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August 20, 2026
Washington Is Finally Going After Double-Brokering -- and It Should Make Your Shipment Safer
Fraud complaints to the FMCSA have roughly quadrupled since 2021, and the industry estimates double-brokering costs carriers somewhere between $700 million and a billion dollars a year. A bill introduced in February and a set of rules phasing in through 2027 are aimed squarely at it. Here is what actually changes for the person shipping a car.
August 17, 2026
You Sold Your Car to Someone Three States Away. Now What?
Almost everything written about shipping a car is written for the buyer. If you are the one selling -- handing your vehicle to a driver and trusting that the money is real -- the order you do things in matters more than it does for anyone else in the transaction.
August 13, 2026
Tariff Sticker Shock: New Cars Are Up 10% and Buyers Are Shopping Three States Away
The average new car sold for close to $50,000 in July, with tariffs adding roughly $5,000 to $8,900 to imported models. That has pushed a lot of buyers into the used market -- and the used market does not care where you live, which is why more people are buying a car they have to ship home.
August 10, 2026
Shipping Multiple Cars at Once: How the Discount Actually Works
Two cars on the same truck cost less per car than two cars booked separately, and the reason has nothing to do with a volume discount policy. It is about what a carrier saves when the second vehicle is already standing in the same driveway.
August 6, 2026
Shipping a Financed or Leased Car: The Lienholder Letter Nobody Warns You About
If you still owe money on your car, you may not be the only party with a say in where it goes. For most domestic moves that changes nothing -- but for ports, overseas, and some cross-border routes, your lender has to put it in writing first, and that letter takes longer to get than the shipment does to book.
August 3, 2026
Spot Rates Just Passed Contract Rates for the First Time Since 2021 -- What That Means for Your Quote
Open-market truckload rates have climbed above locked-in contract rates for the first time since 2021, tender rejections are at multi-year highs, and the tightening is expected to run through August. Car hauling rides the same capacity -- here is what that actually does to the number on your quote.
July 30, 2026
The EV Weight Penalty: Why Shipping an Electric Car Costs More in 2026
Quotes for electric vehicles keep coming back higher than the gas version of the same car, and customers assume it is a surcharge for special handling. It is not. It is a federal weight limit written in the 1970s meeting a battery pack built in 2026 -- and it costs the carrier slots on the trailer.
July 27, 2026
Shipping a Car to Alaska: What It Really Costs, and Why It Is Two Trips Not One
Alaska is the route people underestimate most. There is no continuous road a standard car carrier can drive, so nearly every vehicle sails out of the Port of Tacoma -- which means you are booking two legs, not one. Here is what each costs and how long the whole thing really takes.
July 23, 2026
Wildfire Season 2026: Move Your Vehicles Before the Evacuation Order, Not After
Fire agencies are calling for above-normal wildfire activity across California and the West this season. If you've got a second car, a classic, an RV, or a boat sitting at a property in fire country, the time to move it is before the evacuation order -- because once one drops, no carrier can come get it.
July 20, 2026
Long-Haul Car Shipping Is Up 42% — What's Driving America's Cross-Country Moves
Cross-country auto transport is the fastest-growing segment of the industry -- long-haul shipments are running about 42% ahead of where they were. Here's what's behind the surge, what it does to pricing, and how to book a 2,000-mile move without overpaying.
July 16, 2026
Repossessions Just Hit a 16-Year High — and Smart Buyers Are Shipping Home the Deals
Vehicle repossessions are running at their highest pace since 2009-2010, and all that inventory lands at auctions -- often several states from the buyers who want it. Here's how the repo wave is reshaping where Americans buy cars, and how to get an auction win home without storage fees eating the deal.
July 13, 2026
The 2026 Diesel Shock: Why Carriers Are Parking Their Trucks — and What It Means for Your Shipment
Diesel has spiked toward $5.60 a gallon -- up nearly 60% from a year ago -- and it's forcing thousands of small auto transport operators off the road. Here's what a shrinking carrier pool means for capacity, pricing, and how you should book for the rest of 2026.
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