Shipping a 2024 Tesla Model Y from California to California

In this most recent shipment, we shipped a 2024 Tesla Model Y from Sun Valley, CA to South Gate, CA using an open trailer shipping. It covered a distance of 28 miles at a cost of $180.00 with a rate of $6.43 per mile.

This Tesla is shippable and fully functional meaning that it was able to start, run and drive itself when picked up. The person requesting for this shipment is based overseas and bought the vehicle in order to ship it out of the United States. This implies that this shipment will be done in two stages. From the place where it was bought to a port in the US and then from the port to the country of the client when it is possible to ship the vehicle out of the country.

The Route

Sun Valley, CA, 91352 to South Gate, CA, 90280

The route of 28 miles long from Sun Valley to South Gate is southern and it goes through Los Angeles region and to the port complex. Usually, carriers travel to the south from Sun Valley situated in San Fernando Valley and use I-5 to get to Los Angeles and then connect to I-710 going to the south.

Then the route continues to South Gate, which is situated near the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the mentioned corridor. As this route is local and covers short distance within one metropolitan area, it is quick to be delivered without several days of transportation needed for domestic long distance route.

Vehicle Condition at Pickup

Upon pickup, the Tesla was found to be dirty from being at the auction site, and this is normal for cars that have been at an auction site rather than cars from the dealerships or owners themselves. The hood of the car was reported to be intact without any form of damage.

It should also be noted that the front left side tire of the vehicle was found inside the vehicle rather than being on the wheel. It is important to keep track of information such as this during the pickup process, because for the exportation of the car, this information is crucial.

Why This Auction-to-Port Leg Matters for an Export Move

In a case of a client purchasing a car from overseas, there will be quite a number of parties through which the car will have to go before getting to the consumer. The process involves the auction, port where the domestic carrier is used to move the vehicle, and finally, the ship transporting the car to its destination.

All this is done to set the tone for future things. In the process, the vehicle has to get to the port with the correct information regarding the condition of the car and all its documents. This is because the information will be used at the port to allow the car to be loaded into the exporting vessel.

Open Trailer

Due to the vehicle being already operational and this leg of the route lying completely inside the LA metropolitan area, it was more sensible to transport the car using an open trailer to transport it from the auction to the port. The 2024 Model Y has typical ground clearance for a crossover, and thus no special equipment was needed to load it up on the ramp of the transport trailer.
It was then strapped down using the conventional four-point wheel strap tie-down on all four corners.

This method of transport is also more cost-efficient considering that this is only the beginning of a long journey ahead for the vehicle.

Why Short-Haul Pricing Works Differently

This is a mere 28 mile move and hence is not within the category of long-distance moves where the cost per mile falls as the mileage increases. This is because a short distance move is one that is charged more in terms of cost per mile because the costs incurred by the carrier in sending the driver and his truck do not decrease with distance.

This means that regardless of whether the driver travels 28 miles or 280 miles he will have to cover the distance, pick the goods and deliver them at the other end.