Dallas is a long run southeast, off the Front Range and out across the plains. Count on roughly 790 miles: I-25 south into New Mexico, then a turn onto US-287 across the Texas Panhandle through Amarillo and Wichita Falls, near twelve hours of seat time. Our crew loads at the Colorado Springs yard at sunrise, drops down I-25, and rolls the long open US-287 miles across the plains into the Metroplex. Over a day or two the load comes off around Oak Lawn, the M Streets, Plano, or out toward Frisco and Arlington. Crossing two state lines means the job runs on our interstate authority and, and we set the price as a flat written figure before we leave the yard, $1M of cargo coverage standing behind it.
The interstate and highway miles mostly behave; the planning lives at both ends, with the plains weather to watch in the middle. Leaving Colorado, the I-25 grades south of town can ice in winter, and US-287 across the Panhandle runs exposed to wind, blowing snow, and spring storms, so our foreman reads every forecast along the route and eases the pace, the flat figure not budging through any of it. A pull this far means a planned overnight, real rest stops, and never a worn-out crew behind the wheel. When a piano is on the list, the dry-to-humid swing between here and Texas is exactly why our piano crew crates and climate-controls a grand for the trip rather than wrapping it. On the Dallas side, several Uptown and downtown high-rises want a stamped certificate, a held service elevator, and a set arrival slot, all pinned by our office days ahead.
Checkmate keeps the whole Dallas run in-house, first lift on South Circle Drive to last. The same W-2 crew boxing and loading here is the crew hauling it to your Dallas door, one tracked truck the whole way. None of it posts to a load board, none of it ships off to an outside hauler, and one Colorado Springs office stays your single contact through the final carton. Bulky and graceless is the work we grew up on, so a baby grand at a written rate, a gun safe, or a stack of shop equipment is just another day on a long pull. Should your dates miss each other, we can hold the load in our climate-controlled storage, about $110 to $260 a month by unit size. Released value runs $0.60 a pound, with 1 to 3% full-value protection and a nine-month window to file. Colo. PUC.
Texas-bound for Dallas, whether it is a new job, a fresh start, or a place with real yard? Send the two addresses, tell us which floor and building greet you, give us your date, and a solid haul price comes back for the run.
Colorado Springs → Dallas, TX — Estimated Cost
| Home Size | Estimated Flat Rate | Typical Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1 BR | $2,100–$2,880 | 2–3 days |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,960–$5,760 | 2–3 days |
| 3 Bedrooms | $5,900–$8,680 | 2–3 days |
| 4+ BR / House | $8,420–$12,300 | 2–3 days |
These figures are for planning only. We lock your binding written price once Checkmate runs a quick survey.
Moving Colorado Springs to Dallas, TX?
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