Car shipping

Car shipping is what customers call auto transport. You pay a company to move your car by truck. The car is the freight. You are the shipper on the paperwork, even if someone else meets the driver.

What you are buying#

A normal job is a shared trailer, a window of days for pickup, and a window of days for delivery. The first number you see is a quote or an estimate. It is not proof that a truck is already assigned. Dispatch is the later step, when a real carrier takes the load.

RideShipper shows a price range before any contact details, and you can have that estimate emailed without requesting quotes. If you request quotes, you give your name, email, and phone and tick a consent box. Licensed auto transport companies that serve the route then contact you. RideShipper does not ship the car, and does not set the contract price. Companies that receive a request may pay RideShipper. See auto transport.

How it differs from a tow or a household move#

A tow truck recovers a car that is stuck, wrecked, or illegal to drive. Car shipping is a scheduled haul. A household move carries furniture, boxes, and personal property under a different set of rules. Leaving a car full of household goods does not turn a car-shipping contract into a moving contract. Ask which contract you are signing, and keep the car empty unless that contract allows specific items.