Transport companies - Boise, ID to Dallas, TX

[TXCurtis]

This spring (maybe earlier) I'll be either driving or shipping my Grandpa's 71 F100 from just outside of Boise, ID to Dallas, TX. While a road trip is a great idea in theory and she'd make it (95% sure...) - she's an old truck that hasn't gone much more than 30 miles away from the farm for the past 30 years. I'd rather not have to change an alternator, replace coolant hoses, etc in the middle of Wyoming... That said, I have a lot of memories tied to this truck - I'm a bit leery of handing the keys over to a stranger for an interstate trip.

What'll make me feel better about that, strangely, is having strangers on an internet forum dedicated to the truck recommend a couple places to talk to. Surely some of you have shipped trucks/cars cross country...

I may end up doing the road trip (just me, 2 days - 13 hours each) - sure would blow out the last 40 years worth of carbon build up, but I want to have all parts of the equation figured out before I make that decision...

[mrollings53]

http://www.cascadevehicleshipping.com/

These are the guys I had schedule the shipping of my truck from Washington to South Carolina. Probably cost me about 1400-1500 total split between them and the driver. Try and get the truck picked up and dropped off at major cities. It will reduce cost, and make it easier to find a truck that is going on that route. Give them plenty of time to schedule the shipment. I think mine was waiting for at least a month before it was picked up.

About a month after I had my truck shipped I drove back to Washington. I ended up replacing the radiator, rear brakes, tires/wheels, and master cylinder. Drove it home with a blown head gasket, and on seven cylinders. If you decide to drive it do a thorough inspection, and repair whatever needs fixing before you leave. I had done everything but the tires, and it came to bite me when 200 miles down the road the tread was starting to separate.