PCSmyPOV is not a private car-shipping quote

PCSmyPOV is the government program for shipping or storing a privately owned vehicle on orders that authorize it. RideShipper is not that program. If you are trying to turn a car in at a vehicle processing center, stop here and use the transportation office and PCSmyPOV. A quote form on this site will not create that appointment.

Military OneSource's guide to arranging a personal property shipment says you make an appointment with the global POV contractor, International Auto Logistics, and take the car to a vehicle processing center. It says VPC locations, turn-in and pickup appointments, and document requirements are on PCSmyPOV, which is IAL's site. Military OneSource's own short page on PCSmyPOV says the site is where you look up and track the shipping or storage status of that POV. Those two sentences are the identification. They were on the pages opened 10 November 2026. If the contract holder changes later, the transportation office and those pages are the update, not a commercial ad.

What each party does#

RideShipper does not haul cars, does not broker loads, does not take a deposit, and does not insure vehicles. Companies that receive a quote request may pay for the introduction. That business is described on how we make money. None of it is a contract with U.S. Transportation Command, a service branch, or International Auto Logistics.

The about page states what the site is. The terms state what a quote is not. A company profile on this site is not a government approval.

How to tell the two errands apart#

You want PCSmyPOV if any of these are true:

• The transportation office said these orders include a POV shipment or POV storage.
• You were told to book a VPC appointment.
• You already have a shipping instruction number and you want to know where the car is.
• You are turning the car in with one-quarter tank or less, cleaned, with recall paperwork, which is the turn-in list on Military OneSource's entitlements page.

You are in the private market if any of these are true:

• The office said a stateside PCS does not include a government car shipment. That is the usual CONUS case Military OneSource describes. Details and the exceptions are on what you pay for.
• You have a second car the orders do not cover. See a second car on PCS orders.
• You want the car to go to a family member at an address the VPC is not delivering to, and the office said that leg is yours.

Do not do both for the same car. A car that is already on a government bill of lading should not also be booked with a private carrier.

What a private company may claim#

Some companies advertise that they "specialize in military moves." That sentence means they will pick up a car for a service member who is paying. It does not mean they are International Auto Logistics, and it does not mean the government will reimburse their invoice. Ask the company, in writing, whether it is the VPC contractor. Then check the answer against PCSmyPOV and your transportation office. A website badge is not the check.

Also look up any private company's MC or USDOT number. FMCSA's automobile-transporter advisory says interstate brokers and transporters must be registered, and that a broker only arranges the move. The company check reads the federal record. IAL's role as the POV contractor is a government contract. It is not a reason to skip the registration check on a different company that wants a deposit.

What RideShipper will not ask you for#

A government turn-in needs orders, identification, and the documents PCSmyPOV lists. RideShipper's quote flow does not collect those, and you should not upload orders or a Social Security number to a commercial quote form to "prove" you are military. You see a price range before any contact details. 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. You can have the estimate emailed without requesting quotes. The calling terms describe contact after a request. That contact is from private companies, not from a vehicle processing center.

If your question is the entitlement, use the PCS planner only as a way to sort the government car from the private car. Then confirm with the office. The planner is not a determination.

If your question is a private price for a car you must move yourself, the military service page is military car shipping. The quote there is still a private quote. It does not become a government booking because the page has the word military on it.

How to check a company that sounds official#

Read the name slowly. International Auto Logistics is the contractor Military OneSource names. A company that puts "PCS," "military," or "POV" in a web address is not, by that word, the contractor. The checks are:

• Did your transportation office tell you to use PCSmyPOV for this car?
• Does the appointment confirm on PCSmyPOV, not only in a text from a salesperson?
• Is the turn-in at a vehicle processing center the office recognizes?
• If the company wants a deposit to "start your entitlement," stop. Entitlements are not started with a private deposit. Ask the transportation office before you pay.

A private company can still be a legitimate carrier for the car the government will not move. Legitimacy, for that job, is an active MC or USDOT record that matches the legal name, plus a contract you can read. It is not a stock photo of a uniform. Use the company check. Then keep the two files separate: one folder for the VPC paperwork, one folder for the private bill of lading. Do not mix the tracking numbers.

If a page on the open web asks you to upload orders or a Social Security number in order to "verify military shipping rates," do not upload them to a quote form. RideShipper's quote does not need those documents. A government turn-in uses the documents PCSmyPOV lists, on that site, not on a comparison form.