Auto shipping out of Boston, matched to the carrier already running your lane.
We are a carrier-finder network. Tell us where the car is going and we find the vetted carrier whose truck is already headed that way, then put you in touch directly. No layers in between.
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Two kinds of Boston moves, and we build for both
Boston shipping runs on a calendar. Cars head south when the first hard freeze hits and come back when the ice clears, and every August and May the campuses turn the whole metro over at once. Both patterns move real volume, so both get real carrier coverage.
Heading south for the winter
The Boston-to-Florida run is one of the most heavily trucked lanes in the country, which tends to work in your favor. Carriers are already making the trip, so a snowbird car typically fills a spot on a truck that was going anyway.
- Door-to-door from Back Bay to a Naples driveway
- Round-trip scheduling so the return run is already booked
- Enclosed transport for anything that shouldn’t meet road salt
- Flexible pickup windows on both ends of the season
Moving in or out for the semester
Between BU, BC, Northeastern, Harvard, MIT, Tufts and Brandeis, Boston moves an enormous number of student cars in two narrow windows. Booking ahead of those windows is the single biggest thing you control.
- Pickup at a home address, delivery near campus
- Summer storage runs home and back again
- Terminal options when dorm parking is impossible
- Cross-country lanes for students coming from the West
How a Boston shipment actually comes together
Tell us the lane
Pickup and delivery points, the vehicle, whether it runs, and when you need it moved. That is enough to work with.
We find the carrier on it
We check which vetted carriers already run that lane and when their next truck is scheduled. On built routes that is a direct match. On lanes we haven’t built yet, a licensed broker partner sources it and is named to you before anything is booked.
You deal with the driver
Once a carrier commits, you get a firm price and direct contact. Pickup gets scheduled between you and the person actually driving the truck.
Lanes we run most often from Boston
These are the routes with the deepest carrier coverage out of the Northeast. Each page covers transit time, what moves the rate, and what to expect on both ends.
Boston to Fort Lauderdale1,480 mi · 4–6 days
Boston to Tampa1,375 mi · 4–6 days
Boston to Orlando1,300 mi · 3–5 days
Boston to Naples1,540 mi · 4–6 days
Boston to Jacksonville1,180 mi · 3–5 days
Boston to Chicago985 mi · 2–4 days
Boston to Atlanta1,080 mi · 3–5 days
Boston to Dallas1,750 mi · 5–7 days
Boston to Houston1,850 mi · 5–7 days
Boston to Los Angeles2,990 mi · 7–10 days
See all Boston routesFull route index, inbound and outbound
Where carriers pick up around Boston
Door-to-door means the truck gets as close to your address as the street allows. Boston has narrow streets, low branches and resident-only parking, so on some blocks the driver will ask to meet a few streets over at a lot or a wider road. That is normal and it does not change your rate.
Why the Boston lane tends to price well
Rate is mostly a function of how many trucks are already running your route. Boston sits at the top of I-95 with steady freight moving south year round and steady demand coming back north, so carriers rarely have to deadhead to get here. On lanes that dense, a car typically gets picked up faster and priced tighter than the same car would on a thin rural route.
That is also why we won’t quote a fixed table. Diesel, seasonal demand and how much lead time you give all move the number. We give you a planning range up front and a firm price once a carrier commits to your specific vehicle and dates.
Questions Boston shippers ask
We’re a carrier-finder. On the routes we’ve built, we connect you straight to a vetted carrier that already runs your lane, and you deal with that carrier directly. On lanes we haven’t built yet, we work with a licensed broker partner to source a truck, and we name that broker and their MC number to you before anything is booked.
Two to three weeks for October through December departures, and the same coming back north in March and April. Those are the two weeks of the year when everyone on your street is trying to do the same thing, and lead time is the cheapest leverage you have on price.
Often yes, sometimes no. A nine-car hauler is roughly 75 feet long and needs overhead clearance and somewhere to stop. On Beacon Hill, the North End or a narrow Somerville side street, the driver will typically arrange to meet you at a nearby lot or a wider through road. It is a short walk, not a surcharge.
It depends on the destination city, the vehicle, whether you want open or enclosed transport, and how much lead time you have. Our individual route pages carry current starting figures for the major Florida lanes, and a quote request gets you a planning range within the day.
Yes, but it has to be disclosed up front. A non-running vehicle needs a carrier with a winch, which is a smaller pool of trucks and carries an additional fee. Tell us at the quote stage and we’ll match you to a truck that is actually equipped for it.
Every carrier we work with carries active cargo and liability coverage, and you are entitled to see the certificate before pickup. Do the condition report with the driver at both ends and photograph the car yourself. That report is what any claim rests on.
Part of the Auto Shipping Near Me network
Boston Auto Shipping is one site in a national carrier-finder network operated by Auto Shipping Near Me, LLC, an independent family-operated company. The same network runs city sites in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Houston, which is why the far end of a Boston lane is usually already covered.
You can see the full network and every built route at AutoShippingNearMe.com.
BostonAutoShipping.com is operated by Auto Shipping Near Me, LLC, and is not a motor carrier. Transport is performed by vetted, licensed and insured motor carriers. Starting figures shown on route pages are planning estimates; a firm price is issued once a carrier commits to your vehicle and dates.