Fine art shipping across the Intermountain West
Shared monthly shuttle loops and exclusive climate-controlled charters, crewed by trained art handlers — not movers. Boise to Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, Park City, Salt Lake City, and anywhere in between.
Getting a work there is simple. Getting it there unchanged is the job.
Twenty years of moving objects in and out of museum galleries taught me that damage rarely happens on the highway. It happens in the ordinary moments — a tight doorway, a stair turn, an hour on a warm loading dock. So we crew every job with trained art handlers and plan the difficult ten feet as carefully as the four hundred miles.
How a shipment actually goes
Whether it is a single artwork, a delivery to a collector, or a multi-gallery exhibition moving between institutions, the sequence is the same and you know each step before it happens.
Shared shuttle or exclusive truck?
The shuttle is the economical choice: you buy space on a scheduled loop, and space is priced by cubic foot. It suits gallery inventory, artist deliveries, and collectors who can work to a calendar.
An exclusive charter is the right call when the work is high in value, awkward in size, or tied to an opening date. The truck carries your work and nothing else, drives point to point, and arrives in a window you set.
Questions we get asked
How much does fine art shipping cost?
Shuttle space is priced by cubic foot — you pay for the space your work occupies on the loop; an exclusive charter is priced by distance, crew, and timing. Packing, crating, and installation are quoted separately so you can see what each part costs. Every estimate is written, itemized, and includes insurance confirmation.
Do you ship a single painting, or only whole collections?
Both. A single framed work on a shuttle loop is routine, and so is relocating an entire collection. Shuttle space is sold by cubic foot with a minimum charge, so very small shipments are quoted at that minimum — worth asking about combining works or timing them with a loop.
Is artwork insured during transit?
Yes — door to door and wall to wall at full stated value, in transit and on site. Coverage is confirmed in writing as part of every estimate.
How far in advance should I book art transport?
A week or two secures space on the next shuttle loop. Exclusive charters and installations can often be arranged on shorter notice — call and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
What does a fine art logistics company do?
A fine art logistics company moves, packs, installs, documents, and stores artwork using conservation-grade methods: climate-controlled transport, custom crating, museum-standard installation, written condition reports, and collection cataloging. The work is done by trained art handlers rather than general movers, and every step leaves a written record.
What does the monthly art shuttle cover?
The shuttle runs shared, scheduled loops between major art cities across the Intermountain West. You book space on a route — priced by cubic foot — which keeps cost down versus an exclusive charter, and it suits non-urgent moves on a predictable cadence.
Which regions do you serve?
Based in Boise, we serve nine states across the Intermountain West — Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and California — with charters available in between.
Tell us what needs to move.
Send dimensions, origin, and destination and we will come back with a written, itemized estimate — usually within a day.
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