$1,450 to $1,650 for an operable sedan on an open trailer, based on our recent shipments as of September 2026. A mid-size SUV runs $1,600 to $1,850 and a full-size pickup $1,700 to $2,000. Enclosed transport adds about 80 percent.

Six to seven days in transit once the car is collected, over about 2,550 miles. A truck covers roughly 400 to 500 miles a day once loading and delivery stops are counted. It is the southern transcontinental route on I-10, so winter weather rarely adds time.

Give a wide pickup window and name the actual Central Florida town rather than just Orlando. Those two things do more for your price and your delivery hour than anything else on this lane. A driver filling the last space on a trailer takes the car that is easiest to collect on the way, so a wider window puts yours in front of more trucks.

Pickup happens inside a window that starts on the date you ask for. Standard shipping uses a 6 day window and Expedited narrows it to 3 days. Your driver calls you directly as the truck gets close, so you get the day and a rough time rather than waiting all week.

Yes, and it is one of only three lanes where that is true. Los Angeles is at 5111 Harold Way Suite 301 with a local line on 213-766-0064, and Kissimmee is at 2095 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy with a local line on 407-377-6073, about twenty minutes from Orlando. Both are logistics offices rather than depots, so nothing is stored and visits are by appointment.

February and March are quietest and usually cheapest. The two busy windows are October heading east and April heading back, when the snowbird runs land and California to Florida demand concentrates into a few weeks. Capacity tightens before prices do, so six to eight weeks of notice is worth real money in those months.

Coastal deliveries get rescheduled rather than attempted. Hurricane season runs June to November, peaking August to October, and a named storm closes evacuation routes across the region. Inland Central Florida usually carries on. If a storm is tracking while your car is in transit, the driver holds short and calls you rather than driving into it.

Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter Park, Lake Nona, Altamonte Springs, Sanford, Celebration, St Cloud, Winter Garden, Apopka, Clermont, Ocoee and Lake Mary. Name the actual town when you book rather than just Orlando. Kissimmee to Sanford is over an hour in traffic, and it decides how the driver sequences the day.

Open for anything you drive daily. Plan on about 80 percent more for enclosed, so a $1,550 open move is roughly $2,800 enclosed. An open trailer holds seven to ten cars where an enclosed one holds two to six, so each car carries more of the cost. Both Los Angeles and Central Florida have deep collector-car scenes, so enclosed books further ahead on this lane than most.

Yes. Your vehicle travels under Carrier Cargo Insurance from the moment it loads in Los Angeles until it comes off in Central Florida. The coverage belongs to the motor carrier rather than to Smart Auto Move, and we confirm the authority and coverage are active before a car is assigned. Once a carrier is assigned, ask us for the certificate of insurance and we will send it.

Usually yes, within reason. Most drivers will take a few things as a courtesy. Keep it under about 100 pounds, pack it neatly, and keep it out of sight from outside the car. Think a few boxes in the trunk rather than a carload. The one thing to know is that you are paying to move the vehicle, so the carrier's insurance covers the car itself. Keep anything you would hate to lose with you.

Often yes, and where it cannot we come to you a different way. Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and most of the San Fernando Valley take a full-size carrier without difficulty. Hillside streets in Silver Lake, Echo Park and the canyons are the tightest, and Koreatown, Venice and Downtown have permit blocks with no gap long enough to load. In those cases a lot on a main boulevard minutes away is used instead, at no extra charge.

GPS tracking is available when the carrier and the truck support it, and plenty of trucks do not carry a reliable system. Companies promising live tracking on every shipment are overselling it, because nobody controls whether a driver's truck is tracked. What you always get is the driver's phone number for a call or text, plus email updates.

Yes, as long as it rolls, brakes and steers, and the trailer carries a winch. There is no flat fee. Expect about $200 or more above the price of the same car running, and the exact figure is worth a short conversation. Book it as inoperable up front, because a car re-rated at the curb costs more and can lose the pickup slot.

A deposit is due when you book and the balance is paid to the driver at delivery, usually by cashier's check, money order or cash. You can also put the whole amount on a credit card at booking. Cancel any time before we assign a carrier and your deposit comes back to you. After that it carries over to a later shipment instead.

Yes, for qualifying customers, and this is the route where it comes up most. Details are on the seasonal shipping page. Mention it when you book so it is applied to the quote rather than raised afterwards.