Transporting Multiple Cars: How Dealers and Multi-Car Owners Do It

To ship multiple cars at once, send one request with every vehicle, its VIN or year, make and model, whether it runs, and the pickup and delivery addresses. Cars going the same way can often share a truck, and one transport company keeps every car under one contact. Dealers move several units this way all the time, and families do it when they relocate.

For dealers

Dealerships move cars constantly: trades with other stores, auction buys, customer deliveries, and transfers between rooftops. Running an in-house truck for all of that is hard to staff and hard to keep busy. FCT handles:

• Dealer trades and store-to-store moves
• Auction pickups, including several cars from one auction
• New vehicle and customer deliveries
• Fleets, rentals and off-lease returns
• Transfers between stores in a dealer group

You get the same contact on every order, and FCT can step in as a backup hauler when your usual carrier falls through. On Guaranteed Delivery Rate loads, the delivery window is in writing; see the Dealer Guarantee for the terms.

For families and collectors

A relocation often means two or three cars, and nobody wants to drive them one at a time. Ship them together and fly, or drive one and ship the rest. Collectors moving several cars can mix trailer types: everyday cars on an open trailer and the valuable ones enclosed.

What to send for a multi-car quote

• Each vehicle's year, make and model, or the VIN
• Whether each one runs. A car that doesn't run can still be moved, but it needs different equipment.
• Pickup and delivery addresses for each car, if they differ
• When each car is ready, and a contact at each address
• Open or enclosed for each car

One truck or several

A full-size open carrier can take a large batch of cars on one load, but cars that are ready on different days, or going to different places, may move on separate trucks. Either way, FCT confirms the driver, the truck and the pickup window for each load before it rolls. Our guide to how many cars fit on a car hauler explains the trailer types.

Keeping track of every car

All your orders sit in one place in the client portal at fctorders.com. You log in with your email and a 6-digit code, no password. You can see the driver's location while they're active and download the delivery BOL for each car. If anything changes on the road, you hear it from FCT first.

Every carrier is vetted before it touches a car, and every shipment is fully insured.

Frequently asked questions

Can I ship several cars on the same truck?

Often, yes. Cars ready on the same day and going the same way can share a load. Cars with different dates or destinations may move on separate trucks.

How do car dealerships move inventory between locations?

Many use a transport company for dealer trades, auction pickups, store-to-store moves and customer deliveries instead of running their own trucks.

Can I choose open for some cars and enclosed for others?

Yes. Everyday cars can go on an open trailer while classic, exotic or high-value cars go enclosed.

How do I keep track of several orders?

In the FCT client portal at fctorders.com. All your orders are in one place, with the driver's location while they're active and the delivery BOL for each car.

Several cars to move?

Send the list and a real person quotes it. Request a quote or call (980) 552-1101. Dealers can also reach the dealer desk.