Vehicle Shipping 101 From Haulingdepot.com

A sensible approach to choosing Car Shippers, Auto Transport Services and Vehicle Shipping Companies.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Ship and fly, or drive it?

The industry old dilema. Should I drive the car myself or have it transported and fly? That is the question. Well if i drive it myself i wont have to pay an auto transporter and I will save there but wait..., what about gas and hotel costs? So I will have it shipped. But wait, airline fees have gone up, decisions, decisions, decisions.

Making it easier by asking yourself a few questions:

1. First decide whats best for you at that time. Things like are you pressed for time currently? Do you like to drive & up for a road trip?

2. Are you a person of convenience? Than flying makes more sense. Having the car professionally transported and waiting at your destination when you arrive is definitely a better choice for you.

3. What is the difference in price and how much would I actually save by not having my car transported?

Weigh out the current cost of gas and your time. The Bottom line is having your automobile shipped is not that much more if you dont like to drive long distances and would prefer to fly.

posted by John @ 6:24 AM 1 comments

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

The Transport Conundrum

While Everyone wants to save a buck or two anytime they can auto transport is no different than anything else. That's is you get what you pay for here to. With gas prices now on the rise from oil now over $96 dollars per barrel, car transporters have to pass that off to the consumer by way of higher transport costs.

In retrospect having your vehicle shipped is probably cheaper than driving if you own an SUV or large sedan in most cases. If you receive a rates that's very low or sounds to good to be true chances are you car will be stuck on some dispatch load board for months. You should get at least 3 auto shipping rates to compare before making any final decision on a company.

At the time of this writing a good reference for a rate that will actually get your car moved is about .75 cents per mile. To transport a car from Michigan to Florida would be roughly $1300 dollars. Shipping a car from New York (NY) to Florida (FL) approximately 1,000 dollars.

posted