RVs, boats, and trailers: questions and answers

Yes, usually on its trailer, pulled by a hauler. A boat in the water, or a yacht that does not fit a trailer, is a different job and often a barge or a ship. Say which one you have. Measure the boat and trailer together, including guides, a tower, and fenders, not the hull beam alone. The trailer needs working tires, lights, wiring, and brakes. A car-carrier quote does not include this load unless the company says it does.

Leave it on the trailer if that is how it sits, and hire a hauler who pulls trailers, not a sedan slot on a car carrier. You need the title or the bill of sale the yard will accept, someone who can release the rig, and a true width. If you bought it from a private seller, name the driver to that seller before the truck arrives. A surprise driver gets turned away. Drain and secure what the hauler's sheet requires. This page does not copy a marina's fee schedule.

It depends on the width, the length, the height, whether the trailer brakes and lights work, and whether the route needs a permit. There is no sedan price for this. The car calculator does not price a boat. On the National Network, 23 CFR 658.15 says states may not set a width limit other than 102 inches, except Hawaii at 108 inches. Wider than that, you are in permit territory, and the permit is part of the quote. Ask the hauler to say the width they used.

Only if you booked an ocean line, and only as that line's reservation shows. Hawaii and Alaska moves use ships or barges from companies such as Matson, Pasha, TOTE, or Alaska Marine Lines. Whether they name the vessel is on their booking, not on a highway quote. A truck shipment in the lower 48 does not put your car on a boat at all. A road range is not the ocean fare.

It depends on the class, the height, the length, and whether the unit is driven or hauled. A Class A coach is a specialty or heavy move, not a car-carrier slot. A camper van can still be too tall for a car trailer after the conversion. This page does not invent a dollar or a height. The car calculator does not price a motorhome. Measure the roof, including air conditioners, and say if it runs. A drive-away, where a person drives it, is a different product from a trailer quote.

It depends on the miles, the fuel, and who would have to drive. Driving cash is fuel, lodging, and meals, plus wear on its own line. A shipping price for a motorhome is not the sedan range in a car calculator. Get a quote that states height, length, and drive-away or haul. Then compare that quote with the drive, including how many days you would sit in the seat. This page will not say shipping is worth it as a rule. A hired driver is also not a trailer price.

Ask the transportation office. Do not treat a yes from a forum as an entitlement. Military OneSource describes a privately owned vehicle as a motor vehicle for personal transportation, owned or leased for 12 months or more by the member or a dependent, with four or more wheels, self-propelled, licensed for public highways, and designed to carry passengers or household goods. A camper van may or may not fit that definition once it is titled and built. On most CONUS orders, shipping the vehicle is largely your cost anyway. This page states no dollar entitlement.

It depends on the length, the height, the hitch type, and whether the trailer is empty. A travel trailer is towed, or hauled without the tow vehicle. Say which you are shipping. A fifth-wheel is a different hitch from a bumper pull. A toy hauler is an RV with a garage, not a car-hauling trailer. The car calculator does not price any of these. A car-carrier quote does not include the trailer unless the company says it does. Working lights and brakes are part of whether they will take it.

Tell the hauler the length, the width, the height, and whether it is a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel, a boat trailer, or a car hauler. Say if it is empty. If you just bought it, the seller has to release it to the named driver, with the title or the paperwork that yard requires. A national average will not price the lane. Measure before you ask. A bent frame, dead lights, or brakes that do not work are reasons a hauler will refuse the trailer at pickup.

They are different products. A carrier puts the car on their truck. You pay their price and sign their bill of lading. Trailering it yourself means your tow vehicle, your hitch, the miles, the fuel, and the nights. A ship-or-drive comparison does not include a trailer rental this page will not invent. If you hire someone to pull your trailer, that is a third quote. Say the trailer's length. Do not compare a sedan range with a trailer trip as if they were the same job.