Student shipping
Ship a car to or from campus around your semester schedule
Getting a car to campus, or bringing it home between semesters, comes with its own scheduling and access questions. Velocity Auto Transport coordinates student vehicle shipments for families sending a car to a new school, students relocating after graduation, and anyone shipping a vehicle around a semester calendar rather than a typical household move.
Quotes are free to request. Nothing is charged unless you accept an offer.
- Service
- College Student Car Shipping
- Coverage
- Nationwide across the contiguous US
- Equipment
- Matched to the vehicle and route
- Quotes
- Written, no charge to request
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- Who it suits
- College Student Car Shipping
- Equipment
- Open or enclosed, matched to the vehicle
- Preparation
- Light prep, documented condition
- Next step
- Send route, vehicle and timing
If you are unsure whether this is the right fit, send the vehicle details and we will tell you which option makes sense.
We arrange the equipment the vehicle actually needs rather than defaulting to whatever is cheapest to quote.
Clean the vehicle, remove loose items, note existing damage. The driver records condition on the bill of lading at pickup and delivery.
You get a written quote for your actual shipment. Nothing is charged until you accept an offer.
Service detail
What college student car shipping involves
Campus and dorm access realities
Most campuses restrict where large trucks can go, and dorm or apartment complex parking lots are frequently unsuitable for a multi-car carrier to enter. Expect the driver to arrange a nearby meeting point, such as a campus visitor lot, a nearby retail area, or another accessible location close to the school rather than the specific residence hall door.
Timing around the semester calendar
Move-in and move-out weeks are predictably busy for student shipping, since large numbers of families are coordinating around the same narrow calendar dates. Booking as early as your schedule allows, rather than waiting until the week of move-in, gives more flexibility in matching your vehicle to an available carrier.
Parent or student authorization for pickup and delivery
Decide ahead of time who will be present for pickup and delivery — a parent, the student, or another authorized adult — and make sure that person has the information needed to inspect the vehicle and sign the bill of lading. If the student is the one accepting delivery at school, walk them through what to check before signing.
Storage considerations between terms
If a vehicle needs to come home over a break and go back for the next term, that is effectively two separate shipments on two separate schedules, each needing its own booking. Plan winter or summer break shipments with the same lead time as an initial move-in shipment, since carrier demand during common academic transition periods can be higher.
What to remove from the car before shipping
Remove personal belongings, textbooks, electronics and anything else stored inside the vehicle before it ships — carriers transport the vehicle itself, not its contents, and loose items are not covered as cargo. A largely empty vehicle is also easier for the driver to inspect accurately at pickup.
Choosing pickup and delivery locations
A home address is usually more accessible for a large carrier than a campus location, so if the student's home is on the way, that end of the trip is often the more straightforward one to plan. For the campus end, having a specific nearby meeting point in mind before the driver calls saves time on move-in day.
The brokerage's role in a student shipment
Velocity coordinates with the carrier around your semester timing and communicates access needs specific to the campus in question. The assigned carrier's driver still determines the exact meeting point in real time based on what the truck can safely reach that day.
Related reading: how auto transport works, car shipping costs and the FAQ.
Velocity Auto Transport Group LLC is an auto transport brokerage. We arrange vehicle transportation through qualified motor carriers and coordinate your shipment from quote to delivery — the carrier assigned to your vehicle operates the truck.
Process
From quote to delivery
- 1
Tell us the details
Route, vehicle, whether it runs and your earliest workable date. Requesting a quote is free.
- 2
We review and quote
A person checks current carrier-market conditions for your lane and equipment, then sends a written quote.
- 3
Carrier assigned
Once you accept, we arrange a qualified motor carrier and confirm the pickup window with you.
- 4
Pickup and delivery
Condition is documented on the bill of lading at both ends, and you have one point of contact throughout.
Plan around this
What affects your shipment
Limitations and requirements worth knowing before you book this service.
- Book ahead of move-in week: Semester transition weeks see higher demand, so earlier booking gives more scheduling flexibility.
- Plan for a nearby meeting point: Campus lots and dorm areas are often inaccessible to large carriers, so expect an alternate pickup or delivery spot.
- Decide who signs: Confirm in advance whether a parent or the student will inspect and sign at each end.
- Empty the vehicle first: Remove personal items and dorm belongings before the vehicle ships.
- Two shipments for two trips: A round-trip between home and school over a break is booked as two separate shipments.
How we work
What you can expect from us
We are a licensed-carrier brokerage, not a trucking fleet
Velocity Auto Transport Group LLC arranges your transport with qualified motor carriers. The carrier assigned to your vehicle operates the truck; we coordinate the booking, the paperwork and the updates.
Written quotes, reviewed by a person
Your route, vehicle and timing are reviewed against current carrier-market conditions before we send a quote. No instant algorithmic number that changes after you book.
One point of contact from quote to delivery
You reach the same team for scheduling changes, pickup windows and delivery updates rather than a call queue.
Questions
College Student Car Shipping questions
Get a quote
Ready for a straight answer on your route?
Tell us the route, the vehicle and its condition. We review current carrier-market conditions for that lane and come back with a quote we can actually stand behind.