Transport type
Door-to-Door Car Shipping
Pickup and delivery at the addresses you give, included on every Broadway shipment, and the honest truth about where a 75-foot hauler can and cannot go.
- $499
- shipping from
- $0
- door-to-door add-on
- ~75 ft
- loaded hauler length
- 7 days
- price lock
The short answer
Door-to-door car shipping means Broadway picks up and delivers your vehicle at the addresses you choose, included free on every shipment from $499. The only limit is physical: a loaded car hauler runs about 75 feet, so on narrow or gated streets the driver meets you at a nearby wide spot instead.
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Door-to-door is the default way Broadway ships a car, and it is included in the price on every order. You give a pickup address and a delivery address, and the assigned carrier comes to both. In practice that means the driver brings the truck as close to each address as it can safely and legally reach, loads or unloads at the curb, and you handle the whole thing without driving to a depot on either end. For most homes on ordinary streets, that is your driveway or the space right in front of it. Nothing about it costs extra, and nothing about it is an upsell waiting at booking.
The honest complication is size. A fully loaded car hauler is about 75 feet long and needs real room to turn, stop, and unload without blocking traffic or scraping a low branch. Narrow streets, tight cul-de-sacs, gated communities, low bridges, and steep or unpaved lanes can all put your exact address out of reach, not by choice but by physics and local law. When that happens, the driver arranges to meet you at a nearby spot with room, usually a large parking lot a few minutes away. It is still door-to-door in every way that matters, and you will know the plan before pickup day, not on it.
What it costs
What door-to-door car shipping costs
Door-to-door is not a line item with Broadway, it is included in the shipping price. So the numbers below are simply what the shipment costs, with pickup and delivery at your address built in:
Open carrier · running sedan · door-to-door included
These match our standard open rates because door-to-door adds $0. At $0.75 to $1.00 a mile, a 1,000-mile sedan runs about $750 to $1,000. Some brokers quote a lower terminal-to-terminal price, then you drive to a depot and pay storage while your car waits. That saving is usually small and rarely worth the trip. It is a planning range, not a quote, and holds 7 days.
What moves the number
- Distance, longer = lower per-mile
- $0.75–1.00/mi
- Peak season (Oct–Nov, Mar–Apr)
- ±20%
- Sedan → XL truck or SUV
- up to +40%
- Non-running, winch loaded
- +$150 flat
Door-to-door has one honest asterisk: if a hauler cannot fit your street, you meet it a few minutes away. That is access, not an extra charge, and it never changes your price.
Your exact number takes about 30 seconds and no payment details.
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Access options
Door-to-door or terminal-to-terminal: which should you pick?
For almost everyone, door-to-door is the right call, and with Broadway it is the one you get by default at no added cost. The carrier comes to your home or office, you spend a few minutes handing over or receiving the car, and you never build a depot visit into your week. It is the difference between a service that fits around your day and an errand you have to run twice, once to drop the car and once, days later, to collect it at the other end. For a service you are already paying for, letting it come to you is simply the version that respects your time.
Terminal-to-terminal is the older model: you deliver your car to a storage yard, it waits there for a carrier, and you pick it up from another yard near the destination. On paper it can look cheaper. In practice you add two drives, often a rideshare home, and storage fees that accrue while the car sits. We do not push it, because for the vast majority of routes the math and the hassle both favor door-to-door. If a terminal genuinely sits on your route and suits your timing, tell us and we will be straight about whether it saves you anything.
Truck size
Why a car hauler cannot always reach your door
A fully loaded car hauler is about 75 feet long, taller than a single-story roofline, and heavy enough that it needs a clear, legal path to turn and stop. That is not a truck you can back into a tight cul-de-sac or thread under a low-hanging branch. Narrow residential streets, gated communities with small entrances, low bridges, weight-limited roads, and steep or unpaved driveways are the usual reasons the truck stops short. None of it is the driver being difficult. It is the same size that lets one carrier move nine or ten cars at once working against a street that was never built for it.
