Wow...see I would have to drive it around and test it out some first before I took it that far.
BOTTOM LINE= the insurance company IS NOT going to pay you to TRAILER your truck to a bodyshop 3.5 hours away.
They are going to tell you to:
1. take it to a bodyshop near where the truck is at now.
2. take the truck to the bodyshop 3.5 hours away at YOUR EXPENSE.
PERIOD.
I drove mine about 11 hours or so from maryland to indiana the day I bought it... bouncy as fuk, but no problems getting it home... If it's done right you should be able to go anywhere you want with it.