Car Shipping Phoenix, AZ

Pickup and delivery across the Valley

Nearly everywhere is a driveway pickup. The East Valley, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert and Queen Creek; the north, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek and Anthem; the West Valley, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Buckeye and the Sun Cities; and Ahwatukee and Laveen to the south all take a 75-foot truck wherever the street lets it turn. The gated communities, which are most of the newer developments and all of the active-adult ones, admit a delivery truck with a call from the resident or meet the driver at the visitor lane; it does not change the price.

The exceptions are few. Downtown's towers use a loading dock or a lot nearby. The historic districts along Central Avenue, Willo, Coronado and Encanto, have narrower streets with mature trees, and the driver names a lot on Seventh Street or Seventh Avenue. The mountain neighborhoods, on Camelback, in the Preserve and around Piestewa Peak, are steep enough that the handover is at the bottom of the hill. Sky Harbor's hotel lots on 44th Street and along I-10 are the usual handover for anyone flying the same day.

Luke Air Force Base sets its own rules; the driver meets you outside the gate on Litchfield Road or at your off-base address. Tell your specialist the report date and it goes on the booking.

The sun is the local fact. A car that will sit outside all season wants a windshield shade and a tire-pressure check after the first hot week; a car left in the Valley through the summer while you are back north should be garaged or covered with the battery on a tender and insurance kept active. A dead battery in October is the most common reason a pickup becomes a winch job. Belongings stay under about 100 pounds, below the window line, uninsured.