Car Shipping Transit Times from Joliet
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Joliet at a glance
- Typical price
- $370 – $2,060
- Open transport
- $0.37–$1.89 per mile
- Transit time
- 1–4 days
- Trips within Illinois
- $240 – $660
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1–2 days
Under 500 miles
Nearby states
2–7 days
500–2,000 miles
Regional and mid-distance
5–9 days
2,000+ miles
Cross-country
11 hours a day
Driving limit
Federal hours-of-service rule
Transit times from Joliet to major cities
Estimated days on the road after pickup, from nearest to farthest.
| Destination | Distance | Standard transit | Open transport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | 190 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Des Moines, IA | 340 mi | 1–2 days | $270 – $750 |
| Kansas City, MO | 460 mi | 1–2 days | $370 – $1,010 |
| Atlanta, GA | 690 mi | 2–3 days | $505 – $1,305 |
| Charlotte, NC | 700 mi | 2–3 days | $510 – $1,325 |
| New York City, NY | 880 mi | 2–4 days | $640 – $1,665 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,020 mi | 3–5 days | $715 – $1,930 |
| Houston, TX | 1,090 mi | 3–5 days | $765 – $2,060 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,710 mi | 4–7 days | $685 – $3,230 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,060 mi | 5–9 days | $760 – $3,895 |
Pickup window vs. transit time
- Day 0
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- Before pickup
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Pickup window
Pickup happens within an agreed window, not at an exact hour. Drivers usually call ahead to set a time.
In transit
Time on the road depends on distance, weather, other stops and drivers' required rest breaks.
- On arrival
Delivery
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What can slow a shipment from Joliet
- The nation's largest inland port is next doorThe CenterPoint Intermodal Center, across Joliet and neighboring Elwood, is described by the Federal Highway Administration as the nation's largest inland port, where BNSF and Union Pacific rail yards hand containers to trucks. The effect for a car is a dense local pool of carriers and drivers who work this ground daily, so finding a truck out of Joliet is rarely the hard part.
- Where I-80 and I-55 crossJoliet sits at the interchange of I-80, which runs coast to coast, and I-55, which drops to St. Louis, Memphis and the Gulf. A carrier heading in almost any direction but north is already on one of those roads, so lanes out of Joliet get covered quickly and are priced against heavy competition rather than against the city's own size.
- I-80 through town is a long construction zoneIllinois DOT is rebuilding sixteen miles of I-80 across Will County, from Minooka to New Lenox, replacing more than thirty bridges including the spans over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, with work running into the late 2020s. Lane shifts and closures are routine, so a driver crossing Joliet on I-80 may quote extra time, and it is worth asking about if your date is tight.
- Industrial ground, built for trucksMuch of Joliet and the townships around it grew up around the rail yards and warehouses, so the arterials are wide, the lots are large and an 80-foot carrier has room to turn. Door pickup usually works as booked out here; the older grid near downtown and the Des Plaines River is the tighter exception where a nearby lot is quicker.
Truck drivers may drive up to 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty, which is why long routes are measured in days, not hours. Source: FMCSA hours of service
Standard vs. expedited shipping
Example: Joliet to Los Angeles.
Standard shipping
5–9 days in transit
- Most cost-effective
- Widest choice of carriers
- Good for flexible schedules
Expedited shipping
Sooner pickup; similar time on the road
- Priority carrier assignment
- Shorter wait for pickup
- Costs more
Delivery dates are estimates. Weather, freeway closures and other stops on the truck's route can add time, so plan a little buffer.
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