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Can You Leave Personal Items in a Car During Shipping?

Towing · 5 min read

Yes — Jetrans Movers provides complete door-to-door relocation, freight forwarding, vehicle towing, and container shipping between your pickup address and your destination. Here is everything you need to know about customs clearance, transit times, container/flatbed options, and pricing before planning your move.

Short answer: remove them. Loose items can shift in transit, damage the interior and are generally not covered like the vehicle itself. Ask your coordinator about any exception before pickup.

Moving & Vehicle Towing Services: Loading Rules — How It Works

  • Remove valuables, documents, electronics, child seats and loose accessories
  • Anything left inside may fall outside the cargo cover, so confirm in writing before you rely on it
  • Permanent fixtures such as a roof rack should be secured and mentioned at booking

A better way to move your belongings

Put boxes on the household shipment instead. That is exactly what the bundle is for: your goods and your car travel under one booking with one coordinator, and you save 25%.

Choose your service: household, towing or bundle

When you request a quote you pick one of three options, so you only pay for what you need.

  • Household Move Only: residential and commercial relocation
  • Vehicle Towing Only: flatbed towing, enclosed transport or emergency recovery
  • Combined Household + Vehicle Bundle: save 25% by shipping furniture and vehicles together, with the saving confirmed in your written quote

Tell us whether the vehicle runs or needs a winch, and whether you want an open flatbed or an enclosed carrier. The quote form asks for both.

Equipment and safety standards

  • Hydraulic flatbed tow trucks for cars, SUVs and pickups
  • Soft-strap tie-downs that hold wheels without touching the frame or bodywork
  • Hard-sided enclosed auto haulers for classic, exotic and high-value vehicles
  • Winch-equipped heavy rigs for non-running vehicles
  • Live GPS tracking and status updates on our tracking page
  • Cargo insurance available up to $500,000 USD, with the cover explained at booking

Is It Worth Towing Your Car and Hiring Professional Movers?

Packing the car with boxes saves little and risks damage and delays. Shipping belongings as part of the household move is safer, and the 25% bundle discount is applied to the combined order.

Insurance and trust

Cargo and transit insurance is available up to $500,000 USD. We confirm exactly what cover applies before your vehicle or goods move, and we keep a photo condition report from pickup to delivery. A dedicated coordinator is your single point of contact.

Request a free quote with your pickup address, delivery address and vehicle details.

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