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March 20, 2018
Yet Another Nor'easter to Affect New York Car Shipping
Well, another Nor'easter is expected to blast the Northeast this week. If you're keeping score at home, that's four this month. Over a foot of snow is expected to blast New York City, making New York car shipping services pretty tough to complete right now. It really doesn't help that Mother Nature ...
March 13, 2018
Boston Auto Shipping Still Difficult Due to Nor'Easters
[caption id="attachment_20047" align="alignright" width="227"] Image courtesy of weather.com[/caption] Yet another Nor'easter is pummeling New England, which will make Boston auto shipping services a bit trickier. This is the third Nor'easter in 11 days. New Englanders are already tired of the cold ...
February 13, 2018
How Toll Roads Affect Car Shipping Services
Toll roads are nothing new. The concept of roads that travelers pay to use has been around since antiquity, and it hasn't disappeared today. But when it comes to how toll roads affect car shipping services, there's a lot to know and understand. Toll roads can be a great thing for a community, bringi...
January 2, 2018
Jacksonville Auto Shipping Services May Get Dicey This Week
[caption id="attachment_19842" align="alignright" width="245"] image courtesy of weather.com[/caption] A winter storm warning has been issued for northern Florida and much of the eastern seaboard. The National Weather Service is expecting snow and ice up and down the east coast, which could make Jac...
December 26, 2017
Car Transport Companies, Carriers Enjoying Market Upswing
Maybe "enjoying" is too strong a word, but market conditions have car transport companies and other long-haul industries seeing their most favorable conditions in years, according to CCJ Digital . More importantly, it should continue into 2018. With the rise of ELD implementation, hurricanes and a s...
November 28, 2017
Some Tips for Shipping an Excavator
Like most heavy equipment, shipping an excavator provides vehicle transporters a unique challenge. Excavators come in many different shapes and sizes, but we're going to be focusing mainly on the smaller ones like to the picture at the right. With a configuration far different from a standard vehicl...
November 21, 2017
How Tolls Impact Auto Shipping Services
Toll roads and routes have long been a part of the United States, almost since its founding. Of course, car shipping has not - that's only been around for about a hundred years, maybe a bit less. But something that few people discuss is how tolls impact auto shipping services. From price hikes to de...
November 7, 2017
How to Deal with Delays in Auto Transport Services
We're getting into the lean season for car shipping services, which means big changes compared to summer shipping prices and routes. Winter months cause route changes, notably toward the southern United States. As the snows pile up in the north, carriers get out of the way, often running routes thro...
October 31, 2017
Some Tips for Shipping a Bulldozer
Are you trying to find quotes for shipping a bulldozer? Great, because if you weren't, this post wouldn't be nearly as important for you. Shipping a bulldozer isn't the easiest thing in the world to do, but heavy equipment shipping is a big part of the auto transport industry as a whole. As such, it...
September 28, 2017
Helicopter Shipping Services and What to Know About Them
Helicopter shipping services aren't all that common, probably because helicopters are meant to be flown. But they definitely exist and they're a good thing to use if your helicopter doesn't fly. And even if it does, sometimes it's better to ship it than to fly it to its destination. It's like a car ...
September 5, 2017
Washington Car Shipping in Jeopardy Thanks to Wildfires
[caption id="attachment_19744" align="alignright" width="209"] A picture of the Eagle Creek, Oregon fire, which has jumped to Washington State. Image courtesy of oregonlive.com[/caption] Ash falls like snow. The sun is a sultry red in a hazy orange sky. It's supposed to be triple-digits today, but W...
August 24, 2017
Hurricane Harvey Likely to Affect Texas Vehicle Shipping Services
Hurricane Harvey is shaping up to be the first category 3 hurricane to make landfall in over 12 years, and it's heading straight for Texas and Louisiana. And this is bound to affect Texas vehicle shipping services and a host of other places in the region. Hurricanes are never friendly to auto shippi...