Enclosed auto transport moves your vehicle inside a fully covered trailer, completely shielded from weather, road debris, and the elements. It's the preferred choice for luxury cars, classics, exotics, and any vehicle where extra care and protection are worth the premium.
Your car is fully enclosed — safe from weather, dust, and road debris.
Extra care and white-glove service for high-value vehicles.
Fully insured transport designed for cars you can't replace.
Enclosed auto transport moves your vehicle inside a fully covered trailer rather than on an open deck. The walls and roof completely shield the car from rain, snow, road salt, dust, stones, and the wear of the open road. It is the same method used to move show cars, exotics, and high-dollar collector vehicles, and it is the premium tier of vehicle shipping — chosen when protecting the car matters more than saving money.
Inside, vehicles are secured with soft straps or wheel nets and often separated so nothing touches. Many enclosed carriers carry fewer cars than an open trailer, which means more space and more individual attention for each vehicle.
For the large majority of vehicles, open transport is perfectly safe and far more affordable — it is how new cars reach dealerships. Enclosed transport earns its premium when the vehicle is rare, valuable, low to the ground, freshly restored, or simply irreplaceable. As a rule of thumb, if a few weeks of normal highway exposure would worry you, enclosed is the right choice. It typically costs 30 to 60 percent more than open, and you can compare both on our car shipping costs page.
Enclosed transport is the standard choice for several kinds of vehicles. Luxury and exotic cars ride protected from the elements and from prying eyes. Classic, antique, and collector cars avoid exposure that could harm original paint and chrome. Low-clearance and modified vehicles benefit from carriers equipped with liftgates and extra ground clearance. And any freshly painted, restored, or show-bound car arrives exactly as it left.
Enclosed carriers come in two forms. Hard-side trailers have solid aluminum or steel walls for the highest level of protection, ideal for the most valuable cars. Soft-side trailers use a heavy-duty fabric enclosure that still fully covers the vehicle while costing a little less and often allowing more flexible loading. Both fully enclose your car; we match the right type to your vehicle and budget when you book.
Every enclosed shipment travels with FMCSA-licensed, fully insured carriers, and your vehicle is covered by the carrier's cargo insurance for the duration of transit. Because enclosed carriers handle high-value cars, their coverage limits are typically higher than those on open carriers. Before pickup, the driver documents the vehicle's condition on a bill of lading, and you confirm it again on delivery — a simple record that protects everyone.
Preparing for enclosed shipping is much like any auto transport, with a little extra attention given the value of the car.
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