US Military POV Shipping Ports

Shipping a POV or personally owned vehicle is, without a doubt, a lot more affordable than you might think. However, active duty service members can also have their private car shipped free of charge using US Military POV Shipping Ports.

Depending on whether you serve in the Navy, Army, and Air Force or are part of the Marine Corps, the provisions for dispatching could be a bit different; for those who are serving in the Army or in the Air Force, a POV (privately owned vehicle) must arrive at least 30 days after the departure for a tour that is less than a year and 90 days for tours that take more than a year. For Marines and Navy, you need to have at least one year of service remaining to get the vehicle delivered free of charge with US Military POV Shipping Ports. With this in mind, you might want to complete the U.S. Department of Defense forms to get everything ordered officially.

Turning the car for shipping.

The first thing you need to do is to contact the TMO/TO and get the necessary documentation. The vehicle won’t get the approval if you don't have it. You would also review the Part IV of the Defense Transportation Regulation and determine whether there are certain additional requirements that you’d have to consider. However, the documents that you need to get are as follows:

• Complete the IAL Shipping Form.
• ID Proof – ID issued by the state/government – VALID.
• Ownership proof – it must be in your name.
• Delivery proof: You need three copies of the official orders. If you intend to store the vehicle, you also need copies of the storage authorization form.
• Owned automobiles – you need a legible copy of the title – both front and back.
• A ride with liens on it—to ship outside the country, you need to provide a signed and notarized authorization letter from the lienholder authorizing the exportation of the car.
• Leased rides—If you want to transfer out of the country, you would need a special, signed, and dated authorization letter from the leasing company.

Important Dispatching points.

• Atlanta: 3025 Sylvian Road, Atlanta, GA. 30354.
• San Diego: 11433 Woodside Ave, Santee, CA 92071.
• Charleston, S.C.: 3601 N. Meeting St., North Charleston, SC 29405.
• Baltimore: 17079 Midway Road, Odenton, MD 21113.
• Dallas: 957 Heinz Way, Grand Prairie, TX 75051.
• Los Angeles: 14611 S. Broadway St, Gardena, CA 90248.
• Seattle: 654 Milwaukee Ave. N, Algona, WA 98001.
• Norfolk, Va.: 1215 Executive Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23320.
• St. Louis: 13918 St. Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044.

Rules and Regulations.

At A1 Auto Transport service, we are one of the few companies with extensive experience in moving POVs within the US and overseas using US Military POV Shipping Ports facilities. It is essential to know that you would be eligible for POV transportation if you adhere to the regulations:

• You are a member of the aforementioned forces.
• You are a retiree who is, however, authorized to dispatch POV.
• You are a DOD civilian, and you have authorization orders.

You are entitled to deliver only one conveyance at the government's expense for your own personal use. If you want to deliver an additional one, you must check in with the transportation office because you might have to pay certain duties.

Limitations in terms of vehicles.

You are only entitled to export self-propelled and wheeled motor vehicles. This means you can go for vans, pickups, automobiles, station wagons, motorcycles, scooters, and jeeps. Other automobiles may also qualify, but this might require you to get a certification that states the sedan is designated for personal use only. POVs for low riders with modifications must have no less than 6 inches of clearance to prevent any damage during loading and offloading.

Vehicles up to 20 metric tons in weight can be shipped. A ton is a unit of measurement equal to 40 cubic feet. Please keep this for future reference. For illustration, the typical weight of a car is between 9 and 15 metric tons. If the rides weigh more than allowed, you may incur additional fees.