Do you want to ship a golf cart? Unlike a regular car, golf carts are smaller, and as such can be more difficult for some carriers to transport.
It probably won’t come as a surprise to learn that the cost of shipping a leisure or utility vehicle is typically lower than shipping a car. These kinds of vehicles, especially golf carts, are substantially smaller and weigh less, adding up to lower transportation expenses.
But if you need to ship a golf cart, we here at American Auto Shipping can help you get it done. We understand what it requires to move a golf cart anywhere in the U.S. But understanding what goes into shipping a golf cart will help immensely with determining how much it’ll cost to ship yours.
What Are the Factors Affecting the Cost of Shipping a Golf Cart?
The amount that it will cost to move a golf cart is contingent on a wide variety of various circumstances.
These may include the following:
- How far are you planning to transport the golf cart?
- How many golf carts are you going to be carrying altogether?
- The golf cart’s dimensions in terms of both weight and size.
- The time of year in which you will be carrying the golf cart.
How far are you shipping your golf cart?
When shipping a golf cart, just like with any other vehicle, the biggest factor in the price you pay is how far it’s going.
The process of carrying a golf cart is very similar to the process of transporting any other vehicle. The more effort required to ship the gear for a golf cart, the higher the price will likely be. This is true for most logistics, whether it’s vehicles or something else.
Golf carts tend to ship for less than standard cars because of their size and weight. Many carriers can fit two golf carts where a single vehicle should go – that’s great for saving money! Not all can, of course, so it really depends on the shipping company you choose to transport it.
Auto shippers usually price their loads on a per-mile basis. Golf carts cost less per-mile than most other vehicles, but the way they’re priced is usually the same regardless. Typically, the further you are shipping something, the more expensive it’ll be to move it.
How far are you shipping your golf cart?
When shipping a golf cart, just like with any other vehicle, the biggest factor in the price you pay is how far it’s going.
The process of carrying a golf cart is very similar to the process of transporting any other vehicle. The more effort required to ship the gear for a golf cart, the higher the price will likely be. This is true for most logistics, whether it’s vehicles or something else.
Golf carts tend to ship for less than standard cars because of their size and weight. Many carriers can fit two golf carts where a single vehicle should go – that’s great for saving money! Not all can, of course, so it really depends on the shipping company you choose to transport it.
Auto shippers usually price their loads on a per-mile basis. Golf carts cost less per-mile than most other vehicles, but the way they’re priced is usually the same regardless. Typically, the further you are shipping something, the more expensive it’ll be to move it.
How many golf carts are you shipping?
Though prices go up with each vehicle you transport, the price goes down per vehicle, too! The same is true for standard automobiles as well as things like golf carts.
Therefore, it’s typically good to ship multiple vehicles together, as you end up saving money per vehicle. Carriers that can fill their trucks in one location, like one state or even one metropolitan area, tend to make more money – even if they’re moving cars for less!
This is because they can spend less time looking for loads, loading, unloading, and waiting, and more time driving. For carriers, time is money, and the more time spent not driving, the more money they lose.
This is a big reason why multi-car shipments get discounts, and why multi-golf cart shipments will, too. If a carrier can load your multiple golf carts in a single location, you end up saving them time and money. And, as a result, they help you save time and money.
What are the dimensions of your golf cart?
Dimensions play a critical role in any vehicle you ship, golf cart or otherwise. Most carriers know the dimensions of standard automobiles well enough they don’t need them anymore. If it’s a car, it’ll fit on their truck.
But when things get bigger (or, in this case, smaller) is when carriers start having issues. Vehicles that are too large can’t fit on their trucks. But also, vehicles that are too small can’t fit, either.
In the case of shipping a golf cart, it’s the latter. Carriers need to know the dimensions of any and every golf cart they move because they have to know it’ll fit on their truck. And by “fit,” we typically mean the width and the height.
Transport trucks have “spots” where cars fit. On a ten car hauler, there’s ten of them. The trailer itself has tracks as opposed to a bed, with the middle open. This reduces the overall weight of the trailer, which is important for car shippers.
So with a golf cart, the biggest question is the width. Are the tires going to actually fit on the tracks on the trailer? If so, great! But some golf carts are just too small. For those ones, flatbed or enclosed transport services will be required.
When you ship can play a role too
When you have to ship, you have to ship. Whether it’s sending your grandkids cookies or shipping your son’s stuff to him at college or shipping a car, when you have to move it, you have to move it.But that doesn’t mean that the time of year doesn’t affect how much you spend on your shipping services. For instance, summer is the busy season in the car transport industry. More people are shipping cars because more people are moving in general. During the winter, though, things slow down. Demand goes down and there are fewer people needing transportation services.
This means that summer months tend to be more expensive, because carriers can choose the highest-paying freight first. Winter tends to be the cheapest time of the year to ship a vehicle as carriers have to take what they can get (within reason).
So when you’re shipping a golf cart, it’s important to know the difference and understand what you’re up against. Golf carts don’t move as fast as normal vehicles because there aren’t as many carriers on the road that can haul them. Those that do often will take cars before carts because they pay more overall.
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