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October 9, 2015
Car Transport to Metro Minneapolis and St. Paul
[caption id="attachment_9871" align="alignright" width="146"] Minneapolis, Minnesota[/caption] The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest in the state of Minnesota and is known colloquially as the "Twin Cities". The two cities sit close to each other geographically and the...
October 6, 2015
Can I Ship a Vehicle without Brakes?
Shipping a vehicle isn't something that magically happens; it takes a lot of hard work, time and effort to get it moved, and with so many different vehicles in all sorts of conditions on the road today, carriers have to prepare to haul just about anything. But when it comes to shipping a vehicle wit...
October 5, 2015
Auto Transport Tips: Start with a Quote Provider
Any time you do something for the first time you're going to have questions. Whether it's driving a car or shipping one, everyone has to start somewhere, and where you start and who you have helping you can make all the difference in the world. If you're looking to have a vehicle transported, it's i...
October 1, 2015
Only a 1/4 tank of Fuel When Shipping a Vehicle
When it comes to car shipping, there are a lot of things that need to be done. Perhaps one of the most important things to do is make sure that the vehicle is in shape to be transported. This means that it runs and drives, can roll, brake, steer, start and run, and that all the fluids are at their p...
September 29, 2015
Is Flatbed Auto Shipping a Viable Alternative to Open Carriers?
When you ship a vehicle, one of the first things you're going to have to figure out is how you want it shipped. Most customers just go with the standard: open auto transportation. Open transport services are cost-effective, fairly quick in terms of pickup dates and transit times, and are usually a l...
September 25, 2015
Auto Shipping to Metropolitan Seattle
The Seattle metropolitan area, officially known as the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the largest metro area in the state of Washington and the 15th largest in the United States, with a population of over 3.6 million residents. The Seattle metro area is the largest in ...
September 24, 2015
What Driveaway Auto Transport Services Really Are
We've written about driveaway auto transport services before in our Auto Shipping Glossary section, and in that post we detailed what driveaway transportation is and what you can expect if you were to use driveaway auto transportation services. In case you don't like following random links on random...
September 22, 2015
Auto Shipping FAQ: How are Limousines Shipped?
Limousines are pretty cool contraptions, all things considered. Designed to be a vehicle of luxury, they are longer than an average vehicle, often heavier, with a lot of things inside them that aren't in a standard vehicle (minibars seem standard in a lot of higher-end limos, for instance). All of t...
September 21, 2015
Across the Map: Wisconsin Auto Transport Services
Wisconsin is a state located in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions of the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wisconsin is home to a population of over 5.76 million residents, which ranks it 20th among all 50 states in terms of total population. It also ranks 23rd in total area, whi...
September 20, 2015
How to Save Money on a Household Move
Moving is not fun. Let's just get that out of the way now. We've said so before, and if you're anything like me you'll agree that moving is a long, arduous process filled with stress. It's expensive, it takes a long time and a lot of planning, and the further you're moving the more difficult things ...
September 19, 2015
Auto Transport Services to Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Currently home to a population of over 67,700 residents, Gulfport is the second-largest city in Mississippi, after Jackson, and sits as one of the anchors of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Stati...
September 17, 2015
Understanding the Auto Transport Deposit
When you ship a vehicle there are a few things going on that you will need to keep track of. You book your shipment, your broker sets up your order, finds a carrier to ship your vehicle, then you have to wait for pickup, meet the driver, wait for transit, meet the driver for delivery and pay him, an...