Boston Car Shipping & Auto Transport

Safe Ship Moving Services is a licensed interstate auto transport broker, USDOT 3475743 and MC 1139083. We do not own trucks. You give us the pickup address, the destination, the year, make and model, whether the car runs, and your first available date. We match that shipment with FMCSA-authorized carriers already running your lane on I-93, I-90, or Route 1, verify operating authority and cargo insurance, and present a quote. Once you book, your coordinator confirms the pickup window, shares the driver contact, and follows the car through delivery.

There is no flat Boston rate. Auto transport is priced lane by lane on supply and demand. Distance sets the floor, then vehicle size, open versus enclosed transport, operable status, and how busy your direction is that week adjust the number. September student moves, winter weather, and Boston-to-Florida snowbird lanes all tighten capacity at different times of year. Rather than quote a number that will not hold, we price your exact route when you request a quote. Our guide on how much it costs to ship a car walks through planning ranges by distance and vehicle type.

Most shipments are door to door, which means the driver gets as close to your address as the truck can legally and safely reach. Full size auto carriers are long and heavy, so North End alleys, Back Bay brownstones, Beacon Hill one-ways, and resident-only parking zones often rule out a curbside pickup. When the truck cannot reach your street, the driver arranges a nearby meeting point with room to load, often a retail lot off I-93 or I-90 outside the city core. Tell us about parking permits and street width when you request the quote so the meeting point is settled before dispatch.

Open transport handles most vehicles leaving Boston. It uses the standard multi car trailer, costs less, and far more trucks run it, so cars get assigned faster. Enclosed transport keeps road salt, winter slush, and spring pothole debris off the vehicle. Owners of classic cars, low clearance sports cars, and high value vehicles often choose it during winter months. Enclosed costs more and takes longer to assign, so mention it when you first request a quote.

Yes, and that is how many Boston shipments get booked. Tell us about both needs in one quote request and we align the vehicle pickup with your household delivery window so you are not stuck without a car after a Logan flight. The same coordinator handles both files, which keeps the dates honest on each end. Start on our Boston movers page for the household side, add long distance moving if you are leaving the state, and include the vehicle in the same request so the schedules line up.