The Carpool Extension: quote and track from any VIN, now on Safari

A buyer looking at a unit on an auction site needs one number before bidding: what it costs to get the vehicle home. Getting that number usually means copying the VIN, opening another tab and entering it again.

The Carpool Extension removes those steps. It reads the VINs on the page you are already on and returns a Carpool quote in place. It launched on Chrome and Edge earlier this year. It is now available for Safari on Mac.

What it does

• Instant quotes. Enter an origin and destination and get Carpool pricing without leaving the listing.
• Live status. If the VIN is already moving with Carpool, the extension shows whether it has been picked up, is in transit or has been delivered.
• Complexity score. Every lane gets a score from 1 to 6 based on available capacity. A higher score means a harder lane to cover, so you can plan lead time before you commit to the vehicle.

Where it works

Anywhere a VIN appears in page text: auction sites, dealer portals, OEM dashboards and retail listings. There is no integration to set up and no VIN to retype.

Why the quote belongs on the page

Transport is part of what a vehicle costs, and the buying decision happens at the listing. "Dealers don't need another system to manage," said Joe Norton, VP of Product and Co-founder of Carpool Logistics. "They need faster answers where decisions are already being made."

Security

You sign in with your Carpool account. Lookups use the same MFA and encrypted connection as the Carpool platform, and nothing is stored locally beyond your session.

Get the extension

The extension is free for every Carpool account. Install it from the Chrome Web Store, Microsoft Edge Add-ons or the Mac App Store, then sign in from the toolbar icon. On Safari, turn Carpool on under Settings → Extensions and allow it on the sites where you want it to read VINs.

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