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Allied Auto Transport connects vehicle owners, dealers, and relocating families with vetted, licensed carriers. We don't just book shipments. We verify every carrier's authority, insurance, and safety record before your car moves.
No deposit to quote. A Transport Advisor follows up fast.
No upfront deposit required. A Transport Advisor calls within minutes.
Or call — (800) 997-4181
Car shipping is an industry full of bait-and-switch quotes, carriers with lapsed insurance, and brokers who disappear after you pay. We've seen all of it. That's not a sales line — it's what this business looks like from the inside.
When you ship through Allied, we pull the carrier's FMCSA registration, verify their insurance certificate, and check their safety score before we ever assign them to your vehicle. A carrier with a clean DOT number and current coverage gets the load. One that doesn't, doesn't.
Our quotes are flat-rate. The price we give you is the price the driver gets paid. We don't inflate the spread, skim off the top, or quietly reduce your carrier's rate to pad our margin — which is exactly what a lot of brokers do. If our quote is higher than the one you got from the other guy, there's usually a reason.
Every carrier is checked before they see our loads: active FMCSA authority, clean safety rating, verified cargo insurance. We remove carriers when their record changes.
Every carrier in our network carries cargo coverage, and we verify the certificate is current before your car is on the truck. Insurance lapses happen — we catch them.
The price we quote is the price you pay. No market adjustments after you commit. No fuel surcharges added at pickup. No bait-and-switch.
You get a dedicated Transport Advisor — a real shipping specialist with a direct line — from quote through delivery. Not a ticket queue. Not a call center.
From your first quote to the moment your car is delivered, you work with one named Transport Advisor — not a rotating call center, not a ticket queue. They know your shipment, your vehicle, and your timeline. Reachable by phone and text, seven days a week.
Your advisor's direct line — not a 1-800 maze.
The most common method. Your vehicle rides on an open multi-car carrier — safe, reliable, and available on almost every domestic route.
Get a quote →For vehicles that warrant extra protection. Classic cars, exotics, high-value trucks. A fully enclosed trailer, door-to-door, white-glove handling.
Learn more →Coast-to-coast, Northeast to Southeast, Midwest to Southwest — we run the high-volume lanes daily with established carrier relationships.
View all routes →Ocean freight to and from Hawaii. Horizon Shipping Hawaii handles inter-island routing, military PCS moves, and mainland-to-island logistics.
Hawaii routes →Multiple units per month need dedicated account management, volume pricing, and consolidated billing. Built for dealers, fleets, and corporate relocation.
Get a quote →Snowbird routes (Florida ↔ Northeast, Arizona ↔ Midwest) run on tight seasonal windows. We move hundreds of vehicles on these corridors every spring and fall.
Snowbird routes →Classics, exotics, low-mileage collectibles, six-figure builds. Enclosed transport means your vehicle never sees road debris, weather, or a stranger's hands — soft straps only, climate-controlled options, and carriers who specialize in high-value cars.
Car shipping fraud is real. A company posts a low quote, collects a deposit, and either ghosts you or hits you with a "market adjustment" when your car is at the terminal and you have no leverage. It happens every day.
We've seen the specific tactics. The quote that's 40% below market. The "guaranteed pickup" with no carrier assigned. The expired insurance certificate. Here's how we evaluate every carrier before they touch a customer's vehicle:
Read the Scam Guide →30 years of industry knowledge in plain-English guides. No SEO fluff. Just what you actually need to know before you ship a car.
How brokers bait-and-switch quotes, what a fake insurance certificate looks like, and exactly what to check before you hand anyone a deposit.
Read the guide →For most vehicles, open transport is fine. Here's the honest breakdown of when enclosed is worth the premium — and when it isn't.
Read the guide →The number on the page is only part of the story. What's buried in the fine print, what the carrier gets paid versus what the broker keeps, and how to compare quotes.
Read the guide →Florida and Arizona routes hit capacity every October and March. The timeline and what happens to pricing when you wait too long.
Read the guide →Sample reviews shown — verified Google & BBB quotes replace these at launch.
"I've shipped three cars now and the one time I didn't use Allied, I got burned by a bait-and-switch. They came in $80 higher than the other quote and it was worth every dollar."
"My Porsche shipped enclosed from New Jersey to Florida. No issues, showed up on time, carrier was professional. Will use again in the spring."
"I manage fleet transfers for a mid-size dealership. Allied handles 8–12 units a month for us and hasn't missed a pickup date in two years."
Tell us where the car is, where it's going, and when you need it there. We'll send you a flat-rate quote — no deposit until a carrier is assigned, no surprises at pickup.
30 years in auto transport·No payment until pickup·FMCSA Licensed·Vetted carrier network