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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...
August 9, 2017
New FMCSA Regulations Could Impact Car Shippers, Customers
[caption id="attachment_19700" align="alignright" width="198"] image courtesy of CCJ.com[/caption] The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has implemented new rules regarding electronic logging devices (ELD) that could impact carriers. Specifically, it's an electronic way for trucker...
July 3, 2017
Uber for Auto Transport? Could be a Possibility
Apparently, Uber is getting into the freight industry . The ride-sharing company Uber has unveiled its newest plan: an app designed for owner-operators to cut out the middle man (the broker) and connect owner-operators directly with customers. The app and the service are mostly designed for "dry van...
June 30, 2017
VW to Invest $2 billion in Electric Infrastructure
After getting shellacked with fines due to cheating diesel tests, Volkswagen is looking to make amends. How? By expanding electric charging infrastructure to poorer areas of California and the rest of the United States, of course. Volkswagen has a lot of atonement to do. But this is a great step in ...
June 20, 2017
Gulf Coast Auto Transport May Get Dicey This Week
[caption id="attachment_18768" align="alignright" width="266"] courtesy of weather.com[/caption] With a potential tropical cyclone developing off the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast auto transport services might be a bit tougher for carriers to manage this week. Heavy rains, isolated tornadoes, high wind...
June 15, 2017
Southwest Car Transport May Get Tricky Next Week
[caption id="attachment_18747" align="alignright" width="238"] courtesy of weather.com[/caption] So, Southwest car transport services are looking to get a bit... spicy... next week, thanks to record-threatening high temperatures that are expected to hit the region. A high pressure dome is forming ov...
June 12, 2017
Driving vs. Auto Transport - an Analysis
A lot of people who want to move from one part of the country to another have a specific dilemma to face. Do they drive their car (or tow it behind the moving van) or do they ship it? Both have their pros and their cons, of course, but driving vs. auto transport services are something that we have y...
May 30, 2017
Car Transport from Tampa to Los Angeles
Tampa is one of the largest - and most popular - car shipping hubs in Florida. Los Angeles is definitely the largest shipping location in the state of California. And car transport from Tampa to Los Angeles is a pretty popular search, especially in the summer months. The route is popular among both ...
May 24, 2017
Florida Car Transport May be Tougher This Week Thanks to New Storms
[caption id="attachment_18654" align="alignright" width="261"] Courtesy of weather.com[/caption] Thunderstorm and tornado warnings are in effect for much of the southeast today. This might make Florida car transport, Georgia car shipping and other areas in the region more difficult to accomplish. Th...
May 18, 2017
Oklahoma Auto Shipping Sees Setbacks Thanks to Weather
Well, the crazy weather system we talked about on Monday has a name: Winter Storm Valerie. And it's causing some serious problems across the Rockies. Right now, Interstate 80 is closed as of this morning in both directions between Laramie and Cheyenne. Missoula, Montana got 2.7 inches of snow Wednes...
May 3, 2017
Widespread Flooding Results in Tough St. Louis Auto Shipping Services
[caption id="attachment_18549" align="alignright" width="211"] Flooding in Valley Park, Missouri, courtesy of weather.com[/caption] Heavy, widespread flooding across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma has shut down multiple interstate highways and caused...
March 24, 2017
Severe Weather Could Make Louisiana Car Shipping More Difficult This Weekend
Louisiana car shipping services may see some trouble this weekend, at least early on. Weather.com is reporting that severe thunderstorms will be making their way through the area, along with potential tornadoes. Naturally, this does not bode well for auto transport traffic through Louisiana and the ...