Best Car Shipping Company with Price-Match Guarantee

At SGT Auto Transport, we’re proud to note that all of our hard work, dedication and commitment have paid off by a notable recognition from U.S. News and World Report, a well-respected news magazine site that’s been around for nearly 80 years. Along with the accolades we’ve received from Google reviews, Angies, uShip, Yelp, Consumer Affairs and other online review sites, that’s a notable feather in our caps.

So what exactly did U.S. News report on, in their rankings about affordable car shipping? Let’s get in for a closer look in the following sections.

In September of 2025, U.S. News released a roundup of a number of competitive auto transport companies. This roundup included compare-and-contrast reviews, getting deeper into each company’s services and features and discussing what they have to offer for consumers who are looking for the best car shipping company for their needs and expectations.

The U.S. News car shipping rankings discusses the strengths of each company when it comes to operations, shipping rates, features and services. In this breakdown of what companies have to offer, there’s a summary of what SGT Auto Transport does and how we operate, as well as an overview of how SGT Auto Transport stacks up against the competition.

What SGT was singled out for, though, was the Price-Match Guarantee that we offer. They noted the flexibility that we can deliver on pricing, our standing discounts, our verified carrier insurance while vehicles are en route, but they were especially impressed with the price matching that we offer.

Best Price-Match Guarantee in the Industry

Our price match is simple, and it’s a definite commitment from us. If you can find another competitor of ours who beats our price on shipping costs for the same vehicle, same route, same timeframe and same method of transport, we’ll beat that price. And no, this isn’t something other auto shipping companies usually offer among their services and benefits.

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International Shipping Options

Along with shipping to all 49 Continental states and Hawaii, SGT Auto Transport also offers international shipping via container ship. We can arrange to get your car to a West Coast port city (San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles), a Gulf port city (Houston, Galveston, Mobile) or an East Coast port (Baltimore, Boston, Miami, etc) where your vehicle will be staged and then loaded onto a container ship with a ro-ro (roll on/roll off) system. We’ve handled plenty of international routing in the past and are well versed in the paperwork and documentation that goes along with it - just leave your international shipping needs to us!

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Competitive Pricing Backed by Top Service

Over the years, a lot of customers have found out the hard way that the car shipping company with the best prices isn’t necessarily the best car shipping company. Often, the company that’s offering really low rates is offering something that’s too good to be true and is cutting corners on performance and service, or might stick it to the customer with a bait-and-switch pricing scheme or tacked-on fees and surcharges after the delivery is completed.

That’s not the case with SGT Auto Transport. Service is the foundational value of everything that we do - it’s our North Star, and we want every customer experience to be an exceptional one. We offer 24/7 customer support via phone, and we’re all car people ourselves, from the drivers in the field to our admin team to our support staff. We understand the connection between a car and its owner, one that goes a lot deeper than the car’s Blue Book value as a financial asset, and we treat every customer’s car with the same regard and respect that we’d have if it belonged to one of us. Our U.S. News and World Report ranking is a very strong 4 ½ stars out of 5, and our reputation for stellar customer service plays into that respectable outcome.

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What This Recognition Means for Our Customers

We’re proud of what this means for SGT Auto Transport. It’s a recognition that helps build confidence and trust between us and our customers. We put a very high premium on transparency, conscientiousness and attention to detail, and that’s reflected in the thousands of online reviews where customers talk about their experiences shipping vehicles with us, in their own words. Being acclaimed by U.S. News and World Report is just one more affirmation of the work ethic and service mindset that we have; it’s just part and parcel of how we do business.

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Confidence in Every Quote

As mentioned in U.S. News’s writeup, SGT offers 24/7 customer support and a very good cost/mile on cross-country shipping. Insurance coverage for open air transport ranges from $100k to $150k, and coverage for enclosed transport can range from $250k all the way to $3 million. SGT is adaptable and flexible - along with open transport and enclosed transport, we also offer white-glove shipping with premium-level care and attention for very valuable vehicles, multi-car transport for dealerships or fleets, express shipping for short-notice orders and door-to-door transport to make things convenient for customers. We’re very selective about the kinds of transport drivers we’ll work with, and our team of thousands of drivers are handpicked for the right equipment, licensing, permits and insurance (and we follow up with an in-house Compliance Department).

Those are all the kinds of things that set SGT Auto Transport apart from the competition. We set the bar high for quality and service, and customers appreciate that. It’s the kind of thing that keeps people coming back to SGT Auto Transport for repeat business when they need vehicle shipping services again.

At SGT, we’re always looking for ways to serve our customers more efficiently and ways to streamline the processes we already have in place. That includes digitizing as much of the paperwork as possible and enhancing workflows by embracing the latest technologies.

For instance, we’ve adopted Super Load Board, a system that leverages AI on the carrier end for better routing, better dispatch operations, automatic checks on compliance for insurance and licensing, automated tracking and quicker payment (including price negotiations). All in all, Super Load Board is an end-to-end system that manages every part of the process, from the time a customer puts their order into our system until the order is dispatched, and then until the vehicle is delivered back to the customer.

That kind of innovation helps us serve our customers better and answer their needs more effectively, and that means less margin for error, reduced bureaucracy and red tape, and a more efficient experience with savings that are passed on to the people we serve.

The U.S. News article and review on SGT Auto Transport gives an accurate and well-rounded overview of not only what we do, but how customers can set up their own shipping orders that are tailored to their vehicles, their budgets and their specs. U.S. News mentions that there’s no specialized forms or paperwork needed other than our Bill of Lading document that provides a record of the car’s condition, and they walk you through the steps that you should take to prep your vehicle for transport (as well as the process of taking delivery of the car again at your destination).

We’re grateful to U.S. News and World Report for providing such a comprehensive account of how things work at SGT Auto Transport - it gives customers plenty of information when it’s time for them to make a choice on which car shipping company is best for their needs and their upcoming order.

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Our Commitment to Affordable Car Shipping

This brings us back around to our Price Guarantee – if you find a better price from a competitor for the same transport job (same vehicle, same timeframe, same route, same method of transport), then bring that price to us and we’ll match it or beat it. And if your quote seems a little expensive, then talk to us. The auto logistics business is cyclical, with calendar periods where the volume of orders is a lot greater and rates tend to be higher due to supply and demand; if you have some flexibility on your shipping timeframe, we might be able to work with you to find a better rate.

No Hidden Fees, No Surprises

Integrity counts for a lot at SGT Auto Transport, and we are serious about transparency when it comes to pricing. You’ll never be asked for a deposit up front, and once you put your order into the system your account will never be charged until we’re able to find a transport driver on your route and actually assign your order to him.

All quotes from SGT Auto Transport are considered inclusive and locked-in. That means no hidden charges, no tacked-on fees on the back end and no surprises. All quotes are considered valid for 7 calendar days (after which you’ll need a new quote), and all quotes include verified carrier insurance rolled into the quote total.

That’s what customers have come to expect from us, and that’s what we deliver from them. We’re hoping that you’ll come to us and find out for yourself the next time you need to get a vehicle from point A to point B.