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Factors to Consider When Analyzing Car Shipping Quotes

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In the past, getting a car shipping quote may have been considered a difficult or painstaking task. Today, car shipping companies have proved to be invaluable, when it comes to transporting your car to a new destination. Having a professional perform this task for you takes away the stress, and makes moving a manageable task. When looking for a company to transport your car, or fleet of cars, you should get one that provides quality services at an affordable price. You need to do your due diligence and ask for car shipping quotes from several companies, and weight the prices against several factors before you make your final decision. Some of the factors are:

• Quality of service – This is the premier consideration when it comes to seeking transportation for your vehicle. You want a shipper who will deliver your car on time, in the same condition as it was, and at a good price. Many people opt for the cheapest service, and then regret later, when their cars are delivered late, and sometimes with damages that were not there before.

• Mode of transport – In most cases, the transporters will use carefully designed trailers for the transportation of the cars. In some cases, you might find that your car will be loaded onto a flat-bed truck. The kind of car shipping quotes you get from these different transporters will reflect on the type of vehicle that you car will be loaded onto.

• Special offers or discounts? – Car shippers can sometimes offer certain discounts depending on the circumstances of your transport route. Be sure to ask your car carrier agent if there might be something you could take advantage of.  It could be shipping at a particular date, or route.

If you are buying a pre-owned vehicle, from another individual online, or from an online auction, you should get independent car shipping quotes to compare against those provided on the website. Some online auction, and retail sites, will offer to deliver the vehicle at a certain price, but if you can get a shipper who will give you a better quote, then you should consider the alternative.

Do your due diligence and ask for opinions from people who have used these services in the past. Agencies such as the Better Business Bureau have a lot of helpful information regarding the companies operating in this industry. Compare car shipping quotes against reviews, referrals, and testimonials, before you make your final decision on which company to choose. Remember that your car is a considerable asset, and you need to protect its value, by getting the best shipping service possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

Honest Answers to Your Car Shipping Questions

Yes, we always ask for your specific pickup and delivery addresses, if the carrier can get right to the addresses you provide, they will. If the addresses that you give us are not safely accessible for a Multi-car carrier, however, you will need to make arrangements with the driver to meet at a nearby location where the carrier can safely get in and out.

People do it all the time (rarely for free) but the official answer is no.

Not what you wanted to hear, we know, but that is the honest answer.

We are not licensed to broker the shipment of household goods and, likewise, no car carrier that operates in the USA is licensed to transport them from state to state either. Despite what you might be being told by other car shipping companies you may speak with.

Remember, at the end of the day we're all salespeople, and the true answer to this question is not a great selling point.

You will hear a lot of companies tell you that you can put up to 100 pounds of items in the trunk, but that is not entirely true. That fact is that items of that amount are fairly common and the department of transportation is probably not going to split hairs and fine the trucker over items of that amount, provided they are not over their weight limit. They could fine them, however, if they see a vehicle stuffed full of personal items so the car carrier will most likely try to negotiate something with you to cover themselves against any costs they could incur. It's not something we can build into your contract though.

We have a short and helpful video on this topic in our user videos.

Only in rare cases and car carriers will usually charge a premium to make it happen.

All dates given by car carriers are typically estimates and projections.

For this reason (and to keep your cost down) we ask that you build in some flexibility and give us the earliest possible date you would be WILLING to release the vehicle, even though it may not be your preferred date.

We'll put you in direct contact with your car carrier and the driver will also typically call you the afternoon or evening before your pick up and delivery (they won't just show up unannounced, and if they do we want to hear about it). However, car carriers are out on the road battling traffic, weather and any number of other factors that can and do throw them off of their pickup and delivery projections from time to time.

If the projected dates we give you come and you are unable to make contact with your carrier, please call our office immediately so that we may help resolve the situation.

The average transit time from pick up to delivery on any vehicle going coast to coast will average 7 to 10 days. From there you can figure your transit time based on how far your vehicle is traveling, i.e. from either coast to the Midwest might average 3-7 days.

Yes!

Even better, we do not even ask for payment until we have you confirmed for pickup by a safe, reliable, fully insured, direct car carrier. If for any reason you do not ship your car with the carrier that we arrange for you, there is no fee.

The fees paid directly to the carrier however, (in most cases, their fees are not paid until your vehicle is delivered) are not directly controlled by us, so any requests for a refund of the carrier's portion would need to be addressed with the carrier directly.

Of course! And you are always backed by our Damage Free Guarantee policy.

Part of what you pay us for is to verify that the car carrier that we put you on is covered by the proper amount of insurance and that everything is up to date.

There is never any additional cost to you for this coverage, and their insurance is always primary.

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