Shipping from Copart, IAA, Manheim, and other auctions straight to your driveway, lot, or dealership.
Won a vehicle at auction? Getting it home is the next step. Auction car transport picks up your purchase from the auction yard and delivers it to your driveway, lot, or dealership. Here's how it works with Ship Guy.
Auction car transport is vehicle shipping that moves cars purchased at auto auctions to their new owners. Whether you bought from a public salvage auction, an online marketplace, or a dealer-only sale, we coordinate pickup directly from the auction location and deliver the vehicle wherever you need it. It's a popular service for dealers, wholesalers, exporters, and individual buyers who shop auctions across the country and need a reliable way to get their wins delivered.
We arrange transport from major auto auctions nationwide, including large salvage and insurance auctions as well as dealer and wholesale sales such as Copart, IAA, Manheim, ADESA, and many regional and online auctions. Because these yards have their own pickup procedures, gate-pass requirements, and storage policies, working with an experienced broker helps the handoff go smoothly. Just give us the auction name, location, and your buyer or lot details when you request your quote.
The process is straightforward. After your win, you provide the auction location, the vehicle details, and the buyer information the yard requires for release. We match the shipment with a carrier experienced in auction pickups and coordinate the gate pass and pickup. The driver inspects and loads the vehicle, then transports it while you track progress. At delivery, you inspect the vehicle and sign off. We deliver door-to-door to your home, dealership, or repair facility.
Timing is critical with auction purchases. Most auctions begin charging daily storage fees shortly after the sale, and those fees add up fast. The sooner your vehicle is paid for, released, and picked up, the more you save. To keep things moving, complete your payment and any required paperwork with the auction promptly, confirm the vehicle is marked ready for release, and book transport as early as possible. If you're racing the storage clock, ask about expedited shipping for a prioritized, faster pickup.
Many auction vehicles — especially from salvage and insurance auctions — don't run or have damage. That's no problem: we regularly transport inoperable vehicles. Just let us know the vehicle's condition when you request your quote, including whether it rolls, steers, and brakes, so we can assign a carrier with the right equipment, such as a winch. Accurate condition details up front help avoid delays and surprises at pickup. Be aware that inoperable transport typically costs a bit more than shipping a running vehicle.
The price depends on distance, the vehicle's size and condition (running or not), transport type (open or enclosed), timing, and demand on the route. Salvage and non-running vehicles may require special handling that affects the cost. As with every Ship Guy shipment, your quote is all-in and transparent — no hidden fees and no upfront deposit, and you pay only once your vehicle is dispatched. Factoring transport into your maximum bid helps you know your true landed cost before you buy.
Most auction vehicles ship on open carriers, the affordable and widely available standard — a practical choice for salvage units, project cars, and everyday vehicles. If you've won a classic, exotic, or high-value vehicle that you want shielded from the elements, enclosed transport provides full protection in transit. We'll help you choose based on the vehicle and your budget.
If you buy at auction regularly, we can support your operation with consistent dealer auto transport across your common lanes, including consolidating multiple wins onto a single load to lower your per-vehicle cost. One point of contact, a vetted carrier network, and real-time tracking help you keep inventory moving from the auction block to your lot.
To get your vehicle released and on a truck quickly, have a few details ready when you request your quote. You'll typically need the auction name and location, the lot or stock number, the vehicle's year, make, and model, and the buyer information the yard uses to authorize release — often a buyer ID, gate pass, or pickup authorization. Confirming that the vehicle is paid in full and marked ready for pickup before the carrier arrives prevents wasted trips and additional storage charges. The more complete your information, the faster we can dispatch a carrier and get your vehicle moving.
Many auction buyers are exporters who need vehicles delivered to a port or forwarding facility. We can transport your auction purchase to the location you specify so it's ready for the next leg of its journey. Just provide the destination and any handling instructions when you book, and we'll coordinate dependable domestic transport from the auction yard to your delivery point.
Ship Guy is a licensed, bonded, FMCSA-registered auto transport broker that delivers auction purchases across all 50 states. With a vetted carrier network, transparent all-in pricing, no upfront deposit, real-time tracking, and 24/7 U.S.-based support — plus experience handling non-running and salvage vehicles — we make auction transport simple from gate to driveway.
Just won a vehicle? Get your free quote in about 60 seconds, or call (866) 280-3481 to arrange pickup. You can also learn about dealer auto transport or read how the process works.
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