Who the program is for
Businesses whose customers are about to move a car: franchise dealers, dealer groups, independent dealers, auto auctions, collector and classic sites, online marketplaces, and anyone with an email list of recent buyers.
Who does what
- You, the partner, show the quote on your pages, checkout or emails. You do not quote prices yourself, arrange or dispatch transport, or collect money for shipping.
- AutoTransportVehicle.com runs the widget, the quote and booking pages, partner credit and your dashboard. It is not a carrier, broker or insurer and never collects freight charges.
- The fulfillment partner, an FMCSA-licensed broker, prices each shipment, confirms the final price and pickup window, assigns a carrier and handles the shipment through delivery.
Getting set up
- Apply on the partner page. It is free and takes about a minute.
- Test with the sandbox key from the developer docs: real prices, simulated bookings.
- List your sites. Your key only works on the web addresses on your account.
- Sign your partner agreement and receive your live key.
- Paste the snippet for the format you want, or send the tracked quote link in email.
Questions
What does it cost to become a partner?
Nothing. It is free to apply and to embed. There is no setup fee and no minimum volume.
Do we need a developer?
No. The widget is two lines you paste into a page, and the tracked quote link needs no code at all. Teams that want their own interface can use the quote API.
Which formats can we use?
Six: a quote form, a price strip, a button, a floating badge, the quote API and the tracked quote link. One key covers all of them.
Can the widget match our brand?
Yes. Set your brand color, a light or dark theme and the corner radius with three attributes. The widget renders in its own isolated container with its own styles, so your site's CSS does not break it and it does not change your pages.
Does using the widget make us a broker or carrier?
Your role is to show the quote. You do not set prices, arrange or dispatch transport, or collect money for shipping. Each shipment is arranged by AutoTransportVehicle.com's FMCSA-licensed fulfillment partner, which is the broker of record. See auto transport broker for how the roles differ.
Who sets the price the shopper sees?
The fulfillment partner's quote engine prices every request live, at the moment it is made. The shopper sees an estimate with a transit window and an expiry time. The final price is confirmed by the fulfillment partner before dispatch.
Is any payment taken on our site?
No. No payment is taken in the widget or on the booking page, so you never handle card data for shipping.
Do we receive the shopper's contact details?
No. Contact and vehicle details go to AutoTransportVehicle.com and the fulfillment partner. Your dashboard shows counts of quotes and bookings for your account.
Can we test before going live?
Yes. The public sandbox key in the developer docs returns real prices, but bookings are simulated and never sent to the fulfillment partner.
What stops someone from copying our key?
Each key works only on the exact web addresses listed on your account. A request from any other site gets no quote, and the attempt is recorded against your account.
How are quotes and bookings credited to us?
Your key is saved on each quote when our server creates it, and the booking inherits it. The full explanation is in how attribution works.
How are partners compensated?
Compensation is set in your signed partner agreement; no rates are published on this site. A credited booking is recorded as pending and becomes payable only after the shipment is verified as delivered. Your dashboard shows paid and pending totals.
What can we say about shipping on our pages?
Lines like "Get an instant shipping quote" or "Book transport in minutes" are fine. Do not promise a guaranteed price, pickup date or delivery date, do not describe your business as the carrier or broker, and do not hide or change the notices shown in the widget.
Are pickup and delivery dates guaranteed?
No. Pickup dates and transit times are estimates, and the widget says so. The fulfillment partner confirms the final price and pickup window before a carrier is dispatched. See pickup window and transit time.
Where do we see our numbers?
In your partner dashboard: sign in to see quotes requested, bookings completed, earnings, your embed code and your tracked link.