Auto Transport & Car Shipping in Burlington, WI
A Burlington, Wisconsin carrier that owns the trucks. Open and enclosed car shipping across the Midwest corridor and the lower 48, quoted once and honored.
Moving one car or a hundred?
Two addresses and the vehicle. That is everything a real quote needs.
Get a Free Quote Call or text (414) 667-7447 · USDOT 3739382 · MC 1323099What does auto transport from Burlington, WI cover?
Auto transport is a vehicle riding on a truck instead of being driven, and Dawley Logistics does it as a carrier first: our own open nine-car haulers work the Midwest corridor out of Burlington, Wisconsin, and DS Brokerage, our sister company, arranges the rest of the lower 48 on carriers we screen ourselves. Cars, pickups, SUVs, vans and side-by-sides, one vehicle or a standing dealer lane.
- Burlington basedRacine County, southeast Wisconsin
- Our own equipment90–95% of loads ride on Dawley haulers
- Lower 48Brokered coverage past our corridor
- Pickup windowSame day to three days, lane dependent
- One priceThe quote is what you pay
What we haul, and what we do not
Most of the confusion in car shipping comes from finding out at pickup that the equipment does not suit the vehicle. Here is the honest spec before you book.
- Vehicle types
- Cars, pickups, SUVs, vans and side-by-sides; motorcycles case by case
- Condition
- Operable is routine; non-running is possible when you say so up front
- Open transport
- On our own nine-car haulers, the everyday method for most vehicles
- Enclosed transport
- Covered trailers with liftgate loading, arranged through DS Brokerage
- Personal items
- Up to 100 lb of non-valuable items left in the vehicle
- Not carried
- RVs and campers
Car shipping services we run from Burlington
This is the hub page for our vehicle transport work. Pick the one that matches your move and you will find the equipment, the timing and the questions people actually ask about it.
- Open auto transportThe everyday method, on our own nine-car haulers across the Midwest.
- Enclosed auto transportCovered trailers, liftgate loading, up to seven vehicles per load.
- Vehicle relocationJob moves, college, military orders and online car purchases.
- Snowbird transportWisconsin and Illinois to Florida, Arizona and Texas, and home again.
- Dealership transportDealer trades, auction pickups and inventory between rooftops.
- Fleet & commercialOEM, rental and construction fleets on recurring lanes.
- Luxury & exoticHigh-value vehicles on vetted carriers with the right clearance.
- Car show & race carShow cars, drift builds and rally vehicles, delivered gate ready.
- Special & private eventsWeddings, corporate events, film shoots and one-off moves.
Start with auto transport and car shipping in Chicago, IL, our busiest lane out of Burlington. Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Detroit, Green Bay, Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis and Tampa pages are being built next; until then, call and we will quote the lane today.
Who ships vehicles with us around Burlington
Roughly half of our work is repeat commercial volume and the rest is people with one car and a real deadline. Around Burlington, Racine County and southeast Wisconsin that looks like:
- Dealers moving trades, auction buys and inventory between rooftops
- OEM, rental and construction fleets on standing lanes
- Snowbirds heading south in the fall and north in the spring
- Families relocating for a job, and students heading to campus
- Buyers who found the car online and need it brought home
- Collectors and show entrants, and owners sending a car to a wedding, a launch or a film set
- Military families moving on orders
Why an honest quote is sometimes the higher one
A low number online is easy to publish and hard to run. When no carrier will take the lane for it, the price gets revised upward after you have already committed, and the pickup date slides.
We quote what the lane actually moves for and hold it, even when securing the carrier costs us more — as long as the vehicle’s condition and any modifications were disclosed when you booked. No hidden fees, no negotiation, no asterisk.
- Distance
- Season
- Vehicle size
- Runs or not
- Open or enclosed
- Pickup window
- Access at both ends
- Modifications
Tell us those eight things and the quote you get is the quote you pay.
