Quick answer
Auto Haul Express LLC or AutoCarShip LLC has the stronger current audit profile
Auto Haul Express LLC or AutoCarShip LLC leads this comparison by 44 points in Verify Car Carrier’s current audit data. That is a meaningful evidence edge, not a guarantee of an individual shipment outcome—confirm the final quote, carrier assignment, pickup window, and cancellation terms before booking.
How to use this comparison
Choose based on your shipment—not a headline score alone
The score is a useful starting point, but price certainty, vehicle type, pickup urgency, and the quality of the assigned carrier matter too. We compare audited signals instead of selling rank positions, then link to the underlying broker reports so you can verify the evidence before you request quotes.
Best fit by situation
When each broker may make more sense
A Stellar Auto Shipping Co.
5/100 · Do Not Recommend
- •Standard Open shipping is a stated overall fit
Auto Haul Express LLC or AutoCarShip LLC
49/100 · Limited Confidence
- •Standard Open shipping is a stated overall fit
- •strong audited fits: enclosed transport and urgent pickup
- •2 years in business adds operating history
Broker-by-broker analysis
What the audited evidence says
A Stellar Auto Shipping Co.
5/100 · Do Not Recommend · Audited August 29, 2026
This audit gives A Stellar Auto Shipping Co. a score of 5/100 — Do Not Recommend. We do not currently recommend this broker based on the reviewed authority, identity, reputation, customer-experience, pricing, route, and brand evidence. The total combines 2/20 legitimacy, 2/25 reputation, 0/20 customer experience, 0/15 pricing, 0/10 route and service, and 0/10 brand evidence, with -3 in audit penalties applied. Out of business, and unlike A Economy, has an actual documented negative signal (1.6/5 Yelp across 14 reviews) rather than just absence of data — a Minor penalty applied on top of the already-minimal raw score. Marked Rejected.
Authority and company record
A STELLAR AUTO SHIPPING COMPANY INC does not have confirmed active FMCSA authority in this audit under MC-034107 / USDOT 3020511. Its legal name, authority record, and public-facing identity matches the public-facing identity reviewed; at least one contact channel was not confirmed as working. The audit lists an unconfirmed number of years in business and marks the public profile as partial.
Reviews and customer experience
The audit records a page with zero reviews/5 on TransportReviews, no trustpilot page/5 on Trustpilot, 1.6/5 on Yelp from 14 reviews. Review activity is Stale and cross-platform alignment is Weak. The BBB entry is NO PAGE, with a high complaint signal. Customer feedback in this audit is rated Weak for communication, Weak for price honesty, Weak for pickup, Weak for delivery, and Weak for problem handling. Likelihood of using A Stellar Auto Shipping Co. again is rated Weak.
Pricing and service fit
The audit classifies A Stellar Auto Shipping Co. as a budget option with high price-change risk. Its pricing assessment is 0/15, including 0/5 for price consistency and 0/5 for bait-and-switch risk. N/A The audit identifies Standard Open as the primary fit for A Stellar Auto Shipping Co.. Route and service evidence totals 0/10 (0/4 lane strength, 0/3 service fit, and 0/3 route relevance). Individual transport-type labels were not provided in this workbook, so they are shown as not assessed rather than inferred.
Transparency and brand signals
Brand-transparency evidence totals 0/10, based on website quality (0/3), review responses (0/2), service transparency (0/2), reputation-management maturity (0/1), and overall trust feel (0/2).
Positive signals
- N/A — company is out of business
- N/A
What to verify
- Confirmed out of business; FMCSA authority was 'Not Authorized'
- Yelp rating of 1.6 across 14 reviews — a real, meaningful negative pattern, not just a thin sample
Source checks
Auto Haul Express LLC or AutoCarShip LLC
49/100 · Limited Confidence · Audited August 26, 2026
Auto Haul Express LLC, also marketed as AutoCarShip, scores 49/100 — Limited Confidence — and is not currently recommended. FMCSA authority is active and several review platforms contain strong positive feedback, but the audit found High price-change risk, Weak price honesty, Weak problem handling, and a detailed allegation that a quoted price roughly doubled after a deposit. The company also uses multiple public-facing names, which makes identity verification more important. This is not a finding that the business is a scam; it is a conclusion that the evidence is too mixed and the operating history too short for a recommendation.
