Dispatch & Logistics for Vehicle Exporters

Standard turnaround is 3-7 days from auction payment to port warehouse arrival. Copart gate passes typically clear in 1-2 business days; IAAI often same-day; Manheim 2-3 days. Transport depends on the lane — a Dallas IAAI to Port Houston is often 1 day; a Chicago Copart to Port Newark runs 3-4 days.

No — we are a licensed FMCSA broker handling the domestic leg (auction → port warehouse). Your freight forwarder takes over for customs documentation, ocean booking, and vessel loading. We deliver the vehicle to their designated warehouse with a signed BOL and their booking number on the paperwork.

The port warehouse handles storage after drop-off. Most offer 5-7 days free storage inclusive of the drop-off day, then charge daily rates ($8-$25/day depending on the port). We time drop-off to your vessel window so storage fees are minimized.

Carrier holds or re-dispatches. If a Copart gate pass is delayed by payment clearing on their side, we don't dispatch until the pass is ready — dry runs cost $100-$200 and nobody needs that. We push status updates via email and Telegram so you know exactly where your vehicle sits in the pipeline.

Our service stops at the port warehouse; whether your freight forwarder loads RoRo or books a container is their decision. Most of our exporter flow is RoRo (roll-on/roll-off), but container loads are common for multi-vehicle shipments and for destinations where RoRo vessels don't call frequently.

All major vehicle-export ports: Newark (Elizabeth), Baltimore, Jacksonville, Savannah, Houston, Los Angeles/Long Beach. We have established relationships with the primary port warehouse operators at each facility, which matters when a gate pass needs a last-minute swap or a warehouse slot has to be re-booked.

Same as domestic inop — add $100-$300 above base rate depending on whether a standard winch works or forklift loading is required. Disclose condition honestly at booking; arriving at the auction with a vehicle the dispatched carrier can't load means a 2-5 day delay and a dry-run fee.

The carrier's cargo insurance ($100,000-$250,000 open / $250,000-$500,000 enclosed). Once the warehouse signs the BOL, custody transfers to the warehouse, then later to the ocean carrier under a separate marine policy. We don't sell or underwrite marine cargo insurance — that's your freight forwarder's domain.

Yes. The export flow runs the same whether origin is a Copart yard, an IAAI lot, a Manheim dealer auction, a private dealer, a residence, or a body shop. Routing is identical; only the gate pass step changes (auctions need it; dealers/residences don't).

Cost-plus transparent. You see the carrier rate from Central Dispatch, and we add a $50 flat dispatch fee per vehicle. No hidden markup, no mystery percentage. Optional: we can pay the carrier on your behalf for a +$10 payment processing fee per load (you reimburse carrier cost + $10), so you don't manage carrier transfers yourself.