When you need to move your car across the country — for a seasonal move, a relocation, a new job, or the trip back to a home you only live in part of the year — the two obvious options both come with a catch.
Drive it yourself, and you’re facing days behind the wheel: the fatigue, the traffic, the motels, the long empty stretches, and a back that reminds you around hour six that you’re not twenty-five anymore. Ship it on a carrier, and you’re handing your car to strangers, watching it loaded onto a truck with a dozen others, and hoping it arrives intact and roughly when they promised — while you fly separately and your belongings travel separately, so nothing shows up at the same time.
But there’s a third way most people don’t know exists. You ride along, a professional driver does the driving, and you, your car, and everything you packed arrive together. Your road trip, our driving, your rules.
Here’s how it works — and who it’s really for.
Who Chooses to Ride Along
This isn’t for everyone, and we won’t pretend it is. Instead, it’s built for a specific kind of traveler:
- Snowbirds making the seasonal run between homes.
- Retirees who’d rather enjoy the scenery than fight the interstate.
- Newer or nervous drivers who aren’t comfortable taking on hundreds of miles of unfamiliar highway.
- Business professionals who’d rather turn hours of dead windshield time into calls, email, and real work while someone else handles the road.
- Anyone who simply dreads a long-distance drive — the fatigue, the traffic, the endless hours.
If you see yourself anywhere in that list, keep reading.
Who’s Behind the Wheel
Because you’ll be spending days on the road with someone, the driver matters as much as the drive. So it’s fair to ask who, exactly, would be in the car with you.
Our drivers are retired business executives — seasoned, responsible people, many with military or law-enforcement backgrounds. Moreover, every one is fully vetted before they ever represent us: criminal background check, driving-history review, and drug testing, with no exceptions.
And we hold hiring to one final standard. Before we bring anyone on, our team asks a single question: would we put our own parents in the car with this person? If the answer isn’t an immediate yes, we don’t hire them. Period.
A few days before any trip, your driver calls to introduce themselves, walk through the plans, and make sure you’re comfortable before you ever leave the driveway.
A Better Way to Move Your Car Across the Country
You’re riding along — but you’re the one calling the shots.
We normally roll out around 7 AM, which lets us cover good ground and still stop in time for a proper dinner and a full night’s rest before the next day begins. A typical day runs 10 to 12 hours on the road, with about two hours built in for meals, fuel, and rest stops. Prefer a gentler pace? Just say so, and we’ll shape the days around your comfort.
Meanwhile, you decide where we eat, every time — a quick drive-thru to keep rolling, or a proper sit-down meal. You also cover the trip’s actual costs as they happen — fuel, tolls, lodging, meals — paid directly, at cost, with no markup and nothing hidden in a “package.” Bring your spouse, your kids, even the dog; there’s no extra charge for passengers or pets. And if you want to break up the trip to see family or friends along the way, just tell us. It’s your road trip. We’re only doing the driving.
What You Actually Get
- Your vehicle delivered exactly where you want it — home, condo, or hotel.
- You and your belongings arrive together, so nothing ships separately and nothing shows up days behind you.
- Every mile handled by a professional driver, so you can rest, work, take in the country, or simply enjoy the trip instead of gripping the wheel through it.
Do the Math Before You Decide
At first glance, hiring a driver to move your car across the country can look like the pricier option. So before you rule it out, add up what the “normal” way really costs.
Start with the airfare — then everything the airport hands you along with it: the security lines, the delayed or cancelled flight, the luggage that shows up two days late, if it shows up at all. Next, add the separate bill to ship your vehicle. And when that shipment runs behind — as it so often does — add the rental car you’re stuck paying for until your own car finally turns up.
Total it up honestly, and one clean trip where everything arrives with you starts to look less like a splurge and more like the sensible choice.
The Part Most People Don’t Expect
Here’s the surprise: when you’re not the one driving, the miles stop being something to endure and start being something to enjoy. The national parks you’d usually blow right past. The roadside spots you’d never have found on your own. The stretch of country you’ve only ever flown over.
In the end, a long, forgettable haul becomes a journey worth remembering — an adventure instead of a chore.
A Company You Can Look Up
We’ve handled more than 20,000 relocations since 1986, we’re veteran-owned and family-operated, and we’d rather you didn’t take our word for any of it. So look us up. Read the reviews. See how real people describe what it’s like to hand us their keys and ride along.
If riding along sounds like the way you’d rather move your car across the country — and yourself — we’d be glad to talk it through and put together a quote built around your trip. No pressure, just a straight conversation.
Call us at 800-639-1656, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM Central, or visit www.professionaldrivers.com.
