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Moving to Texas? Five Things to Do Before Your Car Ships

From quarter-tank fuel rules to the one photo that settles every condition question.

By The Professional Auto Haulers Newsroom · Oct 31, 2026 · 4 min read
A loaded open car carrier staged for departure

Texas is one of our busiest destinations out of Washington — Dallas, Houston, and Austin especially. Dispatch sees the same five avoidable hiccups on repeat, so here they are, in order.

1. Run the fuel down to a quarter tank

Carriers are weight-rated. A quarter tank is plenty for loading and unloading and keeps your car light and legal.

2. Take your personal items out

Carrier insurance covers the vehicle, not what is inside it. Ship the car, not the closet.

3. Do the photo walk

Five minutes, every panel, in daylight, at pickup. Those photos are the condition record — they protect you completely.

4. Wash it first

A clean car shows its real condition at inspection. Dirt hides dings; neither side wants that argument.

5. Have a person, a phone, and a plan B

Someone reachable at both ends, with your order number handy — and your tracking page bookmarked.

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Data Sharing Agreement

proautohaul.com ↔ Dispatch A Car platform · Professional Auto Haulers · Plain-language version

1. What this agreement covers

This website (proautohaul.com) is operated by Professional Auto Haulers — displaying the Pro Auto Carriers brand — and is connected to the Dispatch A Car platform, where Professional Auto Haulers manages quotes, orders, dispatch, customer messages, and shipment tracking. This agreement explains what information moves between the website and the platform, why, and how it is kept separate from every other company on the platform.

2. What information is shared — and why

3. What is never shared

Your information is never sold. It is not shared with other transport companies for marketing, and it is not used for any purpose other than running your shipment and the service you asked for.

4. Tenant separation — our data stays separate

Dispatch A Car is a shared platform used by multiple transport companies. Each company works inside its own private tenant space. Professional Auto Haulers’ customers, orders, and messages are stored in the Professional Auto Haulers space only: no other company on the platform can see, search, export, or contact them, and our team cannot see theirs. Platform-level staff access for support and billing is limited to what operating the platform requires.

5. How long it is kept

Order and message records are kept for as long as needed to complete your shipment, handle follow-up service, and meet legal and accounting requirements. Tracking lookups on this site require your order number plus your phone digits, so status is never public by link alone.

6. Your rights — access, correction, deletion

You may ask us at any time what information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it (subject to records we must keep by law). Contact us at dispatch@proautohaul.com or (877) 356-4285, Mon–Fri 9:00am–5:00pm, and the agent responsible for your order will handle the request.

7. Changes

If this arrangement changes, the updated agreement will be posted on this page before it takes effect.

Draft text Draft agreement copy for design review — final wording to be approved before launch.
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