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February 1, 2017
New Winter Storm Set to Impact West Coast Auto Shipping
A fresh storm is brewing off the west coast that should be hitting the coastal states by Friday, This is the latest in a string of storms that has rocked the western U.S. since December. And while it hasn't actually been upgraded to a winter storm, experts predict it will be upgraded in the coming d...
January 27, 2017
New York Car Shipping May Be Tougher Thanks to Lake Effect Snow
[caption id="attachment_17375" align="alignright" width="263"] Courtesy of weather.com[/caption] Feet of snow are expected in the Great Lakes region as well as northern and northwestern New York thanks to more lake effect snow. Lake effect snow occurs when cold air passes over the warmer waters of t...
January 26, 2017
Auto Transport from Boston to Sacramento
Boston is the largest city in the state of Massachusetts as well as the capital of the state. Sacramento is the capital of California and the sixth-largest city in California. And together, they are two popular car transportation areas in their respective locations. Boston is probably the most popul...
January 25, 2017
The Worst Places to Ship a Car, as Told by Carriers
We've talked about some of the most popular (and unpopular) car transport locations in the past. We've talked about which cities see the most traffic, which ones don't see as much. And, we've talked about the reasons behind it and why customers go where they go and do what they do. But one thing we ...
January 24, 2017
Los Angeles Car Shipping Sees Roadblocks Thanks to Leo
A state of emergency was declared in California due to the devastating effects of Winter Storm Leo this morning. As of this writing, floodwaters are ravaging many areas of the state, including Los Angeles. Four people have been declared dead and three others are missing. The state of emergency was d...
January 19, 2017
How Technology is Shaping the Auto Shipping Industry
I've been in the auto transport industry for about a decade now. In that time I've worked in brokerages and I've talked to and interviewed carriers firsthand. I've seen the back end, the front end, the side entrances and the trap doors of shipping a car. But something that I've seen firsthand and re...
January 17, 2017
Car Shipping from Los Angeles to Portland
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edxPbXWsYJc[/embed] As you likely know, Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California. Portland is the largest city in the state of Oregon. Together, they are two of the largest cities on the west coast, and both are incredibly popular auto transp...
January 9, 2017
Flooding Grounds California Car Transportation Services
The drought in California may not be over yet, but recent snow and rain has caused a deluge in certain areas of the state, threatening people, homes, and California car transportation services. Flooding of the Russian River has left people in Napa and Sonoma counties struggling to keep themselves ab...
January 4, 2017
Dearth of Drivers May Increase Car Transport Prices
There's a real problem with a lack of truck drivers in the United States , apparently. Right now, about 70% of all goods shipped across the U.S. are shipped via overland trucks. Part of that number includes vehicles shipped on auto transport trucks. And right now, in 2016, there's a driver deficit o...
January 2, 2017
Southern Car Shipping Difficult Thanks to New Years' Tornadoes
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Min-yfSXCY[/embed] The southern United States, in particular the Gulf Coast states, may experience some tornadoes . These tornadoes will likely make southern car shipping services more difficult to find and book. The southern U.S. right now is a hotbed of car...
December 30, 2016
Car Transport from San Diego to Seattle
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpcuYpgZyrY[/embed] San Diego is one of the largest cities in California. Seattle is easily the largest city in Washington State. And car transport from San Diego to Seattle is about as popular as you might think. Maybe even more popular than you think, if you...
December 29, 2016
The Day to Day Worries of a Car Transport Driver
When you ship a car, chances are you don't really think about the day to day worries of your car transport driver. And that's okay, sort of. It's a part of being a consumer or a customer - you just expect that they're going to do their job. Some of us may have more empathy for them than others, but ...