Transport desk file: Gulf States Auto Movers — carrier, Houston, TX, coverage TX / LA / MS / AL / FL panhandle.
Signals: registration current; monitored shipment Los Angeles, CA → Nashville, TN completed at the quoted $725 with 2-day dispatch; condition documented photographically at both endpoints; claims contact published and answerable.
Finding: consistent with claims. The index treats transport as the highest-variance step in a remote vehicle purchase; this desk reduces that variance.