Transporting a car from the west coast to the east coast

we used this service last year in 2021 when we purchased a used ‘west coast’ car for my mother-in-law who lives in florida. there are MANY bad actors in the moving business right now with such a huge exodus from california unfortunately. so i did a ton of due diligence to find these guys. they are in high demand but i will say worth their weight in gold. communication was stellar with us the senders and also with our brother-in-law who received it on the other end in florida. it was door to door service. gas prices are insane so it won’t be cheap but at least with this owner operator you’ll be dealing with someone of integrity. pro tip: put an apple air tag in the car and you can watch the progression in real time.

Praetorian Auto Transport

Est. 2019 
Veteran owned and operated
Contact Mike for a quote! (760) 780-8123

mike runs out of hesperian, ca.

I may be showing my age here, but... Why not just hire someone to drive it across the US for you? They could get a free road trip and you could get your car to where it needs to be. Hey, maybe I want to do it! I could have a nice peaceful trip and go see some of my extended family on the east coast when I arrive. Then I fly back! Will you help my wife parent my kids while I'm gone? (kidding - sort of). If you don't want the miles put on the car then you're looking at $1,849 - $2,129, with Montway being the least expensive. I haven't actually tried any of these myself, but I put out the question to my real estate team and if any of our agents know something useful then I'm happy to let you (and the BPN community!) know. And if you've found out more info on this then please tell me so I can know for next time! 8^)

Thanks!

We transported a car last fall, although it was East Coast to West Coast.  First you pick your broker and they let the transport companies and drivers know about your dates.  The trucking companies will put a bid on the gig, and the broker lets you know about the best one and sets things up.  The contract goes through the broker as well, and you have to pay a certain percentage for their services.  It took about a week.  One thing, though, the flat beds can't come into residential neighborhoods, so you have to meet them somewhere like a large parking lot.  We had some logistical issues, so we had the driver Uber over to the pick-up spot and drive the car to the truck.  The cost of the Uber was added on to the rest of the cost.  The actual trucking company will let you know when your car has reached its general destination (city, region, whatever) and will call to set up a delivery time.  Same thing applies.  They won't deliver it to your door, you have to arrange to meet the truck.   My biggest issue was the anxiety of picking a broker.  After that, I communicated mostly with the driver, and it all worked out fine.  Was about $1100 to go from MD to South Bay. May have changed depending on gas costs, etc.  Good luck.  

Hi, I used Dependable Auto Shippers to ship my car from East Coast to West Coast and had a good experience. The process was simple, the timing commitment was met, and my car had no damage. That was a while back, so I'd recommend checking recent reviews.

I recently used American Auto Transport to ship my car from Chicago to Berkeley. It was simple and quick. It cost about $1600.