The honest answer: no broker controls how fast a truck crosses the country. Transit time is set by distance, the carrier’s route, weather, and hours-of-service rules, and every reputable company works within the same limits. What a transport company genuinely controls is how quickly your shipment gets matched to a carrier, and whether you hear about a change before you have to ask. Montway is one of the largest brokers in the country and moves enormous volume; Ship A Car, Inc. runs a dedicated-coordinator model. Below is what each of those actually means for speed and communication, so you can judge for yourself.
What “Faster” Really Means
Two shipments on the same lane can differ by days, and the reason is almost never the broker’s paperwork. It is how quickly a carrier accepts the load. That depends on whether the price matches the going rate for the lane, how flexible your dates are, and how far the pickup sits from a main corridor. A quote priced below market looks faster on paper and is slower in practice, because the shipment waits unassigned.
Realistic transit times, once a vehicle is loaded: one to three days regionally, three to five days for a 1,500-mile lane, and roughly five to seven days coast to coast. Pickup and delivery are windows of a day or two on each end, not appointments. Any company promising a guaranteed date on standard service is overpromising.
How Communication Differs by Model
High-volume brokers route customers through a shared support queue. That is an efficient way to handle scale, and for a straightforward shipment it works fine: the person who answers can read your file and tell you what it says.
Ship A Car assigns one coordinator to your shipment from quote through delivery. The practical difference shows up when something is not routine, a non-running vehicle, an oversized truck, a rural pickup, or a delivery tied to a closing date. You reach someone who already knows the shipment rather than someone reading it for the first time. Our coordinators also call when a schedule moves, instead of waiting for you to notice.
What Ship A Car, Inc. Commits To
- One point of contact. The same coordinator from your first quote to delivery.
- An all-inclusive quote. Door-to-door service, carrier insurance, and taxes are in the number you are given, and it does not change after booking.
- Vetted carriers only. Active FMCSA operating authority and current insurance are confirmed before your vehicle is loaded.
- Proactive updates. You hear about a delay from us first.
Ship A Car, Inc. has arranged vehicle transport since 2012, has moved more than 50,000 vehicles, and holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
How to Compare Any Two Brokers Yourself
Ask both companies the same four questions and the differences surface quickly: Is this quote all-inclusive, and can it change after booking? Who will I be able to reach once the vehicle is picked up? What is the realistic pickup window, not the best case? And what is your carrier insurance limit? Then read the negative reviews for both. Every transport company has them; what matters is whether the complaints describe problems being solved or ignored.
If your shipment is a standard vehicle on a busy lane with flexible dates, most reputable brokers will handle it well and price is a fair tiebreaker. If it has any complication, the coordinator model is usually worth more than a small price difference.
Get a Quote
Call (866) 821-4555 to speak with a transport coordinator, or price your move with our transport calculator. For a broader side-by-side, see our full comparison of Ship A Car and Montway.
