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November 18, 2014
Can I Put Items in My Vehicle Before an Auto Transporter Picks it Up?
Auto transportation companies are not licensed to ship what are considered "household items" because there's already an industry that ships those types of things. Therefore, the correct answer when asked if a customer can put items in their vehicle before transport is "no" - but that's not counting ...
November 14, 2014
Shipping Household Items With an Auto Transport Company
We get asked the question "can I put stuff in my car while it's being shipped" a lot. This isn't surprising; a few suitcases, some blankets or pillows, can't possibly cause any problems...right? Normally, the answer to that question is no, they generally won't cause problems. Items that are lightwei...
November 10, 2014
Tips for Putting Items in Your Car During Transport
[caption id="attachment_8508" align="alignright" width="226"] Too much stuff in the trunk![/caption] Let’s preface this blog with a simple statement: auto transportation carriers are not licensed to carry household items. Just like how your plumber isn’t licensed to install your cable, auto transpor...
November 8, 2014
Auto Shipping to Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in Orange County, Florida, of which it is also the county seat. With a population of over 238,000 in the city proper, it is the fifth-largest city in the state of Florida and anchors a metropolitan area - Greater Orlando - of over 2.1 million. Orlando is the largest inland city in ...
November 7, 2014
How Auto Shipping Companies Plan Their Routes
How car haulers build their routes along the big interstates, which loads they pick first, how hours-of-service rules shape the day, and what that means for your price and timing.
November 6, 2014
How Open Auto Transport Became the Standard
The auto transportation industry has been around since almost the invention of the automobile itself. Despite the fact that cars are meant to be driven, there are times when a particular vehicle cannot be, and it needs to be trucked somewhere instead, like any other common piece of freight. This is ...
November 4, 2014
How Many Vehicles Can I Ship at Once?
You'd be surprised at how often we hear that question, at least until you begin to realize that a lot of people actually have quite a few cars that they need to ship at a time. Usually, these people own or manage dealerships or fleets of vehicles (for rental purposes, usually), and generally have a ...
October 28, 2014
What is the Best Way to Ship a Pickup Truck?
Pickup trucks have been around pretty much since the invention of the automobile. They’re great workhorse machines that are common especially in the United States. Originally designed as a cab-on-chassis, so farmers and agricultural workers could customize them as they needed, today pickup trucks co...
October 14, 2014
What is Drive Away Auto Transportation?
To put it simply, drive away auto transportation services are a type of car shipping method that relies on someone else driving your vehicle from pickup to delivery instead of relying on a car transporter to load and unload it off a truck. Essentially, with drive away services, you're literally payi...
October 6, 2014
Why Most People Avoid Drive Away Auto Transport Services
Successful people understand that much of life boils down to risk management and how good we are at it. As humans, mitigating risk is an important part of our day-to-day lives and assessing risky situations and acting accordingly is one of our greatest strengths. Every situation is unique in that it...
October 1, 2014
Car Shipping to Newark, New Jersey
Newark is a city located in Essex County, New Jersey, of which it is also the county seat. The largest city by population in New Jersey, Newark is home to over 277,000 residents, and it is the largest city in the state as well as the second-largest in the New York City metropolitan area. Newark was ...
September 27, 2014
Auto Transport Services to Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho is a city located in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and is the third-largest city in the state. Home to over 90,000 residents, Rio Rancho is one of the fastest-growing cities in New Mexico, having seen an over 800% rise in population since 1980. Rio Rancho began as a housing development on ...