Military & PCS Car Shipping in Burlington, WI
Here is the military & PCS car shipping Burlington service members can plan a report date around: a carrier that owns its trucks and a real person on the phone. We handle military vehicle shipping out of western Racine County on our own open nine-car haulers across the Midwest, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through DS Brokerage, our sister company, to duty stations anywhere in the lower 48.
Orders cut and the car still in the driveway?
Tell us the vehicle, where it sits, where it's headed and when you report. That's enough for a real quote.
Get a Free Quote Call or text (414) 667-7447 · USDOT 3739382 · MC 1323099Recognizing what PCS car shipping actually covers
PCS car shipping, also called POV shipping or military vehicle shipping, means a carrier moves your personally owned vehicle to the new duty station so nobody in the family has to drive it. Dawley Logistics handles it from Burlington, Wisconsin as a carrier first: our own open nine-car haulers take lanes across the Midwest, Kentucky and Tennessee, and DS Brokerage places anything farther with a carrier that passed our own screening.
- Covered trailerUp to seven vehicles per load
- Liftgate loadingNo ramp angle on a low car
- Vetted carriersOnly 1 in 4 that apply clear it
- Pickup windowSame day to three days
- One priceThe quote is the price you pay
What an enclosed trailer takes
Covered trailers are specialist equipment, and the spec decides what can ride. Here is what ours handle.
- Capacity
- Up to seven vehicles per trailer
- Loading
- Liftgate — the deck comes down to the car
- Clearance
- Lowered, modified, drift and rally builds
- Condition
- Operable is routine; non-running is possible when you tell us up front
- Personal items
- Up to 100 lb of non-valuable items in the vehicle
- Not carried
- RVs and campers
Protecting a Burlington household's PCS when driving isn't practical
The military & PCS car shipping Burlington households ask us about usually traces back to one of these, and each is a case where military car shipping makes more sense than a long solo drive:
- Two vehicles, one licensed driver and a report date that won't move
- A spouse flying ahead with the kids while you out-process
- A car left in Burlington after short-notice orders
- A first car headed to a first duty station after training
- Separation or retirement moves home to Racine County
- A collector or modified car you'd rather not put highway miles on
Preventing a salted-highway drive on a winter report date
Burlington sits in western Racine County where Highways 11, 36, 83 and 142 all pass through, with I-43 a short run to the northwest and I-94 off to the east. Every one of those roads gets brined through a Wisconsin winter, so a January report date means a long, salty drive before you even reach an interstate. Shipping the car spares it that, plus the miles, the fuel and the hotel nights.
- Tampa
- Naples
- Miami
- Jacksonville
- Phoenix
- Scottsdale
- Glendale
- Austin
- Houston
- Dallas
- Fort Worth
Naval Station Great Lakes is just over the Illinois line, and Fort McCoy is out past Madison off I-90/94.
Skilled carrier work behind every military auto transport quote
What separates one military & PCS car shipping company Burlington families might call from another is whether it owns trucks. Dawley Logistics hauled cars on its own equipment before DS Brokerage existed, so our military car transport quotes come from knowing what a lane takes, and we can tell when an outside carrier is blowing smoke.
Nearly every load rides Dawley equipment
About 90–95% of what we move goes out on our own open nine-car haulers, working the Midwest corridor from Burlington. The timing we give for a Midwest, Kentucky or Tennessee lane comes from our trucks running it, not from a rate sheet.
Roughly three in four outside carriers get turned away
When a lane runs past our own footprint, DS Brokerage assigns it only after a carrier clears licensing, operating authority, equipment, insurance and compliance. The carrier named on your confirmation is the one that pulls up to load, which is how military vehicle transport ought to work.
Unchanged from quote to delivery
The figure Jeremy quotes is what the whole move costs you. If securing a carrier for your report date runs us higher, that's our problem, not a new invoice, provided you told us the car's real condition and any modifications.
Affordable military & PCS car shipping Burlington families can budget for
Military & PCS car shipping cost in Burlington comes down to the lane, the vehicle, its condition and how soon it has to move. We don't post price ranges because fuel and the market shift them, and a lowball that climbs after booking was never affordable. Here is how military vehicle shipping stacks up against driving the POV yourself.
