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September 13, 2014
Auto Transport Tips to Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, approximately 20 miles south of Oklahoma City proper. Home to over 118,000 residents, Norman is the third-largest city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and serves as the county seat of Cleveland County. Norman w...
September 12, 2014
Why Auto Transport Routes Vary in Price
Your auto transport carrier ships vehicles along a specific route. This should be pretty much common knowledge, but we'll go over it again anyway, just in case. Every auto transport carrier charges a price to ship a vehicle along their route, and if they have to deviate from that route they'll likel...
September 7, 2014
Before the Move: Tips for Buying a New Home
There are things that no one really thinks about when it comes to buying a new home. Granted, most people have their bases covered in terms of finances and credit and the like, but we're talking the little things, especially if you're going to be starting a family. Most people that use household mov...
September 3, 2014
Auto Transport to North Charleston, South Carolina
Originally a part of greater Charleston, North Charleston was officially incorporated in 1972, and today is home to over 104,000 residents, which makes it the third-largest city in the entire state of South Carolina. The city began primarily as a plantation town, with several major estates situated ...
September 2, 2014
How do Auto Shippers Transport Large Pickup Trucks?
Like with any standard car or small sport utility vehicle, auto shippers can ship most pickup trucks on a regular ten-car carrier, but there are those that just can't fit on the back of a standard car shipping carrier, and these are the types of pickup trucks that we're going to be discussing in tod...
September 1, 2014
Why Household Items Are Not Allowed in Your Vehicle During Transport
If you've been a follower of our website or you've read articles and blogs on here before, chances are you've seen a post or two about the concept of "junk in the trunk" and how it's slang for "stuff in the trunk of a car that really, technically shouldn't be there but we're gonna let it slide." The...
August 30, 2014
Auto Shipping to Aberdeen, South Dakota
Aberdeen is the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, and is also the largest city in the county and the third-largest city in the state of South Dakota; it's current population sits at over 26,000 residents as of the last official U.S. census. Aberdeen is located in the northeastern parts of S...
August 29, 2014
Why the Auto Transport Industry is Primarily Cash-on-Delivery
When shipping a car, it's important to understand how the payments work and what you can expect when you ship your vehicle. Most car transport companies today split payments in two: one payment acts as a deposit, and the other is the payment for the shipment. Together, the two prices make up your to...
August 28, 2014
How Auto Transporters Find Their Loads
There are a lot of different ways that auto shipping carriers can go about finding a load to actually ship. While this may not be "news," per se - what can we say, it's a slow time in the auto transport industry, namely because the summer season is winding down and the industry as a whole is startin...
August 25, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Cancellation Policy Basics
Every retail store that you go to will have some type of return policy. Whether it's lax, stringent, or simply a statement of "all sales final," every retail store has a policy when it comes to trying to return merchandise. And in the car shipping industry, it's really no different, except for the f...
August 22, 2014
Why Working With Auto Transport Brokers is Always Better
You hear it all the time: "auto transport is full of scammers." "Auto transport is a shady industry." "I had a brother that shipped his car, they really screwed him!" I've heard these statements more times than I care to admit, mostly from customers fed up with their old auto transport company and l...
August 20, 2014
Car Transport to Essex, Vermont
Essex is a town located in Chittenden County, Vermont - not Essex County, like many people tend to think. The second-largest municipality and largest town in the state, Essex, Vermont is home to over 19,000 residents and was first formed in the early summer of 1763. Organized as a minor township, Es...