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Jan 16, 2024

You’ve chosen a carrier to move your vehicle from point A to point B, and you’ve signed the dotted line. The next question is, can your car be shipped if it has your personal belongings in it? Some carriers will tell you yes, while others will insist on ‘no.’ In this article, we’ll reveal an important transport shipping law, and how you can turn your vehicle transport a smooth, easy and damage-free experience.   

The Answer is…

While many people still pack their vehicle with personal items and many carriers accept items packed in the vehicle, the official answer is no. You can’t place items in your vehicle because there aren’t any carriers or brokers licensed to transport a vehicle with items in it.  However, this doesn’t mean you can’t pack items in your car. Some carriers will still allow it, with limitations, and often with an extra fee attached.  If you choose to pack your vehicle with personal items, the general rule of thumb is to limit the total weight amount to 100 pounds or less.

What to Expect When You Choose Ship A Car Direct

When you choose Ship A Car Direct as your car transport broker, you’ll have the peace of mind of a BBB accredited company that has been trusted and loved by customers all over the country. We are not licensed to ship household items, so we cannot transport them over state lines. However, you can pack anything else in your car beside household goods. You can learn more about our license from the Department of Transportation, as well as other transport companies’ licenses. After clicking on the following link, enter 632461 in the field next to MC: https://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/pkg_carrquery.prc_carrlist

Ship A Car Direct is a unique car shipping company because of our screening process, and our damage-free guarantee. Unlike many other brokers who work with any available carrier, we offer our customers a selective screening process for carriers that meet their service and quality needs. We review over 7,500 carriers and weed out those who don’t make the cut. Our damage-free insurance guarantee that should your vehicle occur damage, it’ll be covered. If they don’t, we’ll come in and help pay for the damage.  Contact us today at 1-866-221-1664 to learn more!

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