Gilbert auto transport services

Gilbert has grown from a farm town into one of the largest communities in Arizona, and much of that growth is families relocating from California, Washington, Colorado and the Midwest. The usual situation is two or three vehicles and only one or two people available to drive. Shipping the extra car costs less than most people expect once you add up fuel, hotels, meals and the days off work that a long drive takes.

Car transport runs on its own schedule, separate from the moving van. That's helpful, because you can time the car to arrive after you do. Give us your first available pickup date and the earliest day someone will be in Gilbert to receive the vehicle. If your closing date slips or you land in a rental first, let us know as soon as you can. Changing the delivery address to somewhere else in the East Valley is usually simple as long as the driver hears about it before the truck gets to town.

Our Gilbert office is on West Guadalupe Road in the northwest part of town, close to US 60 and Loop 101. South Gilbert is served from Loop 202, the SanTan Freeway.

Most of Gilbert is master-planned. Power Ranch, Val Vista Lakes, Agritopia, Morrison Ranch, Seville and The Islands all have their own layouts, and nearly all of them were designed for cars, not for a tractor-trailer. Gated entries, roundabouts, landscaped medians, low tree canopies and cul-de-sacs can all stop a full-size carrier.

Drivers handle this every day. The typical approach is to park the truck on the nearest arterial road, such as Val Vista Drive, Higley Road or Williams Field Road, or in a large lot at the community entrance. You drive the car a few blocks to meet it, or the driver walks in and drives it out. It helps to tell us in advance if your HOA limits commercial vehicles or has quiet hours, and to have a gate code ready for the driver.

A growing number of Gilbert deliveries are vehicles bought sight unseen from an out-of-state dealer, an online marketplace or an auction. We pick up from the seller and bring the car to your door. When you book, we need the seller's address and phone number, the hours the vehicle can be released, and any lot or stock number that identifies it.

When the truck arrives, take your time. Compare the car to the listing photos. Confirm that the VIN on the dash matches your paperwork. Walk around it with the driver in good light and look at every panel, the wheels and the glass. If something doesn't match the pickup inspection report, write it on the delivery report before you sign, and photograph it. That signed report is the record everything else depends on.

After delivery you'll register the car with the Arizona MVD. Most vehicles kept in the Phoenix area also need an emissions test, so check the state's requirements for your model year.

Gilbert households tend to collect vehicles: a commuter car, a family SUV, a truck, and eventually a car for a new driver. We regularly ship a student's car from Gilbert to a campus in another state and bring it home again in the spring, and we move vehicles between family members, such as a grandparent's sedan handed down to a grandchild. A one-off shipment like this works the same way as a full relocation. There's one address and one adult at each end, and a carrier assigned to the route.

On weekdays, plan around school traffic. Many Gilbert neighborhoods sit beside a school, and the arterials back up at the start and end of the school day. Carriers avoid stopping near a campus at those times, so a mid-morning or early-afternoon window is the easiest to schedule.

Gilbert garages hold plenty of classics, restomods, exotics and weekend cars. For those, enclosed transport is usually worth the added cost. The vehicle rides inside a covered trailer, out of the sun and away from road debris, and during the summer monsoon it's protected from blowing dust and sudden downpours.

If your car sits very low, ask for a carrier with a liftgate so it's raised level onto the trailer and not driven up steep ramps. Enclosed trailers carry fewer vehicles and there are fewer of them on the road, so book a little earlier than you would for open transport. For a daily driver, a commuter car or a family SUV, an open carrier is the practical choice. It's the way dealerships receive new cars, and it costs noticeably less.