AI Planning Estimates
Pilot calculates driving distance and builds a preliminary price breakdown. It does not authorize dispatch.
Personal vehicle driveaway, Des Moines, Iowa
Plan a door-to-door driveaway for your operable car.
SelectDrive is accepting planning inquiries and preliminary quote requests. Interstate for-hire dispatch will not occur unless and until required operating authority is active and the trip is otherwise approved. Any future approved trip would name the driver before pickup. A pet that travels well may accompany the vehicle it belongs to, and ordinary belongings that fit safely below the window line may be accommodated, but both require advance disclosure and written approval in the trip agreement.
Named driver on an approved trip
Planned owner-operated model
Private tracking when enabled
Planned Owner-Operated ModelDan remains your primary contact
Driver Review PlannedMVR + background approval required
Trip Review RequiredVehicle, driver, route, and coverage checked
Documentation PlannedTerms set before an approved trip
Tracking PlannedPrivate link when approved and enabled
How it works
From planning request to a future approved trip.
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Get a preliminary estimate
Chat with Pilot, our AI transport specialist. Tell us about your operable vehicle, pickup, delivery, and any proposed pet or ordinary belongings. Get a preliminary price breakdown in under a minute, but remember that an estimate does not approve a pet or belongings.
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Authority and trip approval
No interstate trip will be dispatched until required operating authority is active and the vehicle, route, insurance, driver, and written terms are approved.
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Future trip terms
If a trip is approved after the authority gate clears, the written agreement will identify the driver and state the tracking, communication, handoff, and condition-documentation terms.
The platform
A direct driveaway plan, not a broker marketplace.
Planned Private Tracking
An approved future trip agreement would state whether a private location or milestone link is enabled.
Planned Named Driver
An approved future trip would identify the driver, whose approval requires MVR and background clearance.
No Dispatch While Pending
Interstate dispatch will wait until required operating authority is active and the trip is otherwise approved.
Founded by a driver
Dan Ketelsen built this from 30 years in hospitality.
After three decades in an elevated hospitality role with a Fortune 100 company, Dan brought that same standard of client care to vehicle transport planning. He remains SelectDrive's owner, planned primary driver for future approved trips, and primary customer contact.
- 30+ years Fortune 100 hospitality experience
- Driver and insurer approval required before every future trip
- Direct communication, no broker chain
Services
All Services
Built for real-world vehicle moves.
Vehicle transport planning
Preliminary planning for future door-to-door driveaway, subject to active required authority and trip approval.
A pet may accompany its vehicle
A pet that travels well may be considered after advance disclosure and written approval in the trip agreement. SelectDrive does not offer standalone pet transport.
Ordinary belongings may be considered
Ordinary belongings must be disclosed, approved in writing, secured below the window line, and incidental to the vehicle delivery. SelectDrive does not offer household goods moving or standalone goods delivery.
Transparent planning
$450 per driver day. Itemized route costs.
Pilot can provide a preliminary estimate with driver pay billed in half-day increments, gas fuel where applicable, tolls, lodging, insurance surcharge, and positioning travel. Electric charging is billed at documented actual cost with receipts. It is not a dispatch commitment. Any future firm price would require active authority when applicable, trip approval, and a signed agreement.
- Half-day billing, with a one-day minimum
- Gas fuel at about $0.18 per mile, EV charging at actual cost
- 8% insurance surcharge on driver pay
- Positioning travel uses the cheaper feasible option
- Proposed 25% deposit after prerequisites and signed terms
- Proposed express line: +5% under 3 days notice
Illustrative route planning examples
| Phoenix → Los Angeles | 370 mi | ~$1,150 |
| Chicago → Nashville | 470 mi | ~$1,050 |
| Dallas → Atlanta | 780 mi | ~$1,600 |
| Miami → New York | 1,280 mi | ~$2,450 |
| San Francisco → New York | 2,900 mi | ~$4,750 |
These preliminary gas-vehicle examples include estimated positioning travel. EV timing and actual charging cost require a vehicle-specific plan. Any future firm price would use the approved route and signed terms.
Planning use cases
Future driveaway can fit more than one kind of move.
Snowbird travel
Plan a future approved vehicle trip to a seasonal destination while you fly ahead.
Written vehicle policy
Approval for a pet or ordinary belongings is separate from the price estimate and is never automatic. No person may ever travel in the vehicle.
Remote purchases
Bought a car out of state? Request a preliminary plan. No interstate dispatch occurs until required authority is active and the trip is approved.
Get started
Ready to plan a possible vehicle move?
Planning a future driveaway? Call Dan at (833) 700-8364 or request a preliminary estimate online. Disclose any proposed pet or ordinary belongings during planning. Interstate dispatch waits for active required authority and trip approval, and the written trip agreement controls what may accompany the vehicle.