You’ve picked the apartment, hired the movers, forwarded the mail. Then you realize you still have to figure out what happens to the car.
Maybe you’re not driving the 900 miles yourself. Maybe there’s a second vehicle nobody has time to caravan down I-40.
Either way, shipping it is common enough these days — it just goes sideways when people leave it until the week before the move.
Book It Earlier Than Feels Necessary
Carriers run routes, not one-off trips, so the earlier you book, the easier it is for a driver to fold your pickup into a route they’re already running. Four to six weeks out is a good target. Wait until the last week and you’re either paying a rush fee or scrambling for a truck at all…