$925 to $1,400 on an open trailer for a running mid-size car. Dallas to Springfield sits at the low end near $925, and El Paso to Chicago reaches $1,400 because it adds more than 600 miles.

Two to five days on the road once the truck is loaded. Dallas to Chicago is two to three days, Houston and Austin three to four, and El Paso four to five.

Between 830 and 1,450 miles depending on where you start. Dallas to Springfield is the short version at about 830 miles and El Paso to Chicago the long one at about 1,450.

A six day window on standard service, starting from the first date you give us. Expedited shortens that window to three days for a fee.

Yes, and in most of Chicagoland a nine-car trailer reaches the door. In the older bungalow and two-flat grids the driver asks you to meet a wider street a block or two over, which takes a few minutes.

Yes. Our Chicago office is at 742 E 87th Pl and the number is 312-300-7773. It is one of four staffed offices in the company.

No. Every shipment is door to door. The car goes from the Texas pickup address straight to your Illinois address, and the office is where the people are, not the vehicles.

Yes. Illinois to Texas prices in the same ranges over the same distances, so a return move plans on the same figures.

About 80 percent on top of the open price. It is the usual pick for a classic, a collector car or anything with new paint, and it keeps Illinois road salt off the underside in winter.

Yes. It needs a winch truck, which adds $200 or more to the running price. The car has to roll, steer and brake, so tell us at quote time and the right equipment gets booked.

Only at the Illinois end. A snow day around Chicago or St. Louis can push a delivery back by a day, because drivers hold short of a storm rather than run into it. Planning one spare day in January and February is sensible.

North on I-35 or I-45 to Dallas, then I-44 through Oklahoma City and Tulsa to St. Louis, and I-55 into Chicago. El Paso loads go up through Amarillo first.

Someone does. It can be a friend, a relative, a neighbor or a colleague, as long as they are eighteen and can walk the car with the driver and sign the condition report.

The price we quote is the price you pay, as long as the vehicle, the route, the condition and the shipping details stay the same. Nothing gets added after booking on our side.

No. Smart Auto Move does not make outbound sales calls. You hear from us about your own shipment, and from the driver about pickup and delivery, and that is all.

Carrier Cargo Insurance held by the carrier moving your vehicle. We check that the policy is active before assigning the load, and we email you the certificate if you ask.

Keep it empty. Personal items are not covered by the carrier's insurance, and the added weight can matter on a full trailer. Anything you must send should be light and out of sight.

Yes. A tag left on the windshield can register as the truck passes gantries in Oklahoma and Illinois, which leaves you with charges that are awkward to reverse.

A quarter tank or less. That is enough to load, unload and drive away, without the extra weight a full tank puts on the trailer.

A deposit books the move and the balance is due at delivery. Cash, a certified check or a card all work for the balance, and the driver tells you what they carry.

Note it on the delivery report before the driver leaves and take photos. That report, set against the pickup one, is what the carrier's insurance works from, and our Chicago office handles the claim with you.

Yes. A pickup or a large SUV takes more room on the trailer, so it prices above the mid-size figures in the table. A lift kit, a roof rack or oversized tires should be mentioned when you ask for a price.

Yes, on carriers set up for them. A bike is quoted on its own rather than off the car table, so give us the make and model.

Yes, and two cars from the same Texas address to the same Illinois address usually costs less per car than two separate bookings.

One to two weeks covers most of the year. Summer, the end of a month and the weeks around the holidays all get busier, so more notice helps there.

Only in the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis areas. Most 1996 and newer gasoline cars are tested there once they turn four, in the month their plate expires, every two years. Rockford, Peoria and Champaign are outside the program.

Illinois requires title and registration once you make the state your home. Take the Texas title, the registration and proof of Illinois insurance to a Secretary of State facility, and check the current deadline with them when you arrive.

Not for ordinary passenger cars. Illinois has no annual safety inspection, so emissions is the only test to think about, and only in the two areas that require it.

Yes. Give us the business name, the lot address, a contact number and the hours, and the driver coordinates directly with them.

Often. Northwestern, DePaul, Loyola, Illinois at Chicago and Urbana-Champaign all see cars arrive from Texas at the start of each semester, and campus areas are usually met at a nearby lot rather than a dorm entrance.

Yes. Great Lakes, Scott Air Force Base and Rock Island all sit in Illinois and we ship to all three. The military car shipping page has the rest.

Send the Texas pickup ZIP, the Illinois city or neighborhood, the year, make and model, whether it runs, and your earliest date. Call 312-300-7773 for Chicago or 888-709-9078 nationally, or use the quote form on this page.