Who do you guys use for shipping a car?

Several years ago when I relocated, I contacted several National carriers to transport a 30’ Ford 5 window coupe I had. It was better than driver quality but less than show quality, if that makes sense.

So I thought I’d have it transported in an enclosed trailer due to it was winter and it was an open wheel car. I received my quotes which were around $1,500 for a 600 mile move. The trouble I ran into was that these carriers couldn’t provide services for 60-90 days and my move was well before that. Their answer to the long turnaround was the drop off point was too far off of their grid, that it pretty much amounted to a special trip. They would have to wait till they had another car that could be dropped off in the same area to make it a worthwhile trip. I contacted several shippers that had open transport trailers and they gave me the same excuse and timeline, even though they were a bit cheaper. I ended up renting a u-haul auto transport trailer and did it myself for the fraction of the cost which included all of my expenses.

I don’t know the condition of your car, but if I had been given a better turnaround time, I would’ve shipped in an enclosed trailer. The clean-up on my car was a real ***** with all the road dirt and a rain/snow mix it took several days to clean it up.

If you’ve ever been to the beach and got sand in your *** crack, that’s what it was like to clean up, you never seem to get it all.

If you happen to transport yourself and the trailer isn’t a full deck and has an opening between the wheels like a u-haul has, try to use a tarp to cover that open area to keep all of that road crud from your undercarriage.

IIRC, one of the enclosed carriers I contacted was Reliable Auto Transport, the other carries escapes me.