Carrier first, brokerage second
Dawley Logistics started hauling in 2020 and moved into vehicles about eighteen months later. The brokerage came after the trucks, not instead of them — and that order is why the whole thing works.
We run our own haulers
Around 90 to 95 percent of loads move on Dawley open nine-car haulers. Owning the equipment is why we know what a lane costs and how long it really takes.
DS Brokerage fills the gaps
Past our corridor, our sister company places the load with a carrier that has been checked on authority, equipment, insurance and compliance. About 75 percent do not pass.
A real person picks up
Jeremy answers quotes and bookings himself. Tracking software is coming; today an update comes from someone who knows where the truck actually is.
Are you hiring a carrier or a broker?
Most auto transport websites are brokerages with no trucks. That is not automatically bad, but it changes who is accountable when a pickup slips. Ask which one you are talking to.
Posts your load and waits
- No equipment, so the quote is a guess at what someone will accept
- The lane price can be revised once the load sits unclaimed
- A load can be passed on again, and the truck that arrives is a surprise
- Updates depend on whoever answers, if anyone does
Owns trucks, then brokers
- Most loads ride on our own nine-car haulers out of Burlington
- We quote from what the lane actually costs us to run
- Brokered loads go to vetted carriers, and the carrier we confirm is the one that shows up
- Active USDOT 3739382 and MC 1323099, verifiable before you book
Shipping something that cannot take a stone chip? Enclosed auto transport is the other half of the answer, and we will tell you plainly when a vehicle does not need it.
How a Burlington car shipping move runs
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Tell us the lane
Pickup, drop, the vehicle, whether it runs, and when you need it there.
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One price comes back
Priced for that lane and that vehicle. Nothing is booked until you say go.
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The hauler shows up
Usually same day to three days out. Condition is documented on the bill of lading before it loads.
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You sign it off at the drop
Same paperwork, same walk around. If something is wrong we pause with the carrier and you have an action plan within 24 hours.
Gated community, permit street or a hauler that cannot turn around? We meet at a community area outside the gate or the nearest well-lit lot, and it costs nothing extra.
Our own trucks work the Midwest corridor. The brokerage covers the rest.
Dawley Logistics is a carrier first, based in Burlington, Wisconsin. Our open nine-car haulers run Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit as the bread-and-butter lanes, with coverage across the Midwest plus Kentucky and Tennessee, roughly a 500-mile radius. Beyond that, DS Brokerage, our sister company, moves vehicles anywhere in the lower 48 on carriers we vet ourselves.
Questions about auto transport
Which auto transport service do I need?
Match the vehicle to the equipment. A daily driver, work truck or SUV goes open, on our own nine-car haulers. A collector car, exotic, fresh wrap or lowered build goes enclosed. Moving house, heading south for the winter, buying a car online, running a dealer lane or entering a show each has its own page with the timing and paperwork that go with it. Describe the vehicle and the deadline and we will point you at the right one.
Is there anything you will not transport?
RVs and campers, on any deck. Motorcycles are case by case. Cars, pickups, SUVs, vans and side-by-sides are everyday work, running or not, as long as the condition is disclosed when you book.
Do you actually own trucks?
Yes. Dawley Logistics is a carrier first. Roughly 90–95% of our loads move on our own open nine-car haulers; DS Brokerage, our sister company, covers the rest.
What actually decides the price of a car shipping quote?
Eight things: distance, season, vehicle size, whether it runs, open or enclosed, the pickup window, access at both ends, and any modifications. Tell us those eight and the number you get is the number you pay.
Will the price change after I book?
No. The number we quote is the number you pay, even if it costs us more to secure the carrier. The one condition: the vehicle’s condition and any modifications have to be disclosed when you book. No hidden fees, no negotiation, no asterisk.
How fast can you pick up?
Usually same day to three days out, and delivery runs the same, depending on the lane.
How do I know where my car is?
Call or text Jeremy or the carrier and a real person answers with the update. Tracking software is coming; today the update comes from someone who knows where the truck is.