What Exactly Is Auto Shipping

By Tom Kearns

Most everyone has a treasured vehicle to take care of so it will behave nicely on the road. We do everything we can to keep it looking good and running smoothly and reliably. There may come the necessity at some time to get our pampered pet to a faraway destination due to relocation or just plain moving away. You don't need to worry, though, that you will be without transportation once you get there. Here is why.

What Does Auto Shipping Entail?

To simplify, it is the art of getting a vehicle from where it is now to where it will be in the future, say a couple of days or more. This does sound easy and in actuality, it is. Auto shipping is a great convenience to anyone on the move. The auto shipping companies generally include carriers of all different dimensions to suit every vehicle's needs. They will ship your car domestically as well as internationally and even door to door if that's what you want. You can work with an online service provider or a local one, although a local company where you can actually walk in the door and meet with a representative is rare. Most of these companies are scattered hither and yon, so online is probably where you will be. In any case, you and the company's agent can work out all your travel preparations and needs. Most offer a variety of services including great customer service and are flexible with modes of transportations and schedules.

Types of auto shipping

If you have purchased a new mode of transportation, being a car, boat, or a motorcycle or need your present vehicle to be shipped anywhere you need to be, it is important to know what types of shipping methods there are. There are two specific types of vehicle shipping:

1) Open vehicle shipping- this is typically a great option for most consumers; for it is cheap and provides the least expensive method in shipping your vehicle. However, open is exactly what it is. Remember driving on the highway and seeing the huge trucks with trailers connected to it, carrying a variety of vehicles. Well if you choose to go this way that will one day be your car, bike or boat. Though economical the downsides include any destruction from road debris, or elements flying around or from the other cars. Security is also a potential hazard for open traveling vehicles. Equipment such as navigation systems, stereos, and other expensive electronics have a much higher chance of being stolen than if closed away in a private traveling quarter.

2. An enclosed carrier is just that. Your precious vehicle is safely tucked in for the journey with no fear of debris, weather, theft, or harm from other vehicles traveling with it. Your car will inevitably receive better care and more attention while being loaded and unloaded from the carrier. Sounds like heaven but there are disadvantages to this shipping method. Firstly, it is from 25% to 100% more costly, and secondly, not every shipping company has these closed vehicles in their fleets. Finding the few that do can be a real challenge.

You have now received a basic education in auto shipping. You are able to do your research armed with your new found wisdom and find that perfect company and carrier for your needs. Good job! - 30331

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