Shipped from Ny to Fl, just used moving company, like when moving house. They said they do it all the time.

My father shipped a Porsche from CA to TX. I don't know which company was used, but it was trailered in by a professional that does only vehicle transfers. For a collector car or something you prize, I'd definitely explore such an option.

We have more than once. It's usually done through brokers - they post the listing and depending on the route and time of year you may have lots of takers or very few. A broker might help steer you to a specific driver but usually they are not connected in any way to the driver and will just pass on the information for you to choose. Huge price differences are a something to be cautious about but I imagine you will have little trouble with that route and fairly standardized rates because they can work a full load and be assured of picking up more at the destination. We shipped once from Chicago to Gunnison, CO - which means over the Rockies during winter - obviously not a popular route. The more specific you are about dates, the more it will cost - allowing them to work out filling the trailer and the timing makes it less costly. Of course this is based on using an open trailer that hauls multiple cars. If you have something precious and need covered transport it's a whole nuther ball game.

Thx DLM, do you recall the broker?

DH may still have it in his paperwork and I can check when he's home. But honestly, I think he'd say brokers are a dime a dozen and they tend to come and go in the night. I know we tried to get the same driver for a different shipping and even though we got his card from a previous time, he disappeared into the universe. It's not the most stable industry, often an entree into work for people new to the country and they move on as soon as they are able.

I remember my mom doing this yearly back and forth from NY to Fla. This name, Auto Log is what I remember her using. ( they would pick it up, drive to a train terminal and then deliver it to her in Fl). I just googled it and this is what came up. Mostly train transport I believe. She used them year after year, but again, she passed in 2004 so I know things have changed somewhat.

AUTO LOG

Mtn I wonder if you called AAA if they would have contacts for this.

I've only done it as a part of a household move and the car was loaded into the same truck trailer as our furniture and boxes, so I'm no help. I do remember that I chose that because there was less chance of dents and dings in an enclosed trailer versus an open car carrier.

We’ve done it a few times. One word of caution: make sure the car is completely empty. My son did not do that and a bunch of things were stolen from his car.

Whatever you do, DO NOT CONTACT A "BROKER". We shipped a car 4 years ago, CA to PA, and I made that mistake. I was getting cars from suspect people for 6 months, and all sounded shady. I'm trying to find the company we used. They were great, quoted a price upfront and there were no add-ons or upselling. We opted to drop off and pick up the car at a local place, both large auto shops. For more, we could have door-to-door service. 4 years ago, it was $950 or so, cross country. I talked to some other companies and got the distinct feeling that prices were dependent on some mysterious factors and could change, etc etc.

The business in general borders on the sleazy.

We shipped an antique carriage as a back haul in a frozen food truck from VT to TX! LOL. Try Mecum Auto Auctions. Or check with Paramus Lamborghini. They would know.

Mtn - why not call your car dealer - they transport often and they might be able to recommend a transport service for you.

DS had a pre-owned Audi Q7 shipped from CA to NJ last summer and the dealer in CA dealt with an independent carrier. The car was wrapped and inside a closed carrier - I think he paid around $600 and he could have received a better price if he had been willing to wait a little longer.

A friend shipped a car from NY to FL on a train .. they drove the car to the train, the car was loaded, and they took the train to FL along with their car. Said it was a great experience .. might have been Amtrak?

Jojoco - do you recall who you used?

We used DAS, Dependable Auto Shippers, but the URL redirects to a new name. https://www.carsrelo.com/

I know they are home-based in Texas.

Have you called a dealership in your area, maybe one you have an ongoing relationship with, to ask how they would handle it?

I don’t have a name, Mtn. My ex arranged it and I’m sure went with a low ball offer.

mtn I asked and DH said even if he had the name they are like thieves in the night and just disappear. He said the same as bbstx - contact a local car dealer.

You might try Horseless Carriage. They’ve been around since the 70’s and I worked for someone about 10 years ago who had his Lexus shipped from Greenwich, CT to Indian Wells, CA with no issues. They were recommended to him by his mover.

A friend recently had a boat shipped. The transport company showed them all the ‘correct’ docs of insurance. Oops! Accident happened, Boat totaled, zero insurance coverage from the transport company.

Be careful. Maybe get short term Coverage in case of Problems.

We needed a car moved from Texas to PA a few years ago. My DH contacted a broker and had multiple quotes, but they were all all over the place price-wise. DH eventually flew drown to TX and drove the car home. Some problems we encountered revolved around the schedule or lack of schedule. They needed windows of time (days) to pickup and drop off. My DH traveled constantly and I didn’t wanted to meet a car carrier at 11 PM in a random store parking lot. Regarding the brokers, my DH received marketing emails for ages following his inquiry.

We bought a car in FL and needed to get it to TX years ago. We paid a young guy in DH’s office to go get it. I think we flew him down on points. He spent a couple of nights on the road, one in NOLA. He had never been there before. He got an all expense paid mini-vacation and we got a car.

I stayed at a B and B in Sanford, Fl. that caters to snowbirds using Amtrak's Auto Train.
This would involve driving to Virginia to load the car, and most likely a drive in Florida to pick it up, depending on where the car needs to go.

https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train

No, this is for one of my kids and they want/need to fly given schedules. So Amtrak won't work, .... wait just as I was typing this, it occurred to me, DH and I could take AMtrak and then flyhome. mini vaca. Hmm...

Sorry can't really help, though I do recall years ago Mom bought a car in FL (so many good bargains on cars there...lots of older ones with very low mileage...older couple only drove it to the winn dixie and church on sundays) and had it trucked up here. Don't know how she went about arranging it, but I do recall it took a long time to get here....weeks.

Mtn. I live in Naples/Marco Island and car shipping is a big business. The carriers start rolling in November with snowbirds cars. The carriers advertise in our little paper often. Perhaps check the local Facebook page of the Florida town you’re delivering to. We did a one way for Denver to Marco Island for DS and I believe it was about 700.