Plenty of companies provide the services of shipping a car by truck or car carrier. It is readily available and most common thing to do. Auto transport companies ship most of these cars by car dealers. Though common, it is not the cheapest way to ship a car across a country. If you want an enclosed carrier for door-to-door shipping, then the shipping a vehicle by car shipping trailer becomes all the more expensive.
The price of shipping the car varies according to the different options available. If you give the shipping service providers a certain time period to complete the work they are bound to charge more for the fast services. Asking for a guaranteed pickup date plus giving a delivery window will require you to churn more fees.
Shipping costs for cross country car transport depend on the distance of shipping. For instance if its a shorter distance like 500 miles then you will have to pay about $2 per mile or around $600 for 300 miles, whereas, if the shipping distance is between 500 and 1,500 miles, the cost will be about $1 per mile. Longer distances of more than 1,500 miles will cost around 60 cents per mile.
Also the prices depend on the carrier too and other factor like the specific delivery dates or an enclosed or open carrier. Keep in mind if you are shipping your car because you are moving then you will not need to hire a separate company.
Moving companies offer car shipping services too so they can easily become the broker between you and the car shipping company or even offer the service as a part of the package.
