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Shipping Cross Country - shipping company recommendations?

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Has anyone shipped their R1T/S recently? I’m moving to the east coast from Nevada and looking for any recommendations for shipping companies.

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Whatever you do DO NOT fill out any online forms for any shippers with email/phone. I made that mistake a few months back shipping a Cayenne and got 30-50 calls/day for 2 weeks straight and ~300 emails (they’re all on some kind of National listing)

Great experience with enclosedvehicletransport.com
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Any reason you do not want to drive it?
 
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I’m moving the whole family and my wife didn’t want to split into two cars. I don’t think she really wants to drive - she’s more of a co-pilot/snack passer outer/catch all for the kids and dogs on road trips.
 

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They don't have good Google reviews, but this company is based in suburban Phoenix, so local to me, and not terribly far from Vegas. They ship enclosed. My local Tesla service center recommended them back in the day.

My two experiences with them have been good.

http://www.go2transport.com/

Some pics of when I bought my first Model S way back in 2014.

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Whatever you do DO NOT fill out any online forms for any shippers with email/phone. I made that mistake a few months back shipping a Cayenne and got 30-50 calls/day for 2 weeks straight and ~300 emails (they’re all on some kind of National listing)

Great experience with enclosedvehicletransport.com
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Correct. The "find a shipper" sites actually increase the cost and they are a nightmare of cold calls and emails.

Your vehicle could end up being moved between multiple trucks, left in a holding yard, delayed till it suits the logistics of a company that could leave your truck and take other vehicles, or not even have frequent service router to your destination, then you end up on the phone with a driver at 2:00am saying he's leaving the vehicle in a hotel parking lot near a freeway off-ramp and the key will be locked inside, etc.

It takes time to call shippers directly and get three bids and find someone ready to move the vehicle when you want it moved and be assured of a delivery window.
 

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If you're still looking at options, I'd recommend A-1 Auto Transport. Used them in Oct. to ship mine from California to Michigan and didn't have any issues. Pretty sure they operate nationwide so they'd be one option you might want to look at, if only to compare prices to what others are offering.
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