SelectDrive vs Professional Drivers driveaway
Competitor details last reviewed: July 26, 2026. SelectDrive planning details updated: July 26, 2026.
Professional Drivers is an active provider of Hire a Driver, rental truck driver, pet transportation, and fleet vehicle services. SelectDrive is planning a smaller owner-operated model for one operable passenger car.
SelectDrive status: Quote and route-planning requests are open while required federal interstate operating authority is pending. No SelectDrive interstate for-hire move will begin unless and until that authority is granted and active and the specific vehicle, driver, insurance, route, and signed agreement are approved. Use an authorized provider if service is needed now.
What Professional Drivers is
Professional Drivers' official history says the company began operations in New Hampshire in 1986. Its official FAQ describes nationwide door-to-door Hire a Driver service in the continental United States, rental truck drivers, pet transportation in the customer's vehicle, and fleet vehicle transport. It says drivers are vetted and background checked and invites customers to request a no-obligation quote. Vendor details come only from Professional Drivers' official history and official FAQ, retrieved July 26, 2026.
| Planned SelectDrive model | Professional Drivers | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Driveaway, owner-operated | Driveaway, national network |
| Who handles your car | A future approved trip would name the driver | Official FAQ says a vetted, background-checked professional driver |
| Pricing | $450 per driver day, half-day increments, one-day minimum; itemized trip costs; preliminary only | No-obligation quote by inquiry |
| History | Planned service; no active interstate dispatch | Official history says operations began in 1986 |
| Door-to-door service | Would require an approved future trip | Official FAQ advertises nationwide door-to-door service |
| Pets ride along | Pet only with advance written trip approval | Official FAQ advertises pet transportation |
| Scale and reach | Planned small model, Midwest-focused, finite capacity | Nationwide continental United States service |
| Also moves | Planned scope is operable passenger cars | Rental trucks, pets, and fleet vehicles |
Where Professional Drivers fits
Professional Drivers may fit a customer who needs active nationwide service, a rental truck driver, pet transportation, or fleet vehicle transport. Verify the exact service, quote, and written terms directly with Professional Drivers.
Why customers may consider the planned SelectDrive model
For an operable everyday car, SelectDrive can prepare a preliminary estimate. The preliminary model bills driver pay at $450 per day in half-day increments, with a one-day minimum. A planning day is about 8 driving hours or roughly 500 miles. It itemizes gas fuel at about $0.18 per mile where applicable, tolls at about $0.02 per mile, lodging at $120 per night, an insurance surcharge of 8 percent of driver pay, and assigned-driver positioning travel using the cheaper feasible option between a round-trip drop-off and a flight plus ground transport. Electric charging is billed at documented actual cost with receipts. Requests with less than 3 days notice add 5 percent. If authority becomes active and a trip is approved, a signed agreement would generally call for a 25 percent deposit and would identify the driver, itemized route costs, vehicle rules, insurance documents, and any private tracking terms. 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. Approval is separate from the price estimate and is never automatic. These accommodations are incidental to delivering the vehicle. SelectDrive does not offer household goods moving, standalone goods delivery, or standalone pet transport. No person may ever travel in the vehicle.
The honest trade-offs
A small owner-operated model would have finite capacity, with a Midwest focus from the Des Moines hub and a planned scope limited to operable passenger cars. It would not cover rental trucks, commercial vehicles, or inoperable cars. Professional Drivers or another authorized network is the practical option when service is needed now or broader capacity is required.
Frequently asked questions
Is Professional Drivers a real driveaway service like SelectDrive?
Professional Drivers is an active provider whose official history says operations began in New Hampshire in 1986. SelectDrive is planning a smaller owner-operated driveaway model but cannot begin an interstate for-hire move while required federal operating authority is pending.
What is the difference between SelectDrive and Professional Drivers?
Professional Drivers advertises active nationwide Hire a Driver, rental truck driver, pet transportation, and fleet vehicle services. SelectDrive's planned model would focus on one operable passenger car and currently accepts planning requests only.
When is Professional Drivers the better choice?
Choose Professional Drivers or another authorized provider when service is needed now, or when nationwide service, a rental truck driver, pet transport, or fleet vehicle service is required.
Do both services allow pets?
Professional Drivers' official FAQ advertises nationwide pet transportation in the customer's vehicle. A pet that travels well may accompany the vehicle it belongs to through SelectDrive, but advance disclosure and written approval in the trip agreement are required. Approval is separate from the price estimate and is never automatic. SelectDrive does not offer standalone pet transport, and no person may ever travel in the vehicle.
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