When an address is out of reach, the fix is simple and agreed in advance. The driver meets you at the nearest spot with room, almost always a large parking lot like a grocery or big-box store a few minutes from home. You are told this before pickup day, so it is never a surprise at the curb. If your street is genuinely tight, the best thing you can do is say so when you book, so the coordinator can plan the meeting point instead of the driver improvising one while the truck idles. A minute of planning at booking saves everyone the awkward call from the curb.
loaded hauler length
cab plus a full trailer
notice before pickup
driver calls to set access
cost of a meet-up spot
access, never an add-on
What to check
How to make pickup at your address go smoothly
A little prep turns door-to-door from a question mark into a non-event. Before pickup day, look at your street the way a 75-foot truck would: is there room to enter, turn, and stop legally without blocking traffic or driveways? If the answer is uncertain, have a backup meeting spot in mind, a nearby lot with plenty of space, so you can suggest it rather than scramble. And keep your phone on you on pickup and delivery day, because the driver's 24-hour call is when the exact time and place get locked, and a missed call is the most common cause of a delay.
Broadway's job is to remove the guesswork on our side. We route the carrier to your address, flag any access concern you raised at booking, and have the driver call ahead to confirm timing and, if needed, the meeting point. If the driver reaches a street a hauler cannot manage, they do not just leave, they coordinate the nearby spot with you on the spot. The whole system is built so that the size of the truck never becomes your problem to solve alone at the last minute. You raise the street, we handle the truck, and the meeting point is settled long before the driver arrives.
- Measure your street: can a 75-foot truck enter, turn, and stop without blocking traffic?
- Have a backup meeting spot in mind, like a nearby big-box or grocery parking lot.
- Stay reachable by phone on pickup and delivery day so the driver can finalize access.
If your street is tight, say so when you book, not when the truck is idling outside.
Is it right for you
The honest version of this decision
Book it when
- You want pickup and delivery at your home or office
- You would rather not drive to and from a storage depot
- Your street can take a large truck, or a big lot is close by
- You want the access sorted before pickup day, not improvised
Don't bother when
- You live where no large truck can get within a reasonable distance
- A shipping terminal already sits on your regular route
- Your schedule is rigid and a depot drop-off suits you better
- You are set on the lowest base price over the convenience
Most people pair door-to-door with standard open transport, see open auto transport.
How it runs
What a door-to-door booking looks like end to end
Questions
Door-to-Door Car Shipping: common questions
Still stuck? A coordinator answers the phone Mon–Sat, 9am–7pm ET.
What does door-to-door car shipping actually mean?
It means the carrier picks up and delivers your vehicle at the addresses you provide, rather than at a terminal. With Broadway it is included free on every shipment. The driver gets as close to each door as a large hauler can safely and legally reach.
Is door-to-door shipping more expensive?
Not with Broadway, it is included at no extra cost on every order. Some companies charge for it or quote a cheaper terminal-to-terminal rate that sends you to a depot. Once you add the depot trips and any storage, that saving usually disappears.
What if the truck can't reach my street?
The driver arranges to meet you at a nearby spot with room for a large hauler, usually a big parking lot a few minutes away. You agree on it before pickup day. This is common on narrow, gated, or low-clearance streets and does not change your price.
How big is the truck that delivers my car?
A fully loaded car hauler is about 75 feet long and needs space to turn and unload safely. That size is why some addresses need a nearby meeting point. Smaller trucks exist for tight areas but are not guaranteed on every lane.
Do I need to be home for pickup and delivery?
Someone 18 or older does, to sign the Bill of Lading and inspect the car at each end. It can be a friend, family member, or coworker you authorize. Tell your coordinator in advance who will be there so the driver can coordinate timing.
Can I ship to a different delivery address than planned?
Usually yes, if you tell your coordinator early. A new address can change the route, distance, and access, so it may adjust the price or timing. We confirm whether the change works before anything is locked in. Give us as much notice as you can and it is usually straightforward.
How far ahead should I book door-to-door shipping?
About 5 to 7 days ahead for standard routes, and 2 to 3 weeks in snowbird season. Booking earlier gives the carrier more room to plan access to your street and lock a better rate. Your quote holds for 7 days once issued.
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