Overseas Carshipper

Archive for October, 2009

By Ricky Lim

There are many car shipping companies nowadays providing a variety of car shipping services. By far, the cheapest and most economical way of shipping a car is by using open multi car carriers.

These carriers are huge trucks that can carry up to 10 cars at one time. You may have seen some of these on the roads before. They usually have 2 levels and can carry 4 to 5 cars on each level. Because they are so long and high, they are limited to travel along major highways and roads with no obstruction of low hanging trees and bridges.

When shopping around for cheap car shipping services, there are a couple of pointers you need to bear in mind

1) Federal Car Shipping License

All car shipping companies need to be registered with a federal license before they are allowed to ship cars. Make sure you ask the car shipping company for proof that they carry the federal license. Read the rest of this entry »

By Susan Chen

Parting with something valuable or dear is not the easiest thing for anyone, and if that thing happens to be your newly purchased dream car, that anxiety can be all the more intolerable.

To make matters worse, if you happen to be relocating, or you bought your car in some other state other than yours, you would actually have to entrust some stranger or some service to transport your car back to you.

To reunite with your beloved car, you must make sure to use the services of a fully licensed and insured car transport company that specializes in transporting cars. Doing thorough research on the various car transporter companies and car transport service before deciding on one will minimize the risk of any damage or mishap to your car:

* Just like any other industry, the auto transport industry is marked by myriad prices and multiple car transport options. Your first task involves choosing the right kind of auto transport. Depending on the value of your car, and how badly you want to lessen the risk of damage, you have the option of an enclosed, open or fabric covered auto transporter to ship your car. The covered trailer type carriers are definitely the safest and costliest options. If you have a tight budget, you can consider transporting your car on the multi-layer carriers used by car dealers. As your car will be just one of many cars of their total cargo, they will charge you less, but your car will still remain protected during shipping nonetheless. Read the rest of this entry »

By Shijina Seo

Auto transport services are provided by the help of the auto transporters. Transport service is the wide service offered to the customer for reasonable price consideration. Car auto shipping company is available in more numbers and more number of auto transporters is interested in engaging auto shipping. With the help of transporters any kind of vehicles can be transported from one place to another. Most of the customers assumes how to transport a car across country and to facilitate this kind of customers, car carrier are established. Cheap car shipping company originates more and cheap car carrying is offered for the customer who faces car cost.

As a customer, if you are interested to move or transport your car, auto by car shipping or auto shipping, then people can contact the auto shippers for vehicle transport. Car transport cost for auto transmits is more reasonable and cheap car transportation services are offered are offered all over the state. International car delivery services enable the customer to transport any kind of automobiles or vehicles like autos, cars any other kind of vehicle transport can be made possible. This kind of international car transmitting services are provided by international car shipper company all over the state and auto transmitting can be made possible by the vehicle shipping company. Read the rest of this entry »

By T Kearns

Shipping your vehicle, for a first time auto shipper, can be a bit of a chore. There are however some steps that you can take to make your auto sipping experience run much smoother. Shipping a car or truck can be fast and easy if you follow these simple steps:

Make sure that your car is clean. This will help you and the shipping company easily inspect the car together to note any existing damage on the car. Knowing the exact condition of the car at pick up is important. This will make the final inspection run much more smoothly.

Check to see that your car is running properly. This means that the car is in working condition and that the battery has a charge. There may be reason for your auto transporter to move your vehicle from one place to another. While they will likely have a means other than the cars own power to do this, it is easiest if the car runs. If your car does not run make sure to notify your shipper before pick up. Read the rest of this entry »

By Amy Nutt

There are occasions when you may have need to ship your car overseas. You will not only need to find a reputable shipping company, but also prepare your vehicle for being moved overseas. You can´t just leave it as is, since this could cause problems in transit. So, here are a few tips to help you ship your vehicle safely internationally.

Clean your car. Getting all the junk out of it and removing any valuables is best. This ensures that your car can be transported safely, without fear of something sliding around inside and possibly causing damage.

Take a Polaroid. Or any other kind of photo. Take dated pictures if possible so you have proof of what condition your vehicle was in when you left it at the shipping company. If your car is damaged in the car of the shipping company, you will need to prove that this was their fault and that you left your car in good condition. Take your photos outside, with good lighting so any scratches or flaws are readily visible.

Get rid of gas. You only want about 1/8 of a tank of gas in your car. It will need to be moved, so you´ll need to leave a little gas in it, but the less weight the better! If you need to, just drive around a bit to bring the gas down, or siphon it off into an approved container for use elsewhere. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sintilia Miecevole

There are quite a few differences between car and motorcycle shipping. While a car has a reliable handbrake and four wheels for extra stability a motorcycle is quite different by design having only two wheels amd nothing to keep the bike stationery except the stand. You might think that motorcycle shipping would be cheaper than car shipping because of the difference in size of vehicles but this is rarely the case. The closed carriers that are often used should be specially designed to carry motorcycles and this will mean that there will either be palettes specially designed for the purpose or there will be specially fitted tracks that serve the same purpose. What this means is that a motorcycle basically takes up the same room as a car when it needs to be shipped anywhere.

How expensive is motorcycle shipping?

This is dependant on two main factors. How far you are travelling and what services the company you intend to use has to offer. There are a variety of different services that a shipping company can offer you. You would be better using a specialist motorcycle shipper than a car shipper that offers motorcycle shipping as an extra service. Read the rest of this entry »