The Miami-based site lists each car shipping company’s FMCSA operating authority, USDOT and MC numbers and advertised payment terms alongside sourced prices.

Knowing whether the company taking your deposit owns a truck is the difference between one phone call and three when something goes wrong”

— A spokesperson for Haulwide

MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, September 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Haulwide, a car shipping comparison site based in Miami, Florida, has launched profiles that list the federal operating authority of each car shipping company it covers. Each profile shows the authority on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the USDOT and MC numbers behind it, the year the company registered, its registered address and the payment terms it advertises.

The FMCSA licenses brokers and motor carriers separately. A broker arranges transport and assigns the job to a trucking company; a motor carrier moves the vehicle. Many companies that advertise car shipping to consumers hold broker authority only. Federal rules require a broker to maintain $75,000 in financial security, usually a surety bond or trust fund, which covers payments owed to carriers. Cargo coverage for the vehicles on a truck is set by the carrier that moves them.

Advertised payment terms also vary. Some companies charge nothing until a carrier accepts the job, while others take a deposit at booking.

“The federal register already holds all of this, free, and almost nobody reading a quote knows to look,” said a spokesperson for Haulwide, which compares car shipping companies. “Knowing whether the company taking your deposit owns a truck is the difference between one phone call and three when something goes wrong.”

The FMCSA register can be searched one company at a time by anyone who has a USDOT or MC number. The profiles place the same records side by side for companies a customer is comparing, and any listed number can be checked through Haulwide’s company lookup or on the FMCSA website.

The site also publishes what it costs to ship a car in all fifty states and Washington, D.C., with each price figure attributed to the published study it comes from.

About Haulwide

Haulwide is an independent car shipping comparison site based in Miami, Florida. It publishes sourced price ranges, federal licensing records and written guides for people comparing car shipping companies. Haulwide does not transport vehicles, does not act as a broker and does not accept payment for rankings. The company may earn a fee when a customer requests a quote or books through a partner, and says that fee does not affect how companies are ranked.

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