Trucks are required to stay within federal highway weight limits, as well. Car haulers are usually wide and have little ground clearance. If your neighborhood has narrow streets, hills, trees, lower power lines, etc., that may make it impossible for a big truck to get into. However, many drivers will attempt to get as close to your address as they think they can. If we have an idea of the dates that we think your car would move, we'll let you know.
Drivers also call one day before pickup and delivery to obtain directions, set a time, and so forth.
I have my dates for moving, etc. Due to the fluctuating schedules that are normal in the trucking business, we normally schedule a shipment with a 2-3 day window for the truck to pick up the vehicle. There is usually an area reserved on the form for an inspection of the vehicle, where the driver will note any damages such as scratches, dents, rubs, cracks, etc. Most of the time it will stay on the same truck, but even then, the driver usually reloads them so that they come off the truck in the order of each stop, etc. In some instances where a carrier may have gotten behind, or cannot make it to the point of pickup before the contact leaves town, a local terminal service may be dispatched to pick up the vehicle and hold it in a secure location for the carrier to pick up.