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USDOT 2817526 · Missouri Based

Missouri Auto and Boat Transport

Eldon sits close to the middle of the state, which is a genuinely useful place to keep a truck. Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield are all a comfortable day's work from here, and so is most of what sits between them.

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A Truck in the Middle of the State

Most carriers covering Missouri are running through it on the way to somewhere else. We live here. The truck is based in Eldon, in Miller County, roughly equidistant from the three big metros and about fifteen minutes from Lake of the Ozarks.

Car shipping, auto transport, vehicle transport, boat hauling. Whatever you call it, in Missouri it is usually a same week job for us rather than something that waits for a truck to be routed through the state.

The work splits fairly evenly. Vehicles moving between the metros or heading out of state, and boats moving between the lakes, into storage, or south for the winter.

Vehicles loaded on the open hauler for a Missouri run

Where We Run in Missouri

Statewide, with these as the regular ends of a trip. Being central means we are not adding a day of deadhead before your job even starts.

Kansas City

Roughly three hours northwest on US-54 and I-70. Dealer, auction and residential pickups, and a common origin for vehicles heading east or south.

St. Louis

About three hours northeast. The other end of the I-70 corridor and a frequent start point for boats heading to the Lake.

Springfield

Around two hours southwest via US-54 and I-44. Also the way through to Table Rock and Branson.

Columbia and Jefferson City

Both inside about an hour. Close enough that a short notice job is often genuinely possible rather than theoretically possible.

Missouri Is a Lake State, Not Just a Highway State

People outside Missouri think of it as somewhere you drive through. Anyone who owns a boat here knows it differently, and a lot of our work is moving boats between the water rather than to it.

Lake of the Ozarks

Our home water and the busiest by a distance. Covered in detail on the Lake of the Ozarks page.

Table Rock and Branson

Down past Springfield on I-44 then south. Regular runs, particularly boats being bought and sold between the two lakes.

Truman Lake

Immediately upstream of the Lake of the Ozarks past Truman Dam. Close enough that a transfer between the two is a short job.

Mark Twain and Stockton

Northeast and southwest respectively. Less frequent but regular enough that neither is an unusual request.

The Missouri Calendar

Missouri gives you real winters and real summers, and the transport calendar follows both.

Spring

Boats out of storage and back on the water, and vehicles returning north from Florida and Arizona. Book early, everyone wants the same fortnight.

Summer

Steady vehicle work, boat purchases arriving from out of state, and the run up to Shootout week in August.

Fall

Boats into storage and the start of the southbound snowbird run. This window tightens fast.

Winter

Quieter locally but the southern lanes stay busy. Weather moves windows rather than cancelling them, and we will keep you told rather than leaving you guessing.

A Licensed Carrier, Not a Broker

Search for transport here and nearly every result is a broker with a landing page. They take your deposit, post the job to a load board, and hand it to whoever accepts it. We are the truck, and we are down the road.

  • The owner hauls itTen years, one truck, zero crashes in the last twenty four months.
  • You can verify usUSDOT 2817526 and MC-939339, active authority, on the public FMCSA record.
  • No load board rouletteYour boat never gets posted to a board and handed to a stranger.

Guides Worth Reading First

Written by the person who drives the truck. No rate charts, no filler.

Buying a Boat Out of State: How to Get It HomeInspection, title and lien checks before the money moves.Read the guideHow Much Does It Cost to Ship a Car?Distance matters, but the route and the return leg matter more.Read the guideWhat Boat Transport Actually CostsBeam, height, weight and season, in plain terms.Read the guide

See all boat and auto transport guides

Common Questions

Do you cover the whole state?
Yes. Eldon is close to the middle of Missouri, so Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield are all comfortable and Columbia and Jefferson City are close. Nowhere in the state is awkward from here.
How much does car shipping cost in Missouri?
It depends on the two ends of the trip, the size of the vehicle, whether it runs and how flexible the dates are. We do not publish rates because a number out of a calculator is not a real quote. Send the pickup and delivery points and we will price the actual lane.
Can you do a same week pickup?
Often, in state. We are one truck and one driver, so it depends entirely on what is already booked, but being based centrally means a Missouri job does not need a truck routed in from somewhere else first.
Do you haul between Missouri lakes?
Regularly. Lake of the Ozarks to Table Rock, Truman to the Lake, and boats bought at one and going to another. Short runs are still real jobs and we treat them that way.
Can you take a vehicle out of state from Missouri?
Yes, that is most of the long distance work. Florida, Texas, Arizona and both coasts run regularly, particularly in the snowbird seasons.
Are you a broker?
No. We are a licensed motor carrier, USDOT 2817526 and MC-939339, and the owner drives the truck. Most Missouri auto transport results are brokers who post your vehicle to a load board. You can verify us on the FMCSA site.

Get a Real Number for Your Lane

Send the two ends of the trip and what is moving. The owner replies personally, usually the same day.

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USDOT 2817526 · MC-939339 · Eldon, Missouri · Serving all 48 continental states