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Door-to-Door or Terminal: Which Delivery Method Fits Your Move
Door-to-door is the default for good reason, but there are real cases where a terminal makes life easier. Here is the honest comparison.
June 16, 2026 · 5 min read
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Two minutes on the FMCSA website tells you who you're really dealing with
You do not have to take any company's word for it. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration keeps free public records on every licensed broker and carrier in the country. Here is exactly what to ask for and where to verify it:
1.Ask for the MC and USDOT numbers
Every legitimate broker and carrier must provide both on request. Our numbers: USDOT #2273104 and MC #774106. If a company hesitates or deflects, stop.
2.Look them up on the FMCSA SAFER system
Go to safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and use the Company Snapshot search. Enter the MC or USDOT number and confirm the legal name, operating status and “Authorized” broker or carrier authority match what you were told.
3.Confirm the $75,000 broker bond
In the FMCSA Licensing & Insurance portal (li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov), verify the broker's BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust fund is active. No active bond means no legal authority to broker your shipment.
4.Request the carrier's insurance certificate
Before your car is loaded, ask for a certificate of insurance directly from the assigned carrier — cargo and liability. Match the carrier's name and DOT number on the certificate to the truck that arrives.
When you check our records you'll find Enterprise Auto Transport, USDOT #2273104, MC #774106 — an owner-operated, federally licensed and bonded broker with offices in Naples, Florida and Minnesota.
What door-to-door really means
It means the driver gets as close to your address as a full-size semi can legally and safely operate. On a wide suburban street that is your driveway. In a dense city, a gated community or a street with low branches and tight turns, it is a nearby lot you agree on with the driver, usually within a few minutes of the address.
This is normal practice, not a downgrade. A ten-car carrier is roughly eighty feet long and cannot legally back down most residential streets.
When a terminal is the better answer
Terminal service means dropping at or collecting from a storage yard on the carrier's route. It can help when your schedule is unpredictable, when you are traveling and cannot meet a driver, or when you need the vehicle stored for a few days between legs of a move.
The tradeoffs are real: your car sits in a yard, storage fees accrue after the free window, and you drive to the terminal on both ends. For most customers the savings do not justify it.
How to make either work
Give us a real mobile number for the person meeting the truck, name a backup contact, and mention up front if your address has a gate code, HOA restrictions, a narrow entrance or overhead wires. Every one of those is easy to plan around and expensive to discover on delivery day.
Key takeaways
- Door-to-door means as close as an 80-foot truck can safely reach.
- Terminals suit unpredictable schedules but add storage and driving.
- Flag gates, HOA rules and tight streets when you book.
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