About Heartland Auto Transport

Trusted. Reliable. On the road with care. We started Heartland with a simple idea: auto transport should be honest, easy, and built on trust.

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FMCSALicensed broker
$1MCargo insurance
2,800+Vehicles moved
50States served

Our Story

Heartland Auto Transport was founded in Alabama with a clear mission: to bring honesty, transparency, and Southern hospitality to an industry that too often offers the opposite. Anyone who has tried to ship a vehicle knows the typical experience. Lowball quotes that mysteriously rise at delivery. Drivers you cannot reach. Dispatchers who pass you from one department to another. Pricing that seems designed to confuse.

We knew there was a better way. Auto transport is not complicated when it is done right. Vehicles get picked up. They get delivered. Customers are treated with respect along the way. The complications come from companies that care more about squeezing margin than building relationships, and we built Heartland to be the other kind of company.

From day one we have run the business on three principles: quote it accurately, deliver it safely, and answer the phone when our customers call. That is not a slogan. It is how we operate every day, and it is why customers across Alabama and the country trust us with their vehicles and recommend us to people they know.

What We Stand For

Four principles that shape every quote we give and every shipment we run.

Transparent Pricing

The quote you accept is the price you pay. No fuel surcharges added later, no rate increases sprung on you in transit, and no surprise fees at delivery. Our quotes are all-in. That principle has cost us short-term margin and earned us long-term trust.

Vetted Carrier Partners

Every carrier we dispatch to is verified for active FMCSA authority, current cargo insurance with adequate coverage, a clean safety record, and real customer feedback. We do not use cheap carriers to win lowball quotes. We use reliable carriers because that protects your vehicle and our reputation.

Real People, Real Support

When you call Heartland, you reach a person. No phone trees that loop endlessly and no outsourced call centers. Our dispatchers are based in Alabama, work full-time on transport logistics, and stay with your shipment from quote to delivery.

Honesty Over Optics

If your route is a tough one, we will tell you. If your vehicle needs enclosed transport and you asked for open, we will explain why. We would sooner lose a quote on honest pricing than win one on a number we would later have to renegotiate.

Alabama-Based, Always

We are proud to call Alabama home. Our team knows every interstate in the state: I-65 north through Huntsville to Tennessee, I-85 east through Montgomery and Auburn into Georgia, I-20 across Birmingham, I-10 along the Gulf Coast through Mobile, and I-59 through the northeast. We know the back roads, the rural pickup spots, the gated communities, the dealer lots, and the lake houses on Lake Martin and Smith Lake.

Being based here is more than a tagline. When you call, you reach someone who pronounces Tuscaloosa correctly, knows the difference between Mobile and Montgomery, and understands that an Auburn pickup might mean the university or a smaller community near Opelika. That local knowledge leads directly to smoother shipments, more accurate quotes, and fewer surprises.

From Alabama we ship to all 50 states, and we bring vehicles home from anywhere in the country.

Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

Heartland is a licensed broker registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), bonded as required, and partnered only with carriers that meet our verification standards.

FMCSA Licensed Broker

Registered with the federal agency that regulates interstate transport.

Bonded as Required

We carry the surety bond that federal rules require of every licensed broker.

Every Shipment Insured

Each carrier we assign holds active cargo insurance that covers your vehicle on the truck.

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