Auto transport services

Open transport is how most vehicles in the United States are shipped, including nearly every new car delivered to a dealership. Your vehicle is driven onto a two-level trailer with several others and secured at the wheels.

Choose open for everyday cars, SUVs, pickups and vans. It has the lowest price and, because most carriers on the road are open carriers, usually the shortest wait for pickup. The vehicle is exposed to weather and road dust much as it would be if you drove it, so it may need a wash when it arrives.

Enclosed carriers have walls and a roof. The vehicle is protected from rain, sun, hail, dust and stones for the whole trip, and it's out of sight.

Choose enclosed for classics, exotics, show cars, new luxury vehicles and anything with very little ground clearance. Expect to pay more and to book earlier, because there are far fewer enclosed trailers on the road. Our Scottsdale page explains the kinds of enclosed trailer and what to ask about insurance limits.

Every Red Rock shipment is door to door. There are no terminals to drive to and no storage yards. The carrier comes to the pickup address you give us and delivers to the address you choose, whether that's a home, an office, a dealership or a storage facility.

A loaded car carrier is as long as a semi and can't go everywhere. On narrow, gated or restricted streets the driver meets you as close as the truck can get.

Standard service gives the carrier a few days of flexibility to fit your vehicle into a load. Expedited service takes that flexibility away. We put your order first and look for a carrier that can pick up right away, even if it has to change its route to do it.

It costs more than standard service for that reason. It makes sense when you have a closing date, a flight, a report date or a buyer waiting. Tell us your deadline and we'll tell you plainly whether it can be met.

Arizona is one of the country's main winter destinations, and seasonal shipping is a large part of what we do. Vehicles come south from the Midwest, the Northwest and the Rockies in the fall and go home in the spring.

Those two seasons are the busiest of the year on Arizona routes, so book a few weeks ahead for the best price and dates. Our Mesa, Peoria and Yuma pages cover winter-resident shipping in more detail.

We ship for service members and their families on permanent change of station moves, deployments and temporary assignments. We schedule around report dates and pack-out days, and another adult can release or receive the vehicle when you can't be there.

Arizona's installations are a regular part of our work. See the Glendale page for Luke Air Force Base and the Yuma page for the Marine Corps air station and Yuma Proving Ground.

A motorcycle travels standing up, with its front wheel locked in a chock and soft tie-downs holding it steady. Cruisers, touring bikes, sport bikes and dirt bikes can all be priced in the online quote form.

Lower the fuel, switch off the alarm and empty the saddlebags before pickup. The Bullhead City page has a fuller preparation list.

A vehicle doesn't have to run to ship. If it rolls, steers and brakes, a carrier with a winch can pull it onto the trailer. Mark it as not operable in the quote form so the right truck is sent.

A vehicle that can't roll or steer, such as one with collision damage and a locked wheel, needs extra equipment and is quoted by phone. For a car that has broken down away from home, see the Kingman page. For project cars, see Apache Junction.

Electric vehicles ship on the same open and enclosed carriers as gas vehicles. They are heavier, so the carrier needs the exact model, and they have to arrive with enough charge to be driven off the trailer. The Chandler page lists how to prepare one.

We pick up from dealerships, auction yards and private sellers and deliver to your door, and we do the same in reverse for sellers. Give us the seller's contact details and release hours, plus the lot or stock number for an auction vehicle.

More on each: dealership pickups, auction vehicles, and checking a car you bought online when it's delivered.

Motorhomes, travel trailers, boats on trailers, tractors, skid steers and other equipment move on specialized trailers, and sometimes under oversize permits. Each one is quoted individually. Have the dimensions and weight ready when you call (602) 584-8362.

Our Peoria and Lake Havasu City pages explain boat transport in detail.

For most people the answer is open transport, door to door, at the standard pace. Start there in the quote form, and switch the trailer type to Enclosed to compare prices. To see what happens after you book, read how it works. For anything unusual, call (602) 584-8362.