Open car transport is an option, too.
Shipping a car from Illinois to Texas is a fairly simple process. Because the move is within the United States and across land rather than water, there are several shipping choices, including container services, open shipment, and dealership shipment. Each of these methods can help you to safely and easily transport your car from Illinois to Texas.
Instructions
1. Decide which shipping service to use. Options include your car dealership, a container moving service, or an open car transport.
2. Contact your car dealership about shipment. Most car dealerships will ship a car for you for a nominal fee if they have a transfer shipment going from Illinois to Texas already scheduled during your moving time-frame. Drop your car off at the service department of your dealership and pick it up at the local dealership in Texas.
3. Contact your moving company to see if they offer container car shipment services. This would allow your car to travel on the same truck as the rest of your belongings in an enclosed space. Your car will be picked up and delivered by the moving company with the rest of your belongings and stored securely in its own container for shipment.
4. Perform a quick search of the Internet or the Yellow Pages to find an open transport mover for your vehicle. Your car will travel with several other cars on a double decker open air platform pulled by a truck. Drop the car off at the mover's local office or arrange for it to be picked up at your home. The car will be delivered to your new home in Texas.
5. Contact the shipping service with the type of car that you own, your moving dates, as well as pick-up and drop-off locations. Have a credit card ready and be prepared to pay a deposit for the shipment over the phone.
6. Prepare your car for shipment to Texas. Remove all valuables from the car. Inform your insurance company of the planned shipment across state lines.
7. Arrange for drop-off or pick-up of the car on moving day. Some delivery services, particularly long-distance movers, will pick the vehicle up from your home. Dealerships will require that you bring the car to the dealership for shipment.
8. Allow five to 14 days for delivery of the car to Texas. Your shipping company should be able to provide you with an estimated time of arrival. Pay the remaining balance of the shipment upon receipt of the vehicle and tip the driver for good service.
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