Mr. Car Shipper · Long-distance car shipping since 2002
Moving more than 500 miles? Take the car off your list.
I started Mr. Car Shipper in 2002 with one truck. I drove it. Today a team runs it for families in the middle of a long-distance move, and for the moving companies who send them to us.
- PODS® partner
- Official car shipping partner since 2017
- U-Pack®
- Sends its customers to us
- BBB A+
- Torch Award for Ethics
- 4.6★ Google
- 515 reviews
- Licensed
- USDOT 2310535 · MC 787159
Why I built it this way
Every car shipping quote looks the same. Here’s why.
You fill out one form and your phone rings for a week. That’s because most sites sell your request to ten or twenty brokers at once. The lowest number wins the booking. Then the number changes, because the truck that would haul it at that price doesn’t exist.
That’s not one bad company. That’s the business model. When your closing is Friday and the movers come Saturday, you don’t have room for it.
The average jump from quote to final bill across the industry.
Source: Move.org mystery shoppers. This is an industry-wide figure, not ours. Ours is $0 unless you change the car or the addresses.
The guarantee stack
Six promises in writing, on every shipment
The price is the price
Guaranteed in writing, with no cap. It changes only if you change the car or the addresses.
No cash to the driver
Your card is charged on pickup day. The carrier is paid after the car arrives and passes inspection.
$100,000 cargo protection
A contingent cargo policy in Mr. Car Shipper’s own name, included at no charge.
Carriers we’d hand our own keys to
FMCSA record, insurance confirmed with the insurer, crash history. Checked before and monitored after.
One team, start to finish
The people who quote your shipment own it through delivery. A person answers the phone.
Your request stays with us
We don’t sell your quote request to other brokers, and we don’t buy shared leads.
Where the car fits in your move
Book it when you book the movers
Four to eight weeks out is the right time. Pickup timing is a window, not a promise of a day and hour, so we plan it around your dates instead of pretending.
- 4–8 weeks outGet your quoteOnline, then a real person follows up by email, text or phone. Multiple cars go on one quote.
- BookingLock the priceIn writing. No deposit and nothing owed until pickup day.
- PickupA 3-day preferred windowSet around your closing and your movers. The optional LiveTrack GPS tracker rides in the glovebox.
- DeliveryInspect, then we pay the carrierIf something’s wrong, we guide the claim with you.
Who we ship for
Built for household moves. Useful for a few others.
PODS customers
Your container goes on one truck and your car on another, timed to the same move.
U-Pack customers
Same idea: U-Pack moves the house, we move the car.
Military families
A PCS move with a second vehicle the government won’t ship.
Open or enclosed
Open transport for the daily driver. Enclosed for the one you’d rather keep covered.
A note from the founder
Since 2002. Same owner.
I drove the first truck myself, so I know what a customer is trusting us with: the second most expensive thing they own, in the middle of the most stressful month of their year.
We’re a broker, and we’ll say it plainly. What makes us different is where the risk sits. With us, it sits with us.
Jerry Teeter, Founder and Owner, Mr. Car Shipper
For moving professionals
MCS OnTrack
A partner portal for real estate agents, relocation teams and moving companies. Quote, book and track from one dashboard. Opening in stages.
MCS OnTrack partner portalFAQ
Before you get a quote
Are you a carrier or a broker?
A licensed and bonded broker. We choose and vet the carrier, hold the money until delivery, and carry our own cargo policy on your shipment.
Can you guarantee my pickup date?
No, and be careful with anyone who does. The price is guaranteed. Pickup is a 3-day preferred window that we plan around your move dates.
When should I book?
When you book your movers, usually four to eight weeks out. Earlier is fine. The price holds.
Is it cheaper to drive it myself?
Sometimes. The drive or ship your car calculator adds up fuel, hotels, meals, time off and miles on the car so you can compare.
What does Jerry do at Mr. Car Shipper now?
I’m the founder and owner. A team I trust runs the company day to day while I work full time at Legion LED Trucks.
Take the car off your moving list.
One quote, in writing, from people who will still answer the phone on delivery day.