The Southeast corridor is the first leg of nearly every northbound load leaving Southwest Florida, which makes it the best-covered long-distance corridor we run. Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham and Memphis are natural relay points where carriers pick up and drop vehicles mid-route.
Primary highways: I-75, I-65, I-24, I-20, I-59, I-10, I-40
Seasonal behaviour on this corridor
Steady year-round with a spring surge as snowbird traffic pushes north. Winter weather is rarely a factor south of Chattanooga, but ice events in the Tennessee Valley and north Georgia can stop trucks for a day or two in January and February.
Transit and cost profile
Typically two to four days in transit. Atlanta and Nashville sit on so many overlapping lanes that pickup assignment is usually fast.
Among the most competitive rates per mile of any corridor because carrier supply is deep and backhauls into Florida are easy to find.
How this corridor actually runs
- Atlanta is the single largest freight interchange in the Southeast; many Florida loads are consolidated or split there.
- Nashville and Memphis connect this corridor to the Midwest and the Plains, which is why they often appear as waypoints on longer runs.
- Gulf Coast cities (Mobile, Gulfport, Biloxi) ride I-10 and share carrier capacity with the Texas corridor.
What affects the cost
We do not publish fixed prices, because an honest price depends on the vehicle and the specific move. These are the inputs that actually change what a carrier charges:
- Vehicle type, size and weight — a dually pickup or large SUV takes more space than a sedan
- Whether the vehicle runs, steers and brakes
- Open or enclosed transport
- How accessible the pickup and delivery locations are for a full-size carrier
- Time of year — snowbird season tightens capacity in both directions
- Carrier availability and current demand on the lane
- How flexible your pickup window is
- Distance and how far the endpoints sit from the main interstate corridor
Open, enclosed and door-to-door
Open transport
Your vehicle travels on a multi-car carrier, secured individually and exposed to the weather the same way it would be if driven. It is the most available and most economical option, and it is what most customers use. More about open transport.
Enclosed transport
A covered trailer, usually with soft straps and often a liftgate. It suits classic, collector, exotic, luxury and low-clearance vehicles, and anyone who wants to avoid road spray and winter salt. More about enclosed transport.
Door-to-door
The carrier comes to you rather than to a terminal. Where a 75-foot rig cannot legally or safely reach an address, the driver arranges a nearby meeting point — standard practice in dense cities and restricted communities. How door-to-door works.
Cities on the Southeast corridor
Every city below has its own route guide in both directions — from Bonita Springs and to Bonita Springs.
- Nashville, TN≈ 860 miinbound
- Memphis, TN≈ 900 miinbound
- Atlanta, GA≈ 620 miinbound
- Huntsville, AL≈ 750 miinbound
- Augusta, GA≈ 570 miinbound
- Little Rock, AR≈ 990 miinbound
- Columbus, GA≈ 540 miinbound
- Mobile, AL≈ 560 miinbound
- Knoxville, TN≈ 790 miinbound
- Birmingham, AL≈ 670 miinbound
- Montgomery, AL≈ 570 miinbound
- Chattanooga, TN≈ 740 miinbound
- Clarksville, TN≈ 900 miinbound
- Murfreesboro, TN≈ 830 miinbound
- Macon, GA≈ 540 miinbound
- Savannah, GA≈ 460 miinbound
- Jackson, MS≈ 760 miinbound
- Athens, GA≈ 620 miinbound
- Tuscaloosa, AL≈ 680 miinbound
- South Fulton, GA≈ 620 miinbound
- Sandy Springs, GA≈ 630 miinbound
- Fayetteville, AR≈ 1,150 miinbound
- Hoover, AL≈ 660 miinbound
- Roswell, GA≈ 640 miinbound
- Fort Smith, AR≈ 1,130 miinbound
- Springdale, AR≈ 1,160 miinbound
- Franklin, TN≈ 840 miinbound
- Warner Robins, GA≈ 520 miinbound
- Auburn, AL≈ 570 miinbound
- Jonesboro, AR≈ 970 miinbound
- Johns Creek, GA≈ 640 miinbound
- Mableton, GA≈ 630 miinbound
Also served on this corridor
These markets ship primarily on another lane but frequently ride trucks running this corridor, which can shorten your wait for assignment.
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