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Military Car Shipping
Vehicle shipping built around a PCS move, the orders, the timeline, and the base, with a military discount and dates that flex when the Army's don't.
- $499
- open, from
- 15%
- military discount
- 7 days
- price lock
- $0
- due at booking
The short answer
Military car shipping moves service members' vehicles for PCS and duty moves on open carriers from $499, with a 15% military discount and pickup timed around your orders. You pay $0 until a vetted carrier is dispatched, and your quote locks for 7 days while your dates firm up.
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Military car shipping is standard open transport organized around the one thing that makes a PCS different: the orders run the calendar, not you. Your car ships on the same open carriers that move everyone's vehicles, from $499, but the booking is built to flex. Pickup is timed to your report date, the quote holds for 7 days while travel plans settle, and a 15% military discount applies on top of the lane rate. You hand the logistics to a coordinator instead of juggling a carrier while you are also out-processing, clearing quarters, and moving a household across the country or overseas port.
The honest complications are the ones every service member already knows. PCS dates slip, orders get modified, and summer is peak season, when demand tightens capacity and nudges rates up, so lead time genuinely helps. Base access is the other one: most carriers cannot bring a full car hauler through the gate, so delivery happens at a safe, legal spot just outside, which we arrange in advance. And if you will be deployed or in transit when the car arrives, a power of attorney lets someone you trust receive and sign for it. Tell us the timeline and the base, and we plan around all of it.
What it costs
What military car shipping costs
Military moves ship on standard open rates for your lane, with the 15% military discount applied on top. These are working figures for a running sedan on a 1,000-mile open lane, before the discount:
Open carrier · 1,000-mile lane · running sedan
At $0.75 to $1.00 a mile on 500 to 1,500 mile lanes, a 1,000-mile sedan runs about $750 to $1,000, with $875 typical, and the 15% military discount applies on top, confirmed at booking. The $499 floor is the short-lane start, and the ceiling adds peak season and larger vehicles. It is a planning range, not a quote, held 7 days.
What moves the number
- Distance, longer = lower per-mile
- $0.75–1.00/mi
- Peak PCS season (summer)
- higher demand
- Sedan → XL truck or SUV
- up to +40%
- Military discount
- −15%
Summer is peak PCS season, when carriers are in heavy demand and rates run higher. Booking as early as your orders allow holds a better rate and a pickup window that fits.
Your exact number takes about 30 seconds and no payment details.
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PCS timing
How does car shipping fit a PCS move?
The trick with a PCS is that your car has to move around a timeline you do not fully control, so the earlier it is booked, the more the shipment bends to fit. Book as soon as you have orders and a report date, and you get your pick of pickup windows, a better rate before summer demand peaks, and time to absorb the inevitable schedule change without a scramble. Leave it to the last week, especially in the summer PCS rush, and you take whatever capacity is left at whatever it costs. The car does not need to move the day you do, only to arrive when you need it, which gives you room to plan if you use it.
Broadway builds the booking to survive a moving target. The quote locks for 7 days, you owe $0 until a carrier is actually dispatched, and you can reschedule or cancel free before that point, so an amended report date does not cost you the rate. Your coordinator times pickup to your out-processing and delivery to your arrival, and keeps you updated by text while you are dealing with everything else a PCS throws at you. It is the same open transport anyone books, arranged by people used to the way military moves actually go rather than how a tidy calendar says they should.
The discount
How does the military discount work?
Broadway applies a 15% military discount to your lane rate at booking. It is available to service members handling a PCS or any duty-related move, and it comes off the standard open price rather than a marked-up one, so the saving is real rather than a discount on an inflated starting figure. It applies on top of a rate that already depends on your distance, vehicle, and timing. Bring your status up front and your coordinator applies it to the quote you see, not a different number later.
