How car shipping works with AskShip
From your first price to the moment your car rolls off the truck, here's exactly what happens.
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Get your instant price
Enter pickup and delivery cities, your vehicle and your first available date. Your price range and transit time appear on screen right away.
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Lock your rate
Like the price? Add your name, email and phone to lock it for 30 days. Nothing is charged.
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We assign a carrier
We match you with a licensed, insured carrier on your route and confirm a pickup window, usually within 1 to 5 days of your date.
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Pickup and inspection
Your driver calls ahead, inspects the car with you, notes its condition on the Bill of Lading, and loads it.
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Track your car
Your coordinator keeps you updated, and you can call the driver or us any time.
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Delivery and payment
At delivery you inspect the car together, sign the Bill of Lading, and pay the balance to the driver.
How to prepare your car
- Wash the car so the inspection is accurate
- Photograph every side, plus the odometer
- Remove toll tags, parking passes and valuables
- Leave about a quarter tank of fuel
- Note any leaks or quirks for the driver
- Leave one set of keys for the driver
Ready to ship? Your price is 30 seconds away.
Lock your rate online or talk to a shipping coordinator seven days a week.