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September 15, 2016
Understanding Auto Transport Dispatch
When you ship a car, knowing how things work and what to expect is a big plus. It's not like sending mail through USPS, you know; it's different and takes more time and money and concentration and a lot of other things you don't have to think about when you're sending a letter. Part of the auto ship...
September 11, 2016
Household Moving to Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city located in the Boston, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area, and the second-largest city in Massachusetts by population. It is home to over 184,000 residents, which actually makes it a popular moving location. However, household moving to Worcester is less popular than moving out of W...
September 10, 2016
Auto Shipping to Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in and the county seat of Tarrant City, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is home to over 833,300 residents, making it the fifth-largest city in the state. This makes auto shipping to Fort Worth more popular among both customers and carriers. This in turn usually results in faster,...
September 7, 2016
Auto Transport to Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre is a city in as well as the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is also the county seat of Hughes County, and is home to over 13,600 residents. Its size makes finding auto transport to Pierre a bit more difficult, as does its location in South Dakota. The state itself is not popular...
September 6, 2016
Auto Shipping from New York City to Chicago
[caption id="attachment_5024" align="alignright" width="183"] Chicago, IL[/caption] New York City and Chicago are two of the largest cities in the United States both by population and total area. Because of this, it's not surprising that they're two of the most popular auto transport locations in th...
September 5, 2016
Know About Your Car Shipping Bill of Lading
One of the most important things you can read when shipping a car is your car shipping bill of lading. It is your contract, your receipt and your inspection report all in one cool piece of paper. The bill of lading is incredibly important and is the go-to document for anything regarding your shipmen...
September 3, 2016
Car Shipping to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is a city in as well as the county seat of Dauphin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is currently home to a population of over 49,600 residents, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. However, car shipping to Harrisburg is made much easier by the fact that it is the ca...
September 2, 2016
Car Transport to Metro Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Chattanooga, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metro area located, naturally, around the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is currently home to a population of over 528,000 residents across six counties. It is also a part of the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA Combined Statistica...
September 1, 2016
How Terminal Car Shipping Services are Calculated
Shipping a car has gotten a whole lot easier of the years, especially now that the internet is everywhere. Before its rise a lot of car shipping information was done by hand. People had huge Rolodexes or folders full of different carrier companies; nowadays, there's an online database that's sort-ab...
August 30, 2016
What is the Cost to Ship a Car?
For some, the cost to ship a car is relatively easy to afford. For others, it might as well be a million dollars. Subjective views on its costs aside, it's not going to be cheap to move a car across the country. And this, quite frankly, is something that you need to prepare for when shipping your ve...
August 26, 2016
Auto Shipping to Metro Cape Coral, Florida
The Cape Coral metropolitan area - officially known as the Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area - is a metro area in the U.S. state of Florida. It is coterminous with Lee County and home to over 618,700 total residents. Cape Coral is the largest city in the metro area and the principa...
August 23, 2016
Can I Ship Plants in a Car?
Something you have to realize when you're shipping a car is that carriers are trained to transport vehicles. We've had a lot of customers ask us whether they can ship specific household goods, ranging from the mundane to the exotic. While many carriers will adopt a "junk in the trunk" mentality for ...
August 21, 2016
Household Moving to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is a city located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is currently the capital of the entire state and the county seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. Household moving to Baton Rouge is often relatively easy to find considering it is the second-largest city in Louisiana as well as its capital...
August 17, 2016
Auto Shipping to Covington, Kentucky
Covington is a city located in Kenton County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is home to a population of over 40,600 total residents and is a part of the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area. This makes finding auto shipping to Covington a lot easier and, on the whole, a lot cheaper than it might ot...
August 16, 2016
Can I Ship Firearms in a Car?
We could just answer the question with a simple and resolute " no " but that would only be half of what we want to say. Firearms and guns are a tricky subject, especially in the United States. They charge local and national politics alike and are a touchy subject to speak about. We're not going to g...
August 14, 2016
Household Moving to Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is a part of the Lexington-Fayette County Consolidated City-County and is home to over 314,400 residents. Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and is the anchor of the Lexington Metropolitan Area, home to over 489,400 residents. This ...
August 13, 2016
Auto Transport to Rock Springs, WY
Rock Springs is a city located in Sweetwater County, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is currently home to a population of over 23,000 residents, and anchors the Rock Springs, WY micropolitan area. This area is home to just over 37,900 residents. This means that auto transport to Rock Springs, or it...
August 11, 2016
Auto Transportation Safety Tips
Safety is an important part of any worker's day. From factory workers to long-haul truckers, safety in the workplace is vital. We've come a long way in that regard, too; less than a hundred years ago the Empire State Building was built by men with no safety equipment. Today, the company that is buil...
August 8, 2016
Auto Transport Tips: About the Vehicle Shipping Deposit
One of the most important parts of shipping a car is the vehicle shipping deposit . It is the payment you make to your brokerage for their services in helping you get your vehicle shipped. The deposit is a common part of your payment and there are few car shipping companies, if any, that don't take ...
August 5, 2016
Car Transport to Metro Dayton, Ohio
The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metro area centered on Dayton, Ohio. It is the fourth-largest metro area in Ohio, after Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. Car transport to metro Dayton, though, should not be hard to find, as metropolitan areas are usually popular shipping locations fo...