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September 22, 2014
What to Know About Shipping Specialty Vehicles
Everyday, there are hundreds and thousands of people shipping a vehicle or two, and a high percentage of those vehicles are your standard, every-day people-haulers. People tend to ship the cars that they drive, or cars that they've driven and are selling to other people to drive (or, conversely, buy...
September 15, 2014
Why Shipping a Van Can Be More Expensive
Auto transportation companies are expected to ship a lot more than just standard automobiles. In addition to regular-sized cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles, auto transporters are expected to handle things such as work vans, minivans, construction equipment, motorcycles - really, anything with...
September 14, 2014
Household Goods Shipping Services to San Francisco
San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in the state of California by population, with over 837,000 residents. It is officially a city-county, as the city and county of San Francisco was consolidated in 1856, and it is currently the only consolidated city-county in the state of California. This rea...
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...