Charlotte to Richmond
Car Shipping Between Charlotte and Richmond
Charlotte to Richmond runs I-85 north through the Piedmont and into Virginia, a lane we cover for new vehicle deliveries and dealer trades headed up the East Coast.
- I-85 north, I-95 into Richmond
- Carolinas to Virginia dealer moves
- Several units on one order
North on I-85 into Virginia
The truck takes I-85 north from Charlotte through Greensboro, Burlington and Durham, then past Henderson and across the Virginia line near South Hill. I-85 ends at Petersburg, where the truck picks up I-95 north for the last stretch into Richmond.
On the Virginia end we deliver to Richmond and Central Virginia: Henrico, Chesterfield, Glen Allen, Short Pump, Midlothian, Mechanicsville and Petersburg. If the car needs to go further, I-95 keeps going north toward Fredericksburg and Washington, D.C.
Who ships between Charlotte and Richmond
Dealers moving several units. New vehicle deliveries and inventory moves between Carolinas and Virginia stores often go in small batches. Tell us how many cars are moving and we put them on one order with one contact. We also handle customer deliveries, store-to-store moves and off-lease returns.
Students and families. Students at VCU and the University of Richmond ship cars from the Charlotte area, and families relocating between the two cities ship the car they are not driving.
Private buyers. If you found a car in Virginia, we can bring it to Charlotte. Send the seller's address and contact with the order.
How a Richmond order comes together
Send the VINs, the pickup and drop-off addresses, a contact at each end, and whether every car runs. A real person quotes it, one load at a time. We vet the carrier before pickup and confirm the driver and the truck ahead of time.
You get the pickup window and the expected delivery window before anything leaves. If something changes on I-85, we call you first. Every car on the order shows up in the client portal at fctorders.com, which you open with your email and a 6-digit code. You can watch the driver's location while they are driving and pull the delivery BOL for each car.
Trailers and written windows
Open trailers carry most new and used inventory on this lane. Enclosed is there for exotic, specialty and high-value units. Non-running cars can go too, with different equipment, so tell us before dispatch. Dealers who need the delivery window in writing can use our Guaranteed Delivery Rate on eligible loads (terms apply).
Richmond questions
Does this route pass through Greensboro and Raleigh?
It passes through Greensboro and Durham on I-85. Raleigh is a short way east of the route, and we can add a stop there to the same order.
Can several cars go on one order?
Yes. Send every VIN with the addresses and we book them together with one contact.
Can the car go past Richmond toward D.C.?
Yes. I-95 continues north from Richmond, and we ship anywhere in the continental U.S.
Do you ship cars for students at VCU or the University of Richmond?
Yes. Give us the campus or apartment address and a contact there for delivery.
Related pages
See Virginia vehicle shipping for moves anywhere in the state. Dealers moving new units can read about new vehicle deliveries and moving several cars at once. The southern half of this road is on Charlotte to Greensboro.