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Car Transportation Paperwork

List Of Documents used for Car Transportation

TOS - Terms Of Service

  • TOS or Terms Of Service is a contract You sign with Broker describing terms of shipping your car.
  • You can find it on "2 - Book" printer friendly page and print to pdf to have a copy.
    • Terms of Car Shipping Service

COI - Certificate Of Insurance

  • COI or Certificate Of Insurance is a document showing carrier's insurance coverage.
  • You care about cargo coverage in this document (your car is cargo during transportation).
  • This document used to verify insurance and have insurance contacts, but not required to file a claim.
    • Certificate Of Insurance

Dispatch Sheet

  • Dispatch Sheet is a contract between Broker and Carrier to transport the car.
  • It is optional and most of brokers do not share this information with customers to hide how much they charge.
  • We contract wide range of carriers using multiple load boards. In most cases we can provide this document online, but not all load boards provide online integration.
    • Certificate Of Insurance

BOL - Bill Of Lading

  • Bill Of Lading (BOL) describes cargo and where it is transported from and to.
  • It is stating if cargo was picked up and delivered.
  • It is required for driver to have in the vehicle.
  • It is not needed for customer unless insurance claim filed.
  • We contract wide range of carriers using multiple load boards. In most cases we can provide this document online and it has inspection of car before pickup and after delivery with pictures.
    • Bill Of Lading

How Insurance works during car load, unload and transportation?
Can I post my car directly to load board without broker?
What happens behind the scenes?