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August 10, 2014
Household Goods Moving FAQ: How Long Does it Take?
When it comes to moving all the goods that you own from one place to another, time is a factor that a lot of us tend to forget about. Some people overestimate how much time they have, but most people stay up half the night before the moving van shows up packing the rest of their stuff, and that's st...
August 8, 2014
How Auto Transport Trucks Work
Auto transport trucks can typically haul anywhere from 8-10 cars on a single trailer, with some having extended trailers that can haul up to 12. 12-car haulers are rare, as government weight restrictions are pretty stringent and auto shippers can't go over the maximum weight with their rig and load ...
August 4, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: How to Be a Good Customer
The auto transport industry is full of people who think they know what they're doing. No, we're not talking about shipping companies (though there are a few out there that are just about clueless when it comes to transporting a vehicle); we're talking about customers, and it's funny because auto shi...
July 31, 2014
DOE Promoting Carbon Fiber Thru New $11m Reward
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking toward the future, it seems, by giving out awards totaling over $11 million to two projects aimed at advancing carbon fiber technology through renewable non-food-based feedstocks, like "woody biomass" and agricultural byproducts. Carbon fiber, if you are unaw...
July 30, 2014
Auto Transport to Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, home to over 122,000 residents, is the fourth-largest city in the state of Washington and the largest suburb of Seattle (the state's most-populous city). Bellevue has recently undergone rapid growth and vitalization despite the recent economic depression that hit in 2008, and this has led ...
July 28, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Shipping a Totaled Vehicle
In the course of the life of a vehicle, sometimes catastrophic things happen, like an accident that leaves your precious, most favorite mode of transportation reduced to a crumpled heap. A lot of people have been in this situation: driving across the country to a new job and a new home when BAM! Out...
July 26, 2014
Car Shipping to Olathe, Kansas
Believe it or not, Olathe, Kansas is the fifth-largest city in the state, with a population of over 125,000 residents, and is the fourth-largest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Olathe is one of the fastest-growing areas in the entire nation, and has ranked on several lists of the Top Plac...
July 25, 2014
What Does the Future of Auto Transport Look Like?
The auto transport industry is slow to change. Ask anyone - we've been in the industry for fifteen years and our basic model is exactly the same as it was fifteen years ago, and this goes the same for many auto transportation companies. As it stands, the way that automobiles are transported, be they...
July 24, 2014
America's Crumbling Transportation System and How it Affects Auto Transporters
You may not be aware of this, but the U.S. transportation system is falling apart, to the point that eleven different former Department of Transportation secretaries penned an open letter to Congress telling them something must be done. Congress will be voting on a new transportation funding bill so...
July 21, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Shipping a Non-Running Vehicle
A non-running vehicle can be a real pain to transport for some people, mainly because - you know - it's not running. Inoperative vehicles account for a good chunk of all the vehicles shipped every single day, though of course not as many non-ops are shipped as vehicles that are fully running and ope...
July 20, 2014
Household Goods Moving Tips to Chicago
The city of Chicago is the third-largest in the entire United States, home to over 2.7 million residents in the city proper and 9.5 million residents in the Greater Chicago Area, known as Chicagoland , it is one of the most popular household moving locations in the entire country. As stressful as mo...
July 17, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Know Your Carriers
Auto transportation is an imperfect industry - more of an art than a science, really. This is mainly due to the fact that there are so many car shipping companies out there, each one competing for some slice of the pie that you bring when you start looking for a transportation company. Basically, th...