\"Standard\" transport is also known as open transport, but it's also known as the standard because that's how 95% of all vehicles are shipped - on an open auto transport carrier.
It is by far the cheapest and fastest method of auto transport, though it does come with its own (small) risks - for starters, vehicles secured to an open transport truck are open to the elements. Wind, rain, sleet, snow, hail, ice, freezing and boiling temperatures, road debris, all vehicles on an open transport truck are susceptible to those and more.
Basically, it's subjected to the same rigors of the road as it would be if you drove it on the same route, just without all the mechanical wear and tear on your engine. Open transport is best suited to customers who are shipping their daily driving vehicles - what they take to work every day, and haul the kids around in, that sort of thing.
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Dave Armstrong
Dave Armstrong is one of American Auto Shipping's longest-tenured team members. As content manager and strategist, most of what you read on this website came from him. He has extensive knowledge of the auto transport industry, having spent time in every role a brokerage can offer.