$1,450 to $1,600 for an operable mid-size vehicle on an open trailer, based on our own recent shipments as of September 2026. A mid-size SUV runs $1,550 to $1,750 and a full-size pickup $1,600 to $1,850. Enclosed transport adds about 80 percent.

Four to five days in transit once the car is collected, over 1,760 miles. A truck covers roughly 400 to 500 miles a day once loading and delivery stops are counted. Add a day or more between December and March, when I-80 across Wyoming can close to high-profile vehicles.

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.

Because of what a driver can pick up next. Las Vegas takes in far more cars than it sends out. Heading west a trailer fills easily, with another load usually waiting on arrival. Heading back east there is less to carry out of the valley, so part of the price covers an emptier truck. Expect roughly $100 to $150 more on this direction.

Open for anything you drive daily. Plan on about 80 percent more for enclosed, so a $1,500 open move is roughly $2,700 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. Enclosed earns its keep on a classic, an exotic, fresh paint, or a car too low to clear a ramp.

Yes. Your vehicle travels under Carrier Cargo Insurance from the moment it loads in Las Vegas until it comes off in Chicago. 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.

Many gated and 55-plus communities in the valley will not admit a commercial car hauler. Some HOAs ban trucks after set hours. This is the most common pickup snag on this lane. Name the community when you book. The driver arranges a meeting point just outside, usually a shopping center on the main road, at no extra charge.

Usually. The pinch points are permit-parking blocks on the North Side, alleys, and narrow streets in winter when snow routes are active. A car hauler is about 75 feet long. Tell us the address when you book. If it is tight, a retail lot on a main road a few minutes away is used instead, at no extra charge.

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, when the summer moving peak and college move-in land together. Winter is cheap, but the Wyoming stretch of I-80 can add a day or more.

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, for qualifying customers. Read your orders first, because depending on the move they may already cover shipping or pay you to drive. Details are on the military shipping page, and mention it when you book so it is applied to the quote.

Check the USDOT and MC numbers on the FMCSA SAFER system, which takes about thirty seconds and is free. Ours are USDOT 2887232 and MC 969368. Then read reviews on public profiles rather than testimonials on a website, check the BBB complaint history, and treat a quote far below everyone else as the warning it usually is.