Massachusetts car shipping

When your car is leaving Massachusetts, coming home to it, or just moving across the state, you are dealing with a company that is based here and a dispatcher you can call at any hour.

Shipping a car from, to or within Massachusetts

Most Massachusetts shipments fall into three groups. Families and students moving out of state, often south or west. Snowbirds sending a car to Florida for the winter and bringing it back in spring. And people buying or selling a car somewhere else, from a private seller, a dealer or an online auction. We handle all three the same way: one quote, one dispatcher, one vetted carrier, door to door.

Choose open transport for everyday cars, enclosed transport for luxury, classic and show cars, or expedited shipping when a date is fixed.

Where we pick up in Massachusetts

Car carriers are long trucks, and Massachusetts has some of the oldest and narrowest streets in the country. Door to door means the carrier comes as close to your address as it can do safely and legally. Where a street is too tight, the driver arranges a nearby meeting point with you, usually a large, open lot close by.

• Greater Boston

  Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy and the inner suburbs. Narrow, parked-up streets are common, so a nearby wide street or lot is often the easiest meeting point.

• North and South Shores

  From Cape Ann down to Plymouth. Mostly suburban streets with straightforward truck access.

• Worcester and Central Massachusetts

  Worcester, Framingham and the I-495 belt, with quick access to I-90 and I-290.

• Pioneer Valley

  Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton and Amherst, where I-91 meets I-90. A natural starting point for trips south and west.

• The Berkshires

  Pittsfield, Lenox and Great Barrington. Rural roads and hills: tell your dispatcher about long or steep driveways.

• Cape Cod

  Bourne to Provincetown. Summer traffic over the bridges can stretch timing, so allow a wider window in July and August.

Popular routes out of Massachusetts

Approximate driving miles out of Boston, and how long each trip typically takes once the car is loaded. Pickups in Worcester or Springfield are a little shorter on most southern and western routes, and your price is always built from your exact addresses.

For what goes into the price, see the car shipping cost calculator, or read our guide to Massachusetts to Florida car shipping.

Short moves inside the state

A move from Boston to the Pioneer Valley, or a car bought in Worcester and going home to the Cape, goes through the same quote form as any other trip. Short in-state trips are priced by a dispatcher, who talks it through with you by phone.

Seasons and weather in Massachusetts

Across the industry, the busiest time for routes between New England and Florida is typically autumn heading south and spring heading north, when snowbirds move their cars. If you are shipping in those weeks, request your quote early so your dispatcher has more carriers to choose from.

Winter brings snow, ice and road salt. Carriers keep moving, but a storm can push a pickup back a day or two. That is why pickup and delivery dates are windows, not appointments. For a car you want to keep clean and salt-free, enclosed transport keeps it covered all the way.

How it works

1. 1

   Request your quote

   Enter your Massachusetts pickup address and your delivery address. You see an estimate straight away, with no obligation.

2. 2

   We match you with a carrier

   A dispatcher confirms the details and matches you with a vetted, insured, FMCSA-compliant and DOT-licensed carrier for your route.

3. 3

   Pickup and transport

   The carrier picks up at your door, or a nearby meeting point on tight streets, and does a thorough on-site inspection with you. We stay in touch the whole way.

4. 4

   Delivery and completion

   The car is delivered to the address you gave us. You do another thorough on-site inspection with the driver and the shipment is complete.

Before pickup day, run through how to prepare your car for shipping.