Transport desk file: Cascade Vehicle Carriers — carrier, Portland, OR, coverage WA / OR / ID / Northern CA.
Signals: registration current; monitored shipment Chicago, IL → Tampa, FL completed at the quoted $750 with 1-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.