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March 10, 2015
Auto Shipping FAQ: What is an Auto Transport Inspection?
If you've been researching the auto transport industry at all, you likely know a bit about how it works, who does what when it comes time to ship your car , how the payments work, etc. A lot of times, companies that you deal with won't explain everything - while they fill you in on the basics, and g...
March 9, 2015
Auto Transport Tips: Tips for Budgeting Your Shipment
We've discussed budgeting for your shipment before. how it's not easy and how if you do you'll end up having a better shipping experience as a result. But those are some of the positive results of budgeting your shipment; they don't actually help you do it, and that's a problem. Some people don't ne...
March 5, 2015
What Happens When You Call Us
Here at American Auto Shipping, we maintain a toll-free telephone number that you can call any time to speak to one of our live auto transport experts. As an advertising website, we get you free quotes from different transporters emailed to you within about an hour, and our staff is standing by to a...
March 3, 2015
Auto Shipping FAQ: Do Shippers Have Terms and Conditions?
Just like any company in any industry, auto transporters have what are known as terms and conditions that you have to abide by when using their services. But terms and conditions are much more than a simple contract - it explains to you how that company operates, what their legal bindings are, how t...
March 2, 2015
Auto Transport Tips: Always Plan Ahead
Shipping a vehicle takes time, money and energy, oftentimes a lot more than what you thought it would. Budgeting and time management are crucial when shipping a car and can mean the difference between a great, cost-effective experience and a shipping experience that leaves you with a sour taste in y...
February 27, 2015
Auto Shipping Glossary: Standby Auto Transport
Standby auto transport services are when you opt to pay a lower price than the standard rate for your vehicle along your route, knowing that it may take a bit longer to find a shipper but for a better (read: lower) price. It's not optimal for most people; on the whole, customers prefer to ship when ...
February 24, 2015
Can I Make My Auto Transport Services Faster?
If you haven't figured it out by now, shipping a car isn't cheap - in fact, it's pretty expensive, and the further you have to ship a car the more expensive it's likely going to be, but something that most people don't really know is the fact that it can take weeks to actually get a vehicle shipped,...
February 23, 2015
Auto Transport Tips: Always Read Reviews
The internet is an amazing thing - it has revolutionized how we do business, how we interact with one another, how we socialize and how we get our news. It's completely changed how we shop and how we see the marketplace; whereas before, shopping was almost a social exercise, today it's about getting...
February 22, 2015
Household Moving Tips: Garage Sale!
Moving all of your possessions out of your current home and into a new one is challenging and stressful enough - but put your delivery location a thousand miles away in a completely different state and region of the country and the stress factor multiplies. There's a really great way to make things ...
February 19, 2015
Budgeting for Your Auto Transport Experience
Shipping a car can be an expensive endeavor, depending on where you're shipping from and to, and most people are going to have to do some sort of budgeting in order to fit the cost into their financial plans. If you don't need to budget, great - you're a step ahead of the game. But for all you who d...
February 17, 2015
Auto Shipping FAQ: Do I Need to Have Personal Insurance?
One of the best things about shipping a vehicle is that it's pretty lax in terms of what you actually need to have on-hand when you ship it. Things like registration and insurance aren't as important as whether or not the car runs or if it'll fit on the truck - this is because car shippers haul cars...
February 15, 2015
Household Moving Terms: Non-Binding Estimate
In the household moving industry things are done a bit differently than the way they're done when you're shipping a car, namely when it comes to paying for the services that they provide. It's not that surprising, when you think about it; it's a lot more work to move an entire household's worth of t...