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April 14, 2014
Auto Transport Quotes: Shipping a Hot Rod
Hot rods are cool. Whether you built yours yourself from the ground up, fixed one up, or you have one you plan on fixing up, they're something special and uniquely American , really. From their varied designs and layouts to the custom paint and the engines under their hoods, hot rods give anyone who...
April 13, 2014
How Making a List Helps with Your Household Move
When it comes to transporting your household goods across the state or across the country, it can be hard to trust an interstate moving company that you've never worked with before and only know their reputation based on what you've read or heard about them. You don't know how much it's going to be ...
April 12, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Why Overseas Shipping is More Expensive
If you're looking to transport a vehicle from or to Alaska or Hawaii, you've probably noticed that the prices you're getting are fairly high when compared to transportation services within the contiguous U.S. - and if you haven't started looking for quotes yet, that's likely what you'll end up findi...
April 11, 2014
Auto Transport Routes: Houston to Portland
[caption id="attachment_5120" align="alignleft" width="125"] Houston, Texas[/caption] We've put our Auto Transport Routes series on hold for the past few months to focus on other things, but we've decided to revitalize it in lieu of the fact that it's auto transport, and knowing how carriers get fro...
April 10, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: Why Does it Take So Long To Get My Car Picked Up?
Car shipping is much different than many other forms of shipping things. A car is not a small envelope, after all, so shipping it is going to require jumping through a few more logistical hoops. One of the biggest complaints that any auto transportation company receives is "my car hasn't been picked...
April 7, 2014
Auto Transport by Region: The Pacific States
The Pacific States region of the U.S. consists of five states: Washington , Oregon , California , Alaska and Hawaii . The Pacific States, as the name suggests, is comprised of all the states that border the Pacific Ocean. Home to over 70 million residents, the Pacific States have played a major role...
April 6, 2014
How Household Movers Transport Goods into Major Metro Areas
If you've been following our blog for any length of time, you know that many times auto transport carriers can't get into many major downtown areas. Their trucks are too big, to start, and many major cities with large, bustling downtown districts were founded during a time when cars didn't exist, an...
April 5, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Forget What You Think You Know
Okay, this blog post may sound a bit off, but read it through before you judge us. Many customers who call us looking for quotes or for information about shipping their vehicle have some idea of how the industry works, but more often than not it's skewed or incomplete, and they end up sounding kind ...
April 4, 2014
Auto Shipping Glossary: The Auto Transport Representative
When you're transporting your vehicle from one location to another it's going to be a lot easier for you if you have one contact person that handles all the details of your shipment. Most auto transport companies assign representatives to customers based on who booked the order, which makes it great...
April 3, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: What is Transit Time?
When you're shipping a vehicle from one state to another you'll find really quickly that a lot of what you'll wind up doing is nothing. That is, you're going to be waiting on someone to do their job, as opposed to actually getting your car shipped - from the get-go you're forced to rely on auto ship...
April 2, 2014
Across the Map: Ohio Vehicle Transport Services
The state of Ohio is a state in the Midwestern United States. Though it ranks 34th among the 50 states in terms of total area, it ranks 7th in total population with 11.5 million residents calling the state home. Ohio was founded in 1803 and was the first territory (and eventually state) to be carved...
April 1, 2014
Car Transport Services to Cincinnati, OH
The city of Cincinnati is the third-largest city in the state of Ohio as well as the 25th largest in the United States. Home to over 296,000 residents in the city proper, Cincinnati anchors the larger Cincinnati metropolitan area, which has a population of over 2.2 million. Cincinnati is the county ...