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I shipped a car from Phoenix to Portland in 2009 and again last month, and the thing people always get wrong is the deposit timing
Back in 2009 I paid a broker $150 deposit over the phone and the carrier showed up 11 days later with no warning call, which was normal back then. Last month I moved my mom's Camry from Phoenix to Portland and the broker wanted the full $950 deposit up front before anyone would even post the load. Here is what I keep seeing people get wrong: they think the deposit holds a spot on a truck, but it does not. It just gets your car listed on a board, and if no carrier picks it up in a few days the broker starts asking for more money to raise the price. I know this because I watched my first quote of $875 turn into $1,150 over nine days of waiting, and the broker kept saying the market was tight. The one thing that saved me was asking for the carrier's DOT number before paying anything, which my 2009 broker never offered. So for anyone shipping right now, ask when the deposit turns into an actual booked truck, because it might not mean what you think.
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