Montway arranges transport for vehicles within the continental U.S., and assists with shipments to overseas locations and outside the country. There are many intricacies to shipping a vehicle overseas, but we’re here to make it easy for you.
The auto transport process can be explained in three steps: quote and booking, vehicle pickup and transit, and vehicle delivery. Those general steps apply to overseas shipments, but it’s important to understand the entire process.
Transport to and from ports
Before your vehicle sets sail overseas, it must be loaded onto a vessel at a port. The exact port will depend on where you’re shipping to/from, and whether you choose door-to-port or port-to-port transport.
- Door-to-port: This is the most popular shipping method for overseas and international customers. With door-to-port transport, a trucker picks up your vehicle directly from your continental U.S. address and delivers it to the nearest port for overseas transport.
- Port-to-port: Some customers may choose to drive their vehicle directly to a port themselves, and/or pick it up from the overseas port. Individuals who choose port-to-port transport may be responsible for certain permits and fees associated with vehicle pickups and dropoffs.
Overseas vessel transport
For the overseas portion of the shipment, vehicles are driven or rolled onto a vessel. From there, they are stored in an enclosed deck to protect them from weather and ocean spray, then driven or rolled off at the destination. This process is known as Roll-on/Roll-off shipping, or RoRo shipping.
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