Behind the wheel for every mile
- Often the default for PCS moves inside the lower 48
- Uses up travel days you'd rather spend settling in
- Fuel, hotels, tire wear and winter roads all fall on you
- Two cars means two drivers or a second trip back
Handing the keys to Dawley Logistics
- Your household flies, or drives the second car, while this one rides
- Own-hauler POV transport on Midwest, Kentucky and Tennessee lanes
- Vetted carriers for military auto transport past our footprint
- A covered trailer for a collector or low-clearance car
Still torn? Walk us through the car, the lane and your report date, and if driving it is the smarter call, we'll tell you. Orders with almost no lead time are a job for expedited and fast car shipping, and a car that shouldn't see road spray belongs in enclosed auto transport.
Meticulous steps from a Burlington driveway to your new duty station
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You describe the vehicle
Report date first, then where the car sits, where it's going, the year, make and model, and whether it starts.
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You get one price
Jeremy prices every military & PCS car shipping Burlington lane, say out to Fort Campbell, at what it will really move for. Nothing binds you until you've agreed to that final figure and payment is arranged.
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The trailer arrives
Whether it's parked near Echo Lake or out by Bohners Lake, pickup usually lands same day to three days out. You watch the condition go onto the bill of lading, and then it's loaded.
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You walk it again at the drop
At the new station the car is checked against that same bill of lading before you sign for it, and anything off gets documented so we can take the claim from there.
A PCS is rarely the only car move a military household makes. Retirees heading south for the winter can use snowbird car shipping, and a college car bound for campus falls under our broader auto transport and car shipping, with the same people answering the phone for all of it.
Preserving one standard on every lane out of Burlington
Based in Burlington, Wisconsin, we're serving Rochester, Waterford, Union Grove, Wind Lake, Kansasville, Lake Geneva and Elkhorn as well as the city itself. Our own open nine-car haulers cover the Midwest plus Kentucky and Tennessee, which takes in Naval Station Great Lakes, Fort McCoy, Selfridge near Detroit, Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. Military & PCS car shipping Burlington to MacDill in Tampa, Luke in Glendale or NAS Jacksonville runs through DS Brokerage on a vetted carrier. Anyone searching military & PCS car shipping near me from Waterford or Lake Geneva reaches the same phone line and the same military vehicle shipping standard.
PCS shipping questions from Burlington military families
Does the military pay to ship your car?
Usually not for a move inside the lower 48. Stateside PCS orders typically cover driving your military POV with a mileage-based travel allowance, which leaves POV shipping as your choice and your cost. Overseas orders are a separate program in which the government generally ships one vehicle through contracted processing centers. Exceptions exist, so confirm with your installation's transportation office before you book.
Can you ship my car to Hawaii, Alaska or an overseas duty station?
No. We move vehicles within the lower 48 only: our own trucks across the Midwest, Kentucky and Tennessee, and DS Brokerage for every other contiguous state. Government POV transport for OCONUS orders runs through your transportation office. Where we fit is the stateside leg, meaning PCS car transport between two points in the lower 48, like a second car going to family before you ship out.
What happens if my orders change after I book?
You aren't committed until Jeremy has given you the final price and payment arrangements are made, so a slipped or amended report date before then costs you nothing. After that point, a refund isn't a problem as long as the carrier hasn't yet picked the car up from your Burlington address.
Will a car leaving Burlington ride on your own truck or a brokered one?
It depends on the destination. A PCS from Burlington to Fort McCoy, Great Lakes, Fort Knox or Fort Campbell normally stays on our own nine-car hauler. Longer lanes, such as Tampa or the Phoenix area, go through DS Brokerage with a carrier that passed our vetting, and you're told which carrier before pickup.
Can I ship two cars on the same PCS?
Yes. Tell us about both vehicles on the first call and they're quoted together, each with its own bill of lading at pickup. A nine-car hauler has room for more than one car from the same address, so PCS vehicle shipping for a two-car household is a simple ask.
Who gives me updates while my car is on the road?
A person does. Call Jeremy at (414) 667-7447 or reach the carrier directly, and Jeremy will get the latest from the driver and pass it along. Updates come from a real conversation, not a tracking portal.
What if my car shows up at the new base damaged?
Point it out before you sign at delivery. Dawley puts the carrier's side on hold, records the damage against the bill of lading from your Burlington pickup and steps in as mediator on the claim, with an action plan for repairs, funds or insurance within 24 hours if it can't be fixed immediately.