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October 29, 2014
Auto Transport to Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in as well as the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, and is currently home to a population of over 113,900 residents, making it the sixth-largest city in the entire state. Ann Arbor anchors the larger Ann Arbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, home to over 334,000...
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 27, 2014
Getting the Most out of Enclosed Auto Transport
We've discussed the idea of enclosed auto transportation services before on this blog, and have talked in-depth about how it works, why it's an important part of the car shipping industry and who can really benefit from it. Enclosed transportation is used when vehicles that can't really be driven on...
October 24, 2014
How Auto Transporters Load and Unload Non-Running Vehicles
When tasked with loading or unloading a vehicle that does not run, auto shippers have to rely on what is known as a winch. A winch is a tool that literally drags a vehicle onto the back of a transport truck so the carrier can secure it properly. Winches are great tools in that they allow drivers who...
October 17, 2014
Where Have All the Auto Transport Terminals Gone?
Shipping a vehicle is not like ordering fast food; you don't necessarily get it the way you want it, you usually have to make a compromise here or there, it costs a lot more money, and it takes a lot more time from the day you order your shipment to the day it's actually completed. Some people just ...
October 16, 2014
Lithium-Ion Costs At Heart of Cheap Electric Vehicles
Tesla Motors is busy taking the world by storm with their high-power, all-electric vehicles like their famous Roadster or the new Model-S, which is already on sale in some areas of the country. But where a lot of people have hang ups in regards to the new startup is the price of their vehicles, and ...
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 13, 2014
Why Auto Transport Prices Are So Expensive (And Tips for Lowering Your Cost)
Auto transportation services, as you likely are aware by now, are not the same as going to the store and buying a candy bar - and they cost a heck of a lot more, too. Boring, expensive and time-consuming, auto transportation is here because it has to be, because there are people who need it. Whether...
October 11, 2014
Auto Shipping Services to Bellevue, Nebraska
Bellevue is a city located in eastern Nebraska, on the border with Iowa. Located roughly eight miles south of Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, Bellevue is currently home to over 50,000 residents and ranks as the third-largest city in the state by total population. Bellevue means "Beautiful View,...
October 9, 2014
NAFA Unveils New Fleet Sustainability Program
In auto transport news, NAFA has recently unveiled a new sustainable fleet standard program at the 2014 AltCar Expo and Conference. For fleet managers, sustainability is key, and achieving that - according to NAFA - requires a renewed way of thinking about fleet management and transportation. Lookin...
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 5, 2014
How American Auto Shipping Really Works
Normally Sunday posts are reserved for our "Household Moving Tips" segment, but today I thought it might be a good idea to discuss a little bit about how we, as a company, operate. We put your shipment in front of vetted, licensed auto transport companies, and they compete to ship...