Military moves
Ship your personal vehicle around a PCS move timeline
A permanent change of station move comes with a report date, not a flexible calendar, and a personal vehicle often has to arrive on its own schedule while the household move happens separately. Velocity Auto Transport arranges civilian vehicle transport for service members and families working around PCS orders, as a private auto transport brokerage independent of any military transportation office or program.
Quotes are free to request. Nothing is charged unless you accept an offer.
- Service
- Military PCS Vehicle Shipping
- Coverage
- Nationwide across the contiguous US
- Equipment
- Matched to the vehicle and route
- Quotes
- Written, no charge to request
- Who it suits
- Military PCS Vehicle 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 military pcs vehicle shipping involves
Who this service is for
This is for active-duty service members, families and veterans relocating a personal vehicle in connection with a PCS move, whether the vehicle is your primary car, a second household vehicle, or a vehicle being moved separately from where you or your family are relocating. It is not a substitute for, or affiliated with, any official government-arranged vehicle shipment program.
How scheduling around orders works
Tell us your target pickup and delivery windows based on your report date and household move timeline, and we work to match a carrier whose schedule fits. Because military moves often involve a hard date, building in some buffer before the report date — rather than scheduling pickup for the last possible day — gives more room if a carrier's timing shifts.
What we need for an accurate quote
Provide the current location of the vehicle, the intended delivery location tied to your new duty station or family's destination, your target date range, and the vehicle's year, make and model. If the vehicle will be picked up from a base, family member's home, or storage location rather than your own address, note that as well.
Orders, entitlements and reimbursement
Whether a particular move qualifies for any government-provided vehicle shipping benefit, and what documentation or reimbursement process applies, depends on your specific orders and current policy — that is not something we determine for you. Confirm entitlement details and any required paperwork with your servicing transportation office before assuming how a shipment will be handled or reimbursed.
Preparing a vehicle for a PCS-timed shipment
Standard preparation applies: clean the vehicle enough to note existing condition clearly, remove personal items and loose gear, and leave roughly a quarter tank of fuel. If the vehicle needs to be picked up from a barracks, base housing or a location with gate access requirements, mention that when scheduling so the carrier can plan around it.
What affects timing on military lanes
Availability depends on the specific route, how far in advance the request is made relative to the report date, and normal seasonal demand — PCS season in summer months tends to be busier for carriers overall. Building in extra lead time before a hard report date reduces risk if a carrier's schedule shifts.
The brokerage's role and independence
Velocity is an independent transportation broker and has no affiliation with, endorsement from, or contract under any government or military vehicle shipping program. We coordinate carrier assignment the same way we would for any other customer, with scheduling shaped around the dates you provide from your orders.
Inspection and delivery for a PCS move
Complete a full inspection with the driver at both pickup and delivery and keep the bill of lading with your other move paperwork. If the vehicle is being delivered to a new duty station before you personally arrive, arrange for someone authorized to accept delivery and perform that inspection on your behalf.
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.
- Build in buffer before report date: Avoid scheduling pickup for the last possible day before you must report.
- Confirm entitlement separately: Check with your transportation office on any reimbursement or program eligibility — that is outside what we determine.
- Base and gate access: Tell us if pickup or delivery involves base housing or gate access requirements.
- Delegate delivery acceptance if needed: If you won't be present at delivery, arrange for someone to inspect and accept the vehicle.
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
Military PCS Vehicle 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.