Vehicle shipping
How to Ship a Car or Vehicle
Enter what the vehicle is, whether it runs, its dimensions and how it loads. The Load Planner compares it against car haulers and the other equipment in our library, and lists what still needs confirming.
Vehicle details
Freight Command Center Freight load report
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Your load
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Use this load
The measurement behind the answer: the shipment as FCC read it, every check, every option in full and why some were ruled out.
What was checked
Everything the planner could settle from what you entered is marked as checked. Everything it could not is listed as requiring confirmation rather than assumed, and the two are never mixed.
Space used
A possible arrangement, not an instruction. It shows that the freight can be placed inside the published floor dimensions; the driver and carrier decide the actual load order, weight distribution and securement.
Equipment fit details
Every trailer in the library measured against this shipment, and what each one said about the freight physically. These are fit answers, not a second set of recommendations.
Requires confirmation
Where a figure is marked as requiring confirmation, it is because this site does not publish that measurement for that equipment -- most often the rear-door opening, which is a different measurement from the interior width.
Recommended planning fit, based on the information entered and the equipment figures this site publishes. Actual equipment specifications vary. Final loading, weight distribution, securement and legal compliance remain subject to the carrier, the driver and the actual equipment.
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How vehicle shipping works
A vehicle is not a box. Whether it runs, steers and brakes decides how it gets on and off the trailer: a running vehicle can be driven on, one that only rolls may need a winch, and one that cannot roll needs lifting or recovery equipment at both ends.
Size and weight still matter. A lifted truck, a van with a roof rack or a vehicle with attachments may not fit the positions on a standard car hauler. Year, make and model help — the planner can look up reference dimensions — but those are estimates until the actual vehicle is measured.
Open transport is the common way to move a vehicle; enclosed transport adds protection from weather and road debris and is usually priced higher. Fuel in the tank does not on its own rule out highway transport, but a leak, flood or fire damage, or a damaged battery, needs specialist review before ordinary transport can be proposed.
What we need to plan it
- Year, make and model, or a description
- Whether it runs, rolls, steers and brakes
- Length, width and height, including racks, lift kits and attachments
- Weight
- Fuel or power type, and the condition of fluids and battery
- Open or enclosed transport
- How it loads at pickup and unloads at delivery
- Ground clearance, for low vehicles and ramps
Equipment to consider
Most vehicles ride on a car hauler. Small moves can go on a vehicle-capable hotshot trailer, and heavy or oversized vehicles on specialized equipment.
Auto Transport / Car Hauler
Cars, SUVs, light trucks, fleet vehicles and dealership moves.
Hotshot
Smaller machinery, construction materials, urgent equipment moves and lighter open-deck shipments.
RGN — Removable Gooseneck
Excavators, bulldozers, loaders, heavy machinery and drive-on equipment.
The planner compares your shipment against every equipment type in our library that carries this kind of freight. The result it gives you, not this list, is the answer — and actual equipment specifications vary by carrier.
What affects the price
- Distance and the lane
- Open or enclosed transport
- Running or not: a vehicle that has to be winched or lifted takes more handling
- The vehicle’s size and weight
- Pickup and delivery access for a large truck
- Timing, flexibility and current market conditions
Common mistakes
- Not saying whether the vehicle runs.
- Forgetting roof racks, lift kits, attachments or anything carried in it.
- Using brochure dimensions for a modified vehicle.
- Not confirming how it will be loaded and unloaded at each end.
- Leaving out a leak, flood or fire damage, or a damaged battery.
Common questions
Can I ship a car that doesn’t run?
Usually, yes. Say whether it rolls, steers and brakes. A vehicle that rolls can often be winched on; one that cannot roll needs lifting or recovery equipment at both ends, arranged before pickup.
Do I need open or enclosed car transport?
Open transport suits most vehicles. Enclosed transport protects from weather and road debris and suits high-value, classic or show vehicles. Choose Enclosed required and the planner narrows the options to an enclosed auto transporter.
Can I ship an electric vehicle?
Yes. Choose Electric / hybrid. An undamaged electric vehicle moves like other vehicles, subject to the carrier’s review; a damaged battery needs specialist review before ordinary transport.
Do I need exact dimensions for a stock vehicle?
Year, make and model give reference estimates, and the report says they are estimates. Confirm the actual size and weight, and anything added to the vehicle, before booking.
Can one truck carry several vehicles?
Multi-car trailers exist, and the carrier confirms the actual vehicle mix, positions and weight. Add each vehicle as its own freight item.
Related tools and guides
Ready to price this vehicle shipment?
Use the planner above, then send the shipment to us for an actual freight price. Once you have run a report, this button opens the quote with the shipment already filled in, so nothing is typed twice.