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Vehicle Transportation Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
This report is intended to assist buyers of vehicle transportation services. Market providers use semi trucks outfitted with vehicle transport trailers to relocate new and used vehicles either locally or long distances. Suppliers offer enclosed, open-air, and individual trailers that transport one vehicle at a time.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Vehicle Transportation Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Vehicle Transportation Services market in the United States includes Local Vehicle Relocation, Long Distance Vehicle Relocation, Car Transport, Motorcycle Transport, Heavy Equipment Transport and Enclosed Auto Transport. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-4923-Freight transport by road, NACE-49.41-Freight Transport By Road, NAICS-484230-Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance and UNSPSC-78101803-Vehicle carrier services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Vehicle Transportation Services procurement coverage includes Broker (A business that collects bids from multiple carriers to present to buyers.), Carrier (A company that owns and operates a fleet of vehicle transport trucks. Carriers may also act as brokers.), Open-Air Trailer (The most common type of vehicle transportation method. Vehicles are strapped to the trailer but are not enclosed.) and Roll-Back Truck (A type of cargo truck with a roll-up rear door. These can be used to transport vehicles.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Vehicle Transportation Services procurement report as suppliers are Cassens Transport Company, Schumacher Cargo Logistics, Inc., Reliable Carriers Inc., Schneider National, Inc. and Xpo Logistics, Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Vehicle Transportation Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per vehicle per mile, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Vehicle Transportation Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Vehicle Transportation Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Vehicle Transportation Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Vehicle Transportation Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Vehicle Transportation Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Vehicle Transportation Services is $1.01 per vehicle per mile. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 4.31 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Vehicle Transportation Services market?
The top vendors in the Vehicle Transportation Services market include Cassens Transport Company, Schumacher Cargo Logistics, Inc., Reliable Carriers Inc., Schneider National, Inc. and Xpo Logistics, Inc..
What industries supply the Vehicle Transportation Services market?
The top industries supplying the Vehicle Transportation Services market are Fuel Dealers in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Tire Wholesaling in the US, Tire Manufacturing in the US, Truck & Bus Manufacturing in the US and Auto Parts Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Vehicle Transportation Services?
Low market concentration drives competition and strengthens buyer leverage. The market is fragmented, with no single supplier holding dominant share, which fosters strong competition among vendors. This environment enables buyers to aggressively negotiate pricing, secure favorable service terms, and pressure suppliers to differentiate through reliability and technology. Procurement teams should maximize this leverage by benchmarking rates regularly and encouraging competitive bidding to keep costs controlled.
What factors affect the price of Vehicle Transportation Services?
Using enclosed trailers increases the cost of vehicle transport due to better protection and lower capacity. Open-air trailers are more economical but offer less shielding from weather and road debris.
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