Hey Everyone,
So I've been collecting data from the US auto transport market – basically where dealers, brokers, and individuals post vehicles that need to be shipped from point A to point B. I've been doing this daily since 2024, and I figured I'd share some of what I've found.
Some quick numbers:
- 23,716,622 total listing records collected
- 5,508,840 unique vehicle transport listings
- 18,987 different broker companies
- 2,679 different state-to-state routes
- All 50 US states covered
- Average listed price: $822
The busiest routes? Not surprising – Florida to New York takes the top spot, followed by California to Texas. Florida is basically the starting point for everything. If you look at outbound volume by state, FL and CA dominate.
The most expensive routes tend to be cross-country (think Hawaii, California to East Coast). Cheapest? Same-state moves, especially in Texas where there's a ton of volume.
Seasonality is real. Prices spike in the summer months (June – August) and dip in winter. If you're ever shipping a car, winter is your friend pricewise.
The top brokers by volume are names you'd expect if you're in the industry – United Road Logistics LLC / URS Midwest Inc, Carsarrive Network Inc, Nexus AT LLC – but there's a really long tail of smaller operators.
Interesting patterns in payment types too – the overwhelming majority use Cash/Certified Funds, with Check being a distant second.
I have the full dataset available if anyone's interested in playing with it (DM Me). Happy to answer any questions.
by HansanaA
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**Data Source:** 23 months of daily snapshots (23.7M records) scraped from Central Dispatch (the leading US auto transport marketplace).
**Tools:** Python (pandas) for data processing, SQLite for storage, and a custom data visualization engine.
I gather that people like to do the NY->CA drive themseleves.