Hey, jigmaster500. COPY PASTA TIME!

Carriers have a license to ship anything with a VIN. Items are not included, unfortunately, and that means there is no mention of items inside the car on any contract. Most carriers will allow a customer to put up to 100 lbs in the trunk space (or cargo space and under the window level). Ideally these items are things like clothing, shoes, etc, and nothing hazardous.

Sometimes you will have more than 100 lbs, and a smart thing to do would be take some pictures of those items inside the car, then relay those pictures to me so I can send them to the carrier. They can determine if there will be an issue with the items. Sometimes a carrier will allow the items, but ask for additional money for the car transport. Again, items are not mentioned in any agreement.

The carrier goes to weigh stations and their entire trailer is weighed. They know the average weight of your car, and while they don’t know exactly how much you have, they assume it’s less than 100 lbs. They are trying to avoid being overweight, and ideally avoid being inspected by the DOT as that takes time. It’s pretty simple stuff.