers: Horseless Carriage Carriers specializes in enclosed transport of antique, classic, and exotic vehicles throughout North America. They compete directly with Reliable Carriers in the high-end enclosed transport segment, serving similar collector and auction customers with comparable service offerings.
• Passport Transport: Passport Transport (part of the Cox Automotive family) provides enclosed vehicle transport services for dealerships, auctions, and private owners. They offer similar enclosed transport capabilities and serve the automotive auction ecosystem, positioning them as a direct competitor particularly in the auction transport segment.

Emerging players

• Montway Auto Transport: Montway Auto Transport is one of the largest vehicle shipping brokers in the US, arranging both enclosed and open transport for private owners and dealers. They represent a tech-enabled emerging competitor to Reliable Carriers' private owner segment, though their broker model differs fundamentally from Reliable's owned-fleet approach.
• AmeriFreight: AmeriFreight is a vehicle shipping broker that arranges enclosed and open auto transport services. They represent an emerging digital-first player in the vehicle transport space, competing for some of the same private owner customers as Reliable Carriers through a tech-enabled brokerage model.
• Sherpa Auto Transport: Sherpa Auto Transport is a digital-first vehicle shipping broker offering enclosed transport services among their product mix. They compete with Reliable Carriers for the private owner customer segment through a more modern digital experience, though they lack the owned-fleet and in-house operating model.
• Auto Driveaway: Auto Driveaway provides vehicle transport services including specialty and dealer transport across the US. While smaller and less specialized in enclosed luxury transport than Reliable Carriers, they compete in adjacent vehicle logistics segments including corporate fleet relocation and dealer transport.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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