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April 11, 2019
Coast to Coast Car Transport Will Be Slower This Weekend
Winter Storm Wesley has hit the Midwest hard, shutting down interstates and schools and more. Coast to coast car transport will likely be impacted as a result. Of course, transportation both to and from affected areas will be as well. But right now the main auto shipping hubs are California and Flor...
April 4, 2019
Tolls Could Cause New England Car Shipping Prices to Increase
The state of Rhode Island has instituted a truck-only toll that has been in effect since last year. It affects most of the state's interstate highways, with the notable inclusion of I-95. As a major artery through the region, I-95 carriers thousands of trucks every day. Having a toll on it has alrea...
March 28, 2019
How a Nationwide Driver Shortage is Affecting Car Shipping Prices
There's a nationwide driver shortage right now, with industry officials estimating some 60,000 positions have yet to be filled. While major chains such as Walmart and Amazon have so far weathered the issue, car shipping prices are going up as a result. Car transportation is a pretty big industry, de...
March 22, 2019
What to Know About Springtime Auto Transport
We've mentioned before how the vehicle shipping industry is seasonal. Popular routes get more expensive in the summer, due to higher demand, and cheaper in the winter, due to lower demand. The opposite can be true for less popular routes as well - summer shipping can be cheaper on less popular route...
March 15, 2019
How Will "Dirty Diesel" Bill Affect California Car Transport?
A new bill has been introduced in the California state senate that would "phase out" diesel trucks over the next three decades. Senate Bill 44 will mostly target medium and heavy-duty trucks, as well as buses, which makes us wonder how it might affect California car transport services. A bit about t...
March 8, 2019
Could Traffic Improvements Reduce Car Transport Costs?
The American Transportation Research Institute is an independent organization tasked with doing research to better transportation experiences. They do research in a broad variety of different categories. One of those categories: how improving traffic flow could reduce costs for truckers. This in tur...
February 14, 2019
Car Transport from Washington to New York
Are you searching for car transport from Washington to New York at an affordable, competitive rate? We can help! Washington to New York may not be the most popular route even to or from the major cities, but that doesn't mean we can't get your vehicle moved. However, there are some things you'll wan...
January 21, 2019
Motor Vehicle Transportation Companies
Are you looking to compare motor vehicle transportation companies? Then you've come to the right place, because American Auto Shipping is here to help. Brokers vs Carriers: Two Halves Working Together When you are looking to compare motor vehicle transportation companies, keep in mind that there is ...
November 23, 2018
How to be a Good Auto Transport Customer
Let's face it - shipping a car can be stressful, especially if it's your only one. But that doesn't mean you can't be a good auto transport customer in the face of all that. And for the most part, customers are perfectly reasonable people who understand that shipping a vehicle takes time and money a...
October 26, 2018
All About Remote Auto Transport Locations
A lot of the price that you pay to ship a car is based on the pickup and delivery locations. Some areas are easy to get to, and some are...well...not so easy. These remote auto transport locations can be a bear for carriers to make money on, so they don't often ship to remote locations. That doesn't...
October 5, 2018
Higher Overhead Could Mean Higher Auto Transport Costs
Carrier per-mile costs rose by 9.9 cents per mile in 2017, and surveys in 2018 are showing the same trend. Higher per-mile costs often result in higher auto transport costs for consumers shipping vehicles. While the study didn't say what carriers were surveyed, or in what industry they worked in, it...
September 21, 2018
Southern Auto Shipping Services In Jeopardy This Weekend
Just a week after Hurricane Florence left at least 42 people dead, the southern U.S. - and southern auto shipping services - are in peril. This is due to the remnants of tropical depression 19-E, which dissipated over northern Mexico and is now pushing eastward across the south. The results? Heavy r...