Exact vehicle
Condition and modifications disclosed.
Car Shipping
Car Shipping
Plan the vehicle as a separate reviewed shipment alongside your household move. Car shipping is available by individual quotation, with the actual transporter, booking responsibilities, vehicle preparation, pickup and delivery arrangements identified in the written plan.
The vehicle quote identifies the actual transporter and booking role. Its schedule and protection terms are separate from the household shipment.
Named transporter
Physical executor and booking role identified.
Separate agreement
Vehicle price and protection explained.
Two handovers
Pickup and receiving records connected.
Plan the work
A household delivery window is not automatically the car’s appointment.
Send the vehicle’s year, make, model, dimensions where relevant and condition, including whether it starts, steers and brakes normally. Disclose modifications, low clearance, loose parts or problems affecting loading. Identify both addresses, authorized handover contacts and the dates that matter.
The vehicle quotation must identify who arranges the transport and who physically carries the car, the applicable agreement and the chosen route. Do not assume the household truck or moving crew is the vehicle transporter. Vehicle transport uses the provider and equipment named in your accepted vehicle agreement.
Agree pickup and delivery locations that suit the actual transport equipment and property access. A broad destination city does not establish driveway access or a curb appointment. Identify what flexibility is acceptable at each end before relying on a date.
Choose your scope
Ask for the option that is actually available for your route.
Transport method
State whether you want open or enclosed transport and disclose the vehicle’s needs. Availability, executor, protection and price must be explicitly confirmed; neither method is promised for every booking.
Operating condition
A vehicle that does not run or has altered clearance needs a different loading review. Give accurate information before equipment and price are selected.
Linked household dates
Compare separate car and household appointments, authorized contacts and any receiving gap. The two shipments can have different schedules and agreements.
Border or unusual route
A border crossing or island destination needs its actual eligibility, documents and handoffs reviewed separately. Car shipping does not establish worldwide or unrestricted cross-border service.
Plan the work
Know the physical transporter and the booking role before authorizing handover.
FMCSA’s automobile-transporter advisory distinguishes a broker arranging transport from the transporter physically carrying the vehicle. It also explains registration checks for interstate auto brokers and carriers. Use the actual identified provider and role for the vehicle quote, rather than treat a household moving name as proof of a separate vehicle authority.
Obtain the actual written transport terms: pickup and delivery arrangements, charges, payment, cancellation or changed-vehicle terms and protection or claims procedures. Clarify the scope and responsible contact before paying or releasing the vehicle. Check the identified provider’s actual registration for the accepted role and route before booking.
The agreed household flat rate covers its named shipment and services. Car transport should appear as its own identified work and agreement; changing the vehicle, route or selected method can require revised written terms.
Compare complete plans
Keep preparation and condition connected to the vehicle.
| Stage | Agree and record |
|---|---|
| Before pickup | Follow the actual transporter’s instructions for personal contents, fuel, keys, alarms, loose parts and preparation. Do not apply a generic rule from another provider. |
| Condition record | Document existing visible condition, mileage where requested and the signed pickup record. Keep copies and identify any concerns. |
| Transport and timing | Use the actual vehicle shipment’s agreed schedule and notification contact, with a plan for an unavailable recipient. |
| Receiving | Inspect against the pickup record and use the agreed reporting process before treating a concern as resolved. |
| Coverage | Read the actual provider’s protection, exclusions, deductibles and claims terms; a household moving valuation is not automatically vehicle coverage. |
A workable sequence
From the first list to the receiving result.
Describe the vehicle and dates
Supply condition, modifications, both addresses and authorized contacts.
Identify provider and terms
Obtain the actual transporter and booking role, method, schedule, price and protection agreement.
Prepare for the accepted pickup
Follow that provider’s instructions and complete the vehicle condition record.
Receive under the vehicle agreement
Have the authorized contact inspect and document the handover against the pickup record.
Before you book
Car Shipping questions
Practical answers about the work, preparation, price and receiving result.
Ask a coordinatorIs car shipping available with my household move?
Yes, by individual quotation as a separately identified vehicle shipment. Send the vehicle, condition, both addresses and dates. The written plan names the actual transporter, booking role, charges and handover arrangements.
Will the car travel with the household moving crew?
Do not assume that. The vehicle quote identifies who physically transports the car and the applicable agreement; the household shipment and vehicle can have separate equipment, contacts and schedules.
Can I request enclosed transport?
Yes, state that preference and the vehicle’s requirements in your request. Confirm the available provider, method, price and protection for the actual route before booking; no universal enclosed option is promised.
Can a non-running vehicle be shipped?
Its condition requires an exact loading and route review. Say whether it starts, steers and brakes, and disclose damage or modifications. Only an accepted provider and equipment plan establishes the available shipment.
Can I leave household belongings in the car?
Follow the actual vehicle transporter’s written contents rules and coverage terms. Do not use the car as unapproved extra household cargo; get the permitted scope before preparing the vehicle.
Is the car covered by my household moving valuation?
Not automatically. Read the vehicle provider’s actual protection, exclusions and claims process, alongside the separate household terms. Confirm the applicable coverage before pickup.
Is the car delivered on the same date as the furniture?
Only if the two accepted shipment arrangements establish it. Give the dates you need and permitted flexibility, then confirm both appointments and authorized recipients separately.
Related services
A plan for your actual move
Request the actual vehicle transport plan.
Send vehicle model and condition, modifications, both addresses, dates and authorized contacts. Obtain the named transporter, booking role and vehicle terms before handover.
