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August 23, 2019
Answering Questions About Auto Transport Prices
Auto transport prices - at least, from a customer's perspective - tend to be not only high, but all over the place. Getting quotes to ship a vehicle can yield quotes that can be hundreds of dollars apart. What gives? Well, pricing cars to ship is hardly a science - it's barely even an art, even. The...
August 20, 2019
Getting the Most When Shipping an Oversize Vehicle
Shipping a standard vehicle can be stressful enough, but what about shipping an oversize vehicle? Well, it can be a hassle, or it can be easy, depending on what it is and how much we know about it. The thing about shipping oversize vehicles is that they very so greatly. Whereas a Toyota Corolla is a...
August 8, 2019
Debunking Common Auto Transport Myths and Misconceptions
Ever since I started writing for American Auto Shipping, my goal has been to bring customers quality information. There's enough misinformation and half-truths about the industry out there, and that's not what we're about. Everybody benefits if everyone's on the same page. As such, debunking common ...
July 30, 2019
How to Get the Most Out Of Classic Car Shipping
Classic car shipping services may not be the biggest segment of the auto transport industry, but it is a part of it. And those people shipping classic cars know how important it is to keep them pristine. While most cars depreciate in value almost immediately, classic cars can actually appreciate val...
July 19, 2019
The Slow Demise of Terminal to Terminal Car Shipping
Terminal to terminal car shipping is a method of transporting vehicles that is slowly fading in the industry today. In fact, it's been slowly dying for quite some time, at least over the last decade, if not more. We've talked about why you shouldn't use terminal to terminal auto transportation servi...
July 11, 2019
The Importance of Auto Transport Owner-Operators
Auto transport owner-operators are a vital part of the industry. Heck, in any logistics-based industry, owner-operators are a crucial piece of the puzzle. Some operate as contractors for larger fleets, which helps them secure freight regularly. More, however, are simple mom-and-pop operations with a...
July 5, 2019
Senate Mulling Over New Speed Limiter Mandate
The idea of a speed limiter for freight trucks is nothing new. Some fleets have been using them for years already . But a proposed speed limiter mandate from the DOT - first sidelined in 2016 - may be making a comeback. If you follow trucking news at all the idea of a speed limiter - and the DOT's s...
June 27, 2019
Autonomous Transport Trucks One Step Closer to Reality
Autonomous transport trucks - really, autonomous driving in general - is a hot-button topic right now. We've been hearing about it for years and years now, how cars and trucks will be driving themselves sooner rather than later. And for the most part the idea has just been kind of on the periphery. ...
June 20, 2019
Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Sept 15-22
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) - the same CVSA that handled the Roadcheck Inspection Blitz earlier this month - is doing it again. This time, they're focusing on brakes with their annual Brake Safety Week, scheduled for September 15-22. Focusing on brake hoses and tubing, the CVSA wil...
June 13, 2019
Roadside Inspections Sideline Over 300 NE Trucks
Last week saw the annual roadside inspection blitz for 2019. We covered it a bit right here on this blog , actually. And if you didn't know it, they're a pretty big deal. Carriers from every industry - not just auto transport - are stopped at one of hundreds of checkpoints across the nation and subj...
June 5, 2019
How to Ship a Reefer Truck
Despite the name, a reefer truck isn't a truck that transports marijuana - it's industry slang meaning "refrigerated truck." That's it. a reefer truck is a truck that is essentially a mobile refrigerator. If you've ever scrambled frantically to catch the ice cream truck, congratulations - you've cha...
May 30, 2019
Roadcheck Inspection Blitz Set for June 4-6
Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) - a nonprofit group with over 13,000 safety officials - runs what they call a "roadcheck inspection blitz" designed for commercial vehicles. During this blitz, they check roughly 17 commercial vehicles per minute nationwide. So to say that th...