Some Tips for Shipping a Bulldozer
Are you trying to find quotes for shipping a bulldozer? Great, because if you weren’t, this post wouldn’t be nearly as important for you. Shipping a bulldozer isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do, but heavy equipment shipping is a big part of the auto transport industry as a whole. As such, it’s important to talk about it from time to time.
So when you’re looking to ship a bulldozer there are some things you’ll need to understand about how it all works. This helps your shipping experience because you won’t be coming against curveballs again and again.
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How shipping a bulldozer usually works
Typically, heavy equipment is shipped overland on a flatbed vehicle carrier. This tends to be the most cost-effective method of heavy equipment shipping, but other methods are available from some companies. These include shipping through the air or over the ocean. Prices and availability depend heavily on the shipper, though, but flatbed hauling is almost always available.
Flatbed shipping tends to be more expensive than standard shipping services. A big reason why is lower availability. This is because flatbed transporters haul specialized vehicles, such as bulldozers, and not typical cars. Considering the market for shipping specialty vehicles is lower, flatbed carriers are not as prevalent on the road. Thus they’re a little harder to find, and more expensive.
Luckily, most shipping companies will have at least a few flatbed truckers on call. Then again, with lower aggregate numbers, they may take a bit longer to actually get to you. Thus you want to start shipping a bulldozer early – give yourself and your shipping company at least a couple of weeks to get everything arranged, so you’re not stuck waiting after the day you need your bulldozer picked up.
How to prepare for shipping a bulldozer
So, we’ve already discussed that you should give yourself and your shipping company plenty of time to get everything arranged. But you’re going to also want to have the dimensions of your bulldozer on hand when you’re getting quotes. Having the actual size of the bulldozer in numbers is going to do a lot to make your quotes more accurate, which will help find a good carrier faster.
The most important thing, however, is to simply coordinate with your agent. They’ll be able to tell you how much it’ll cost, how long it’ll take, the best method for shipping your bulldozer, and more. They’ll be able to tell you what you can do to make your shipment cheaper, or safer, or faster, depending on what you’re looking for. Get some quotes, find a shipper, and let them guide you through the shipping process.
Get a free quote for bulldozer shipping services today
If you’re interested in shipping a bulldozer make sure to fill out our free auto transport quote request form. It’s free and easy to fill out and submit and will get you a free quote to ship your vehicle right away. Not all companies can ship a bulldozer, but we can! You can also contact one of our own agents any time, toll-free, at 800-930-7417. They can answer questions, give you a quote, give advice, and much more. So go ahead, let us help you and find out what we can do to make your moving experience easier.
Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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