Two campuses, one hillside town on I-88 — and one carrier that ships student cars in and out of Oneonta every semester on our own trucks.
Text (315) 999-1132 Get an instant online quoteOneonta is a real college town: SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College sit on the same hillside above the Susquehanna, and between the two of them the town roughly doubles when the semester starts. What Oneonta doesn't have is an easy way to get a car there from far away. It's a solid drive from any airport, I-88 between Binghamton and Albany is the only fast road in or out, and asking a freshman to solo a cross-country drive up into the Catskill foothills is nobody's favorite plan.
That's the run we do. We're Auto Transport Solutions, a carrier based in Clinton, NY — about 90 minutes north of Oneonta — with our own trucks working the New York ↔ California, Arizona, and Nevada lanes plus the Northeast. When you book, a specific driver from our fleet is assigned, not auctioned to a load board. Westbound cars typically ride out via I-88 to the Thruway and onto our regular cross-country route; the busiest weeks are mid-May move-out and late August move-in, so if you're aiming for those, text us a couple of weeks ahead.
You can verify us the boring, official way: Google our MC number 1014646, USDOT 3234308, or (315) 939-0186 — our phone on file with USDOT — and we come up on the federal SAFER registry.
Talk to the carrier directly — no broker, no runaround.
Text (315) 999-1132A sedan picked up in Oneonta starts at $1,800 door-to-door to California. SUVs add $200 and pickup trucks add $600. Text (315) 999-1132 for an exact number.
What does it cost to get a car to SUNY Oneonta or Hartwick from California?Any pickup in California, Arizona, or Nevada headed to Oneonta is $2,000 for a sedan. SUVs add $200, pickup trucks add $600.
Can you pick the car up right on the hill at SUNY Oneonta or Hartwick?As close as we safely can. A 75-foot car hauler does not love steep campus drives, so the driver coordinates a safe, truck-accessible spot nearby and meets you there. You are texted the meeting point and a live GPS tracking link.
How long does Oneonta to the West Coast take?Coast-to-coast averages about 4 days once the car is picked up — the average across our 25,000+ transports. Closer runs are faster.
How do payment and the deposit work?A $100 deposit reserves your spot and applies to the total. The balance is due on delivery by Zelle, cash, or Venmo — after you inspect the car.