Authority and company record
AUTO HAUL EXPRESS LLC is registered under MC-1618777 / USDOT 4197700 and was shown as holding active FMCSA broker authority in the August 2026 audit. AutoCarShip is presented in the company’s terms as a trade name of Auto Haul Express LLC. The website, phone, and email tested as working, but identity consistency received only 2/5 because customers and public pages use Auto Haul Express, AutoCarShip, and in at least one account a similar Auto Haul Movers name. The company had roughly two years of operating history, so its long-term complaint and resolution record is still developing.
Reviews and customer experience
The review profile is mixed rather than uniformly poor. Google was recorded at 4.8★ from 37 reviews, TransportReviews at 5.0★ from 24 reviews, Trustpilot at 4.1★ from 197 reviews, and Yelp at 3.2★ from 13 reviews. Positive accounts often name helpful booking agents and describe timely delivery. The audit found no BBB profile, so there is no BBB grade or complaint-resolution history to use as a cross-check. Review consistency scored only 1/3, and overall complaint severity also scored 1/4. Communication, pickup, delivery, and willingness to use the company again were graded Mixed; price honesty and problem handling were graded Weak. The most important complaint described a deposit followed by a price increase that allegedly brought the total to roughly twice the initial quote. That is a customer allegation, not a court finding, but it directly supports the High price-risk classification. A targeted search did not identify a public lawsuit or government enforcement action directly attributable to AUTO HAUL EXPRESS LLC or AutoCarShip as of August 29, 2026. That does not prove no private or local case exists.
Pricing and service fit
This broker is marketed as a budget option, but pricing earned only 5/15. Price consistency and bait-and-switch protection each scored 1/5, and the final audit applied a six-point medium penalty. Before paying, customers should demand a written breakdown of the broker fee, carrier payment, refund conditions, and the exact events that permit a price change. If the document allows the broker to increase the price whenever a carrier does not accept the quote, the advertised amount should be treated as an estimate rather than a guaranteed total. Standard open transport is listed as the primary use case, but open transport itself was graded Mixed. Enclosed transport and urgent pickup were graded Strong; inoperable-vehicle transport was Mixed; luxury or classic transport was Weak. Route and service evidence totaled 5/10, including only 1/3 for route-relevance confidence. Customers should verify that an actual carrier has accepted the route and price before relying on a pickup date.
Transparency and brand signals
The working website and contact channels are positive, but the brand score was 6/10. The largest transparency issue is name consistency: Auto Haul Express LLC is the legal entity, while AutoCarShip is the customer-facing trade name, and similar names appear in reviews. The absence of a BBB profile and the short operating history reduce the amount of independent resolution evidence available. Consumers should match every contract, payment recipient, MC number, and dispatch notice to AUTO HAUL EXPRESS LLC / MC-1618777 before proceeding.
Positive signals
- Active FMCSA broker authority under MC-1618777 / USDOT 4197700
- 4.8★ Google rating across 37 reviews
- 5.0★ TransportReviews rating across 24 reviews
What to verify
- High price-change risk with a detailed allegation that the quoted price roughly doubled after deposit
- Price honesty and problem handling were both graded Weak
- Operates across Auto Haul Express and AutoCarShip names, creating identity confusion
Before you book
Get the terms in writing
Ask each broker for the total price, deposit and cancellation terms, pickup window, carrier information when assigned, cargo coverage, and how price changes are handled. A strong audit profile does not replace reading the agreement for your specific shipment.