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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 9, 2014
Household Goods Moving FAQ: How Far In Advance Should I Book My Move?
In the auto transport industry, generally it takes anywhere from a few days to a week or more to get your vehicle picked up from the date that you book it, depending on where you're shipping from and to. This is fairly standard, because it doesn't take nearly as much prep work as shipping household ...
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
Auto transporters have a pretty tough job - driving a huge automobile meant to carry other automobiles on its back isn't a picnic, and requires a lot of training before they're even able to get into the cab of the truck, let alone drive it on the roads that you and I share every day. It's a hard job...
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 ...
November 3, 2014
Auto Transport Tips for Dealerships
Dealerships are in the automobile business, and if you own or manage an auto dealership you understand this as well as we do. Automobile dealerships, be they new or used, top of the line or bottom of the barrel, typically work with other dealerships in the area, usually to get inventory moved from o...
November 2, 2014
Household Goods Moving FAQ: How Does Household Moving Insurance Work?
Household moving companies, on the whole, do not offer what we typically would consider insurance. Instead, they offer what is called "valuation" and while it functions much the same way as insurance, it's governed by a different set of rules than insurance is, and that usually means less coverage f...
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...