Everything else about a military booking works like any Broadway shipment, which is the point. You pay $0 at booking, the price locks for 7 days, and the balance goes to the driver at delivery, so nothing is due while your orders and travel are still settling. The discount stacks onto a service that is already built for a moving timeline, rather than a special track with its own rules and catches. If you are eligible, the only thing you need to do is say so when you request the quote, and we handle applying it correctly. No forms, no separate track, just the discount on the price you already see.
military discount
applied at booking
due at booking
pay after dispatch
quote lock
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Base access
Can you deliver a car to or near a base?
Delivery works, but not usually through the gate. A full-size car hauler is about 75 feet long, and most installations will not let one onto the base, so the standard, honest arrangement is to deliver to a safe, legal spot just outside, a large lot or a nearby commercial area where the truck can maneuver. This is normal and expected, not a limitation of the service, and your coordinator sorts the exact spot with you and the driver before delivery day rather than improvising it at the gate. The same applies at pickup if your car starts its journey from on-base housing.
Two things make a base move go smoothly, and both are worth setting up early. First, if you will be deployed, in transit, or otherwise unavailable when the car arrives, arrange a power of attorney so someone you trust can receive the car, do the inspection, and sign the Bill of Lading in your place. Second, give us your report date and the installation up front, so we can time pickup and delivery around your actual schedule and plan a reachable meeting point near the base. Tell us the timeline and the location, and the access details are handled before they become a problem.
- Carriers often can't enter the gate, so we deliver to a safe spot just outside.
- Set up a power of attorney if you'll be deployed or in transit when the car arrives.
- Give your orders' report date so we time pickup and delivery around it.
Tell us the base and your timeline, and we plan delivery to a legal, reachable spot nearby.
Is it right for you
The honest version of this decision
Book it when
- You have PCS or duty-station orders and need your car moved
- Your travel timeline makes driving the car yourself impractical
- You want a military discount on a standard, reliable service
- You'd rather a coordinator handle timing while you out-process
Don't bother when
- The move is short enough to drive comfortably yourself
- You have ample time and would rather road-trip to the new post
- Your report date is so uncertain that even a flexible booking is early
- A base-provided or reimbursed transport option already covers it
Not a PCS but still a long move? See cross-country car shipping.
How it runs
What a military booking looks like end to end
Questions
Military Car Shipping: common questions
Still stuck? A coordinator answers the phone Mon–Sat, 9am–7pm ET.
How much does military car shipping cost?
Military moves ship on standard open rates from $499, with a 15% military discount applied on top and confirmed at booking. A running sedan on a 1,000-mile lane typically lands around $875 before the discount. Summer PCS season runs higher, so booking early holds a better rate. Your price locks for 7 days.
Is there really a military discount?
Yes. Broadway applies a 15% military discount to your lane rate at booking, off the standard open price rather than a marked-up one. It comes off a rate that already depends on your distance and vehicle. Mention your status up front and your coordinator applies it to the quote you see.
Can you deliver my car to the base?
Usually to a safe spot just outside, not through the gate, because most installations will not admit a 75-foot car hauler. This is standard, and we arrange the exact nearby meeting point with you and the driver in advance. Give us the installation and we plan a legal, reachable delivery location.
What if my PCS date changes after I book?
You can reschedule or cancel free before a carrier is dispatched, and your quoted price stays locked for 7 days, so a shifted report date does not cost you the rate. Tell your coordinator as soon as orders change, and we re-time pickup and delivery around the new date.
Can someone else receive my car if I'm deployed?
Yes, with a power of attorney. Set one up so a trusted person can inspect the car and sign the Bill of Lading in your place at delivery, or pickup, if you are deployed or in transit. Tell us who that will be in advance so the driver can coordinate timing with them.
How far ahead should I book a PCS car shipment?
As early as your orders allow, especially for a summer move, when PCS demand peaks and capacity tightens. Booking early gives you the pick of pickup windows, a better rate, and room to absorb a date change. You owe nothing until dispatch, so an early booking carries no risk if plans shift.
Do you ship cars overseas for OCONUS moves?
Broadway arranges domestic transport to and from the port or processing facility for an OCONUS move. The ocean leg itself is handled through the military's vehicle processing program, so tell us the port and your timeline, and we cover the driving portion on this side reliably.
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