$1,550 to $1,750 for an operable sedan on an open trailer, based on our recent shipments as of September 2026. A mid-size SUV runs $1,700 to $1,950 and a full-size pickup $1,850 to $2,150. Enclosed transport adds about 80 percent.

Six to seven days in transit once the car is collected, over about 2,540 miles. A truck covers roughly 400 to 500 miles a day once loading and delivery stops are counted. Add a day between December and March, when I-40 can close at Flagstaff and the Smokies slow a loaded trailer.

Almost entirely one road. Out of the basin on I-15 to Barstow, then I-40 for about 2,400 of the 2,540 miles. It passes Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Asheville before dropping into the Piedmont. I-40 ends in Wilmington, and the last stretch runs straight through Raleigh.

Because of what is waiting at the far end. Los Angeles to Kissimmee is 2,552 miles and prices around $1,500, which is twelve miles further and less money. Central Florida is a huge two-way market that sends cars back west all year. The Triangle takes far more cars in than it sends out, so a driver delivering in Raleigh has fewer choices for the next load.

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.

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Knightdale and Hillsborough. Name the actual town when you book rather than just Raleigh. Raleigh to Chapel Hill is about half an hour, and it decides how the driver sequences the day.

Yes, though a corporate campus usually needs a coordinated commercial handoff point rather than direct building access. Loading docks and security gates are not built for a 75 foot car hauler. Tell us the campus when you book and the driver arranges a spot nearby, at no extra charge.

Open for anything you drive daily. Plan on about 80 percent more for enclosed, so a $1,650 open move is roughly $3,000 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. Los Angeles has deep demand for enclosed, so book it further ahead than you would open.

Yes. Your vehicle travels under Carrier Cargo Insurance from the moment it loads in Los Angeles until it comes off in the Triangle. 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.

Smart Auto Move Inc is registered at 4208 Six Forks Rd Ste 1000 in Raleigh, but that is the company's business address rather than a depot. There is nothing to visit or collect from. Our four staffed offices are in Lakewood WA, Chicago IL, Los Angeles CA and Kissimmee FL, and every Triangle delivery is ordinary door to door.

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.

February through April. Those are the quietest months, so there is more trailer space than freight to fill it. May through August is busiest, with an extra squeeze in August from Triangle university move-in. Winter is cheap, but Flagstaff and the Smokies can add a day.