Posts Tagged ‘automotive shipping’
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 Curt Barry
In the next few weeks, all the carriers will complete their 2008 pricing announcements. As we look at the future, it’s probably a good bet that these carriers’ rates aren’t going down any more than the cost of oil. So what’s the impact and action plan for your business? Given the size of the increases that have been announced so far, multichannel companies need to look at all the options open to them and develop short and long-term strategies to reduce the impact.
UPS has announced that they will be increasing Ground rates by 4.9% in 2008, which is equal to last year. (FedEx will most likely match the UPS Ground increase, but that information has not yet been released.) Under new rates, the Ground commercial zone 2, 1-lb. rate has increased 5.0% over last year—overall, a 16% increase over three years, from $3.62 in 2005 to $4.20 in 2008. For 1-70 lb. packages the average increase is 4.8%. However, if the majority of your shipments are in zones 4 or 5 –like many businesses are- the increase is about 5.16%. Depending on your warehouse location and the predominant zones in which you ship to customers, the impact could be more or less than this average. Meanwhile, the Ground residential minimum charge increased to $6.15, a combination of the base rate for zone 2 and the Ground residential surcharge. In a quick survey of shipping tables of 66 multichannel companies, we found that 71% of the tables were lower than this $6.15 minimum charge. Read the rest of this entry »
So you are planning to ship a car, well first you need to understand the process of car shipping. This industry does not work like Fex-Ex, or other Postal services. Here the pick-ups and delivery dates offered are just estimates and not guaranteed. Unexpected troubles from weather conditions, break downs, traffic all may contributes to delay. The greatest agony here is that the delays for vehicle shipping is usually caused by the customers. Normally, they do not appear on time; attempt to change pick-up dates and locations at last minute. Patience and skill is required the most, car shipping companies generally aim to have your work done as you want it. Ensure you have sensible hopes about when your car would be picked up and delivered.
Know the types of Shipping
You will come across two types of car shipping – open trailers and enclosed trailer. In the open trailers shipping is partly or completely exposed to the elements. In fact, there are several different kinds of open trailers, varying from small three car carriers to the huge 11 car carriers, which you normally see at Interstate. Secondly, enclosed trailers are fully protected from the elements, and your motor vehicle/car is just shipped in a mobile garage. Using the enclosed trailer method for shipping is typically a 25-40% premium over having on open trailer method. You can go with any kind; it all depends on how much you want to spend on shipping process. Read the rest of this entry »
By T Kearns
Traveling internationally can open your eyes, mind, heart and soul. The gorgeous vistas, cultures, food, music and people can unlock the mysteries within you and the world. Sometimes we travel on foot other times we travel in vehicles but if we have a specific vehicle we want to ride along with us during our travels we must prepare its departure along with ours.
International Auto Shipping
It’s important to find an international auto shipping company that can assist and support you in this endeavor; for it’s not easy to do on your own.
Allowing the company 7 to 14 days to complete the trip on their W-E runs can make the time frames quicker on specific routes, but a majority of time it takes approximately 20 to 30 days for shipping. Planning enough time for the company to ship your vehicle overseas is needed. International shipping companies will let you plan up to two months before departure however the carrier will need about two weeks in advance for the shipment. If one needs the vehicle in advance companies will work on an individual basis with priority. You are normally scheduled to pick up your vehicle within 2 or 3 days. If your destination is inaccessible to you the shipping company will ask the driver to get as close as possible to your desired location, and if you are not available to pick up your vehicle it may have to go to a terminal for you to get it, but having an alternative part or family member to pick and sign the car for you is also a good idea. Read the rest of this entry »
Most vehicles that are referred as sports cars are rear-wheel drive, have two seats, two doors, and are designed for acceleration and aesthetics. While buying a sports car, customers generally give importance to brand name. Some of the important brand names include Ferrari, Porsche, Lotus and Lamborghini. Performance modifications of regular production cars, such as sport compacts, sports sedans, muscle cars, hot hatches and the like generally are not considered sports cars, yet share traits common to sports car. A sports car does not require large, powerful engine.
Some sports cars have small back seats that are really only suitable for luggage or small children. Different types of sports car include coupe, fuel cell sports car, grand tourer, hot hatch, muscle car, roadster, sport compact, sports car racing, sports sedan and super car. The different sports Coupes include Audi TT 225 Quattro Coupe, BMW M3 Coupe, and Porsche 911 993 Carr era. Many auto shipping companies do ship these vehicles from one state to another state. These types of sports car are very expensive so special care has to be taken while they are being transported. People generally go in for enclosed auto shipping because their car would be protected from sun, heat, air, snow, rain etc. A little more money would be spent in enclosed vehicle shipping when compared to open transport. A fuel cell sports car is a future vehicle anticipated to arrive with the advent of sophisticated hydrogen fuel cell technology. Production of fuel cell vehicles has been limited. Read the rest of this entry »