Moving a commercial fleet is a different job than shipping one family car. The vehicles are the business — branded service trucks, flatbeds, and work pickups that need to show up clean, on schedule, and exactly as they left. Here's how a recent move went: a national service company's vehicles, relocated from Georgia to upstate New York.
The move at a glance
- Route: Social Circle, GA to Queensbury, NY — about 1,000 miles.
- Transit: picked up on a Tuesday, delivered that Friday — three days, door to door.
- Vehicles: branded/wrapped service pickups plus a flatbed work truck.
- Transport: open carrier, $0 upfront, condition photos at pickup and delivery.
Why fleet moves get staged, not dumped
The fastest way to disrupt an operation is to pull every vehicle at once. On fleet moves we sequence pickups and stage deliveries so crews keep working while the relocation happens in the background. For a multi-location fleet that means coordinating a pickup window at each site and a delivery window at the destination — not one chaotic day where nothing can roll.
Branded and wrapped vehicles need a plan
When the wrap is the brand, it changes the transport decision. On open carriers, logo'd vehicles ride the same as anything else and arrive fine the vast majority of the time. But if graphics or a fresh wrap are critical, enclosed transport shields against road debris and weather for the whole trip. The right call depends on the vehicle's value and how visible it is to your customers — we flag it at booking and match the carrier accordingly.
Work trucks, flatbeds, and upfits
Commercial fleets aren't just sedans. Flatbeds, chassis cabs, dual-rear-wheel pickups, and service-bodied trucks take a carrier with the right deck space and tie-down points. Dimensions matter: racks, toolboxes, and lift gates can change what fits, so we confirm specs up front to avoid a carrier showing up that can't safely load the unit.
Condition photos protect everyone
Each vehicle is photographed at pickup and again at delivery, with the date and location recorded. For a fleet manager signing off on a dozen units, that's the difference between "trust me" and a clear, time-stamped record for every truck on both ends of the move.
What a fleet move costs
Fleet pricing is per vehicle, with volume discounts that improve as the count and route predictability go up. A one-time relocation prices differently than a recurring monthly lane, and work trucks or oversized units run more than a standard pickup. The cleanest way to budget is to send the unit list and lanes for a per-vehicle rate. See how auto transport pricing works for the variables behind each number.
Moving a fleet?
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