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July 15, 2014
Auto Shipping Services to Mesa
Mesa is the largest suburb of Phoenix and the third-largest city in the state of Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson (the two of which make up either end of the Sun Corridor, where much of Arizona's population lives and works). Mesa is the 38th-largest city in the United States, at least by population...
July 14, 2014
How Auto Shippers Protect Your Vehicle from Damage During Transport
Damage to vehicles while they are being shipped is fairly rare, but on the whole it's something that can happen to anyone at any time. Take this British car transport truck - you wouldn't want that to happen to your vehicle, right? All on fire and everything, that's not good for anyone. Luckily, it'...
July 11, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: What to Expect When Shipping Your SUV
The sport utility vehicle has been around for ages, it seems - certainly longer than this writer has been alive, that's for sure - but really didn't gain prominence as a consumer vehicle until the late 1980's and the early 1990's. Now, though, they're everywhere, and sales of sport utility vehicles ...
July 10, 2014
How Long Will My Car Transport Take?
How long your car transport services take are heavily dependent on where you are shipping from and to, what you are shipping, the route that your auto transport carrier will be traveling on and how many scheduled stops they have to make after your vehicle is picked up. Auto transportation services t...
July 8, 2014
The Easiest Ways to Pay for Auto Transport Services
When you ship a car, it's important to understand how to pay for auto transport services . It's not just because it's more involved than for other services, but because it's usually pretty different from what most people are used to. Shipping a vehicle is a multi-step process and you may need to pay...
July 2, 2014
The Perils of Shipping with a "Direct Carrier"
Auto transport companies come out like new Hollywood movies - way too many, way too fast. It's not surprising; estimates put the auto transportation industry at over $5 billion a year , and more and more people are wanting a slice of that (rather large) pie. But the problem is that there are only so...
July 1, 2014
How Technology is Affecting Auto Transport Pricing
The auto transport industry is a fairly traditional industry; it really hasn't changed much in the past fifty years or so, and it really doesn't need to. If it's not broke, why try to fix it? Then again, there are some things that need updating, or slight changes to accommodate new advances in techn...
June 26, 2014
What Discounts Are Available for Shipping my Car?
When it comes to transporting an automobile there are quite a few discounts that auto transport companies will give you if you meet certain requirements. Auto transportation is expensive, and while discounts really don't help a whole lot in mitigating the cost, they do help when it comes to paying y...
June 25, 2014
Across the Map: Washington Car Shipping Services
Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Home to over 6.9 million residents, Washington ranks 13th among the 50 states in total population and 18th in total area. Almost sixty percent of residents living in Washington live in the Seattle metropolitan area, ...
June 22, 2014
How to Use Household Moving Reviews to Your Advantage
Just like in the auto transport industry (well, any industry really), you want to know who you're going to be doing business with when it comes to shipping your household goods. There are thousands of household moving companies spread out in hundreds of major cities all across the country, and findi...
June 19, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: Can I Save Money By Shipping Multiple Vehicles?
Shipping more than one vehicle is a common experience in the car shipping industry, and more often than not you can find some sweet deals on moving multiple vehicles at one time with the same shipping company. Many auto shippers will give you per-car discounts for shipping more than one, even if the...
June 17, 2014
Auto Shipping to Little Rock
Little Rock is the capital of (and the largest city in) the state of Arkansas, currently home to over 196,000 in the city proper and 724,000 in the surrounding metropolitan area, known as the Little Rock MSA. It is also the county seat of Pulaski County. The city was named after a landmark along the...