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March 30, 2014
Factors That Can Increase Your Moving Costs
Last time we talked a bit about how to cut down on your moving day costs , but this time we're going to talk about a few things that can actually increase your moving costs - things that you may not be aware of. For starters, when you start searching for your moving quotes - particularly if you use ...
March 29, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Protecting Valuable Classic Cars During Transport
If you're looking at shipping a valuable or expensive classic car, there are a lot of things that you need to take into consideration if you need to get it shipped across the country. Classic cars come in all different shapes, sizes and values, and more often than not they are vehicles that owners h...
March 28, 2014
Auto Shipping Glossary: Transit Time
In the auto transport industry, the term "transit time" refers to how long your vehicle will actually be in transit from the date it's picked up and loaded onto the carrier until the date that it is received by you or an affiliated party at delivery. Transit time, simply put, is how long your vehicl...
March 27, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: How Does Auto Transport Insurance Work?
Auto transportation is an expensive process which requires a lot of faith, really, on your part. You have to have faith that the auto transport broker will find you a reputable and legitimate auto transport carrier, and you're also putting faith in that carrier that they'll take good care of your ve...
March 26, 2014
Across the Map: New York Vehicle Shipping Services
The state of New York is the 27th largest state in the U.S. in terms of total area, and currently has a total population of 19.6 million residents, good for third-largest in the U.S. by total population. It is also the seventh-most densely populated state in the United States. New York state has bee...
March 23, 2014
Cutting Down Your Moving Day Costs
A household move is expensive. Whether you're moving across town or across state or across country, it's going to be expensive to hire a team of movers to actually move your things, and the more you have, the more expensive it'll likely be. Household moving quotes and prices are primarily based on t...
March 22, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Shipping a Vehicle with No Wheels
Shipping a vehicle without wheels is a daunting task, one that many car transporters probably won't do. As most auto transporters drive the vehicles they are shipping onto the truck and then secure it into place, shipping a vehicle without any way to roll makes it rather difficult to get it on the t...
March 20, 2014
Auto Shipping FAQ: What Payment Methods are Accepted?
There are literally thousands of different auto transportation companies out there today, all vying for your business, and all of them accept different methods of payment for their services - but most will also take the same types of payment, particularly the methods of payment. To start, most every...
March 16, 2014
Avoiding the Auto Transport Refund Runaround
Shipping a vehicle is a time consuming and expensive process, and we've never backed down from that statement. It's true - it's a stressful operation, particularly on shipments over long distances, as you're left without your vehicle for days or even weeks while it's being shipped across the country...
March 15, 2014
How Household Moving Quotes are Calculated
Household moving quotes are a bit different from simple auto transport quotes because there's a lot more involved in the moving aspect than just a vehicle. A car is easy to quote - they all come in specific makes and models and change only slightly from year to year. Sure, there are many differences...
March 14, 2014
Auto Transport Tips: Why Brakes Are Important for Car Shipping Services
Auto transporters are in the business of transporting vehicles for a living. Each one hauls hundreds of cars every year across the vast nation that we call the United States, resulting in hundreds upon thousands of vehicles being transported. All those vehicles that they transport are vastly differe...
March 13, 2014
Auto Shipping Glossary: Auto Transport by Rail
Auto transportation services via the railroad were once common in the auto shipping industry, but unfortunately things change. Over time, costs of running cars for individual customers along the rail lines slowly became cost prohibitive, as more and more auto transport trucks began popping up after ...