Car shipping glossary

A

• Active authority
• Auto transport

B

• Bait quote
• Balance on delivery
• Bill of lading
• Booking fee
• Broker
• Broker authority

C

• Cancellation clause
• Car shipping
• Car trailer
• Cargo insurance
• Carrier
• Carrier authority
• Cash to the driver
• Claim window
• COD
• Company switch at pickup
• Condition report

D

• Damage claim
• Delivery
• Deposit
• Dispatch
• Dispatch call
• Dispatch sheet
• Door to door
• Driver assignment

E

• Enclosed premium
• Enclosed trailer
• Enclosed transport
• Estimate

F

• First available date

G

• Ground clearance

H

• Hostage load

I

• Inactive authority
• Inoperable vehicle
• Inspection photos
• Insurance filing

L

• Lead
• Liability insurance

M

• MC number

N

• Name mismatch
• No bill of lading
• No upfront payment

O

• Open trailer
• Open transport
• Operable vehicle
• Operating authority
• Order confirmation

P

• Pay the broker
• Pay the carrier
• PCS
• Personal effects
• Personal items removed
• Personal payment handle
• Pickup
• Pickup window
• Pre-existing damage
• Price increase after booking
• Price lock

Q

• Quote

R

• Re-quote
• Red flag

S

• SAFER
• Safety rating
• Sample size
• Screenshot of authority
• Ship versus drive cost
• Shipper
• Sponsored rank

T

• Terminal to terminal
• Too-low quote
• Tow dolly
• Transit time

U

• Upfront deposit scam
• USDOT number

W

• Who has the car

Z

• Zelle or Venmo