We ship Seawolves' cars on our own trucks — and we'll tell you upfront why a Long Island pickup costs more than one upstate, instead of quoting low and "adjusting" later.
Text (315) 999-1132 Get an instant online quoteStony Brook University sits on Long Island's North Shore in Suffolk County, about 60 miles east of Manhattan — a great place to go to school and a genuinely awkward place to bring a 75-foot car hauler. Long Island's parkways ban commercial trucks outright, which funnels every hauler onto the LIE and a few state routes, through some of the worst truck traffic in the country, on a peninsula with exactly one way in and out. A Long Island stop costs our truck most of a working day. That's the real reason a Stony Brook pickup starts at $3,000 while an upstate pickup starts at $1,499 — and we'd rather explain it here than surprise you after booking, which is a move this industry is unfortunately known for.
The good news cuts the other way: our pricing is set by where the car is picked up. So shipping a car to Stony Brook from California, Arizona, or Nevada is $2,000 — the standard West Coast rate, same as delivering anywhere in New York. For a California family sending a student's car out for the fall semester, that's the number.
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Text (315) 999-1132Honest answer: access. Long Island's parkways don't allow commercial trucks, so a 75-foot car hauler is limited to the LIE and a handful of routes, in heavy traffic, with a long in-and-out detour off our main corridor. Getting on and off the Island costs a truck most of a working day, and the price reflects that reality instead of hiding it.
How much does it cost to ship a car to Stony Brook from California?$2,000 for a sedan. Our pricing is set by the pickup location, and a California pickup is $2,000 even when the delivery is on Long Island. SUVs add $200, pickup trucks add $600.
Can the truck come to my dorm at Stony Brook?Not usually — campus roads and Long Island side streets are tight for a full-size hauler. The driver coordinates a safe, truck-accessible spot as close to campus as possible and meets you there. You are texted the meeting point and a live GPS tracking link.
How long does Stony Brook to California 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.