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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...
August 19, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: What if my Carrier Can't Get to My Delivery Location?
With so many major cities across this vast nation of ours - many of which were built up prior to the invention of the automobile - it can be difficult for auto transportation drivers hauling around large trucks with ten cars on the back to get into some areas, particularly in downtown cores of said ...
August 18, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: How Shipping Multiple Vehicles Saves You Money
The notion of transporting multiple vehicles and saving money seems rather absurd to many people - after all, if one vehicle costs $800 to ship, wouldn't two vehicles cost $1600 to ship? You'd think, and in some instances you'd likely be right, but really it's like any time you buy something in bulk...
August 15, 2014
The Best Way to Find an Auto Transport Company
When first starting your search for an auto shipping company you need to keep in mind how exactly you're going to go about it. There are a few different ways that you can conduct your search, but unlike trying to find a local plumber, you're trying to find a company that can handle interstate transp...
August 14, 2014
Americans Agree Infrastructure Needs Fixing, Can't Agree on How to Pay For It
A few weeks ago, I penned a blog post titled " America's Crumbling Transportation System and how it Affects Auto Transporters ." The post was a brief, if not compelling, piece designed to raise people's awareness of just how bad our infrastructure has gotten, since Congress has done little to fix th...
August 11, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Shipping a Motorcycle
Transporting a motorcycle is a lot different than transporting a regular car. We've talked about shipping a motorcycle before , but there's a few more differences that you should really be aware of when it comes to motorcycle transportation, and in this helpful blog post we're going to talk about so...