Location Details
Car Shipping from Copart Tampa North
AutoMove is the auto transport partner of choice for buyers at Copart Tampa North in Thonotosassa, Florida — one of Copart's newest Florida yards. Auction purchases come with a clock attached: storage fees start accruing fast, so our dispatch team focuses on rapid carrier assignment and same-week pickup from this location.
The Tampa North yard extends Copart's coverage across the fast-growing Tampa Bay market, selling vehicles consigned by insurers, banks, fleets and dealers. Through Copart's VB2 online bidding platform, buyers get lot photos, condition detail and live bidding on the full inventory before sale day.
Why Ship from This Location with AutoMove?
Once your payment posts, give us your buyer number, lot number and destination — we handle everything else. Our carrier arrives during yard hours, completes the Copart gate release, inspects and photographs the vehicle, and loads it for transport. Winch-equipped trailers are available for non-running salvage units, which we move from this yard routinely.
Vehicles leaving the Copart Tampa North yard reach I-75 in about 3 miles, with I-4 roughly 4 miles out. Those are the corridors a car hauler actually runs to reach this gate, and the yard sits northeast of Tampa.
Every AutoMove shipment out of Tampa North moves under the assigned carrier's cargo insurance from load-out to delivery. Pick open transport for economy or an enclosed trailer for extra protection, and your vehicle comes straight to the address you name — no terminals, no hand-offs. Real-time updates keep you in the loop the whole way.
Booking a pickup here
Carriers can only load while the gate is open, so a truck arriving after closing waits until the next business day — that is why we book a pickup window rather than just a date. If you have won vehicles at more than one yard in this area, say so on the quote: putting them on a single carrier is normally cheaper than booking separate pickups.
How far is Copart Tampa North from major cities?
Driving distances from this yard: Tampa 15 mi (25 min), Lakeland 27 mi (38 min), Clearwater 36 mi (57 min), St. Petersburg 37 mi (52 min). Larger metros: Orlando 78 mi (1 hr 35 min), Jacksonville 194 mi (3 hr 51 min), Miami 263 mi (5 hr 15 min). Mileage is measured on the road network, not in a straight line, and the times shown are typical car drive times. A loaded carrier runs slower and works to a pickup window, so plan on 1-2 days of transit to those metros once a truck is dispatched.