Auto transport to and from Texas — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and across the state.
Texas is the second-largest auto transport market in the country and, at roughly eight hundred miles across, one where in-state distance genuinely matters. Crestline ships throughout Texas. Between three assembly plants, several working ports, the largest military installations in the country, and an enormous auction market, carrier availability here is excellent — the real question is always which part of Texas.
Most vehicles moving to or from Texas land between a few hundred dollars for a regional run and roughly twenty-two hundred for a cross-country enclosed move. Carrier density is high in the metros, and pricing is generally competitive as a result.
Houston to El Paso is farther than New York to Chicago. The Texas Triangle of Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin has constant carrier presence. West Texas, the Panhandle, and the Rio Grande Valley are genuinely distant and priced accordingly.
For a vehicle arriving at Houston, Galveston, or Freeport, the release date governs everything. Storage charges accrue quickly. Scheduling the carrier for release day rather than after is the largest cost you actually control.
Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, and the San Antonio joint base complex generate enormous PCS volume, concentrated heavily in summer. During that peak, three to four weeks of lead time changes what’s available.
Open transport handles the overwhelming majority of moves and costs meaningfully less. Enclosed makes sense for a collector car, an exotic, a truck build, or anything you want protected from hail exposure or anything where the paint is the point. Expect enclosed to run roughly 40 to 60 percent higher.
Toyota builds trucks in San Antonio, GM operates Arlington, and Tesla manufactures in Austin. Add Manheim Dallas and Manheim Houston, both among the higher-volume auctions in the country, and Texas has continuous professional vehicle movement at a scale few states match. For a retail customer, that translates into deep availability and competitive pricing across the Triangle.
Fort Hood near Killeen is among the largest Army installations anywhere. Fort Bliss in El Paso is comparable in scale. Joint Base San Antonio consolidates Lackland, Randolph, and Fort Sam Houston, and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi adds coastal volume. Texas generates more PCS relocation traffic than any other state, and we handle these moves constantly — send us your report date and we build backward from it.
Houston, Galveston, and Freeport all handle automobile and roll-on/roll-off traffic, serving both imports and exports to Latin America. We coordinate pickups at these terminals regularly. The mechanics don’t change: clear customs, settle storage, send us the release date, and we schedule a carrier for it rather than letting the vehicle sit.
From the South or Southwest, one to three days. From the Midwest, two to four. From the Southeast, two to four. From the East Coast, four to six. From the West Coast, three to six. The Texas Triangle metros schedule quickly. West Texas, the Panhandle, and the Rio Grande Valley take longer to arrange.
Constantly. Texas generates more military relocation volume than any other state, and both installations are among the largest in the country. Give us your report date and we build the timeline backward from it. During the summer PCS peak, booking three to four weeks out makes a real difference in what windows are available to you.
Yes, we coordinate pickups at the Gulf terminals regularly. You’ll need customs clearance and any accrued storage fees settled before release. Send us the release paperwork and we’ll schedule a carrier for that date instead of letting storage charges build. Galveston and Freeport work the same way as Houston.
Yes, but it requires a carrier equipped with a winch, which is a smaller pool of trucks and costs more than a standard move. Tell us up front whether the vehicle rolls, brakes, and steers. That determines what equipment we dispatch, and finding out at pickup means a wasted trip and a rescheduled move for everyone.
Every carrier we dispatch carries active cargo insurance, and we verify that coverage before assigning your vehicle. Your own auto policy typically remains in effect as well. The condition report signed at pickup and delivery is what actually protects you, so inspect the vehicle at both ends and note anything you see before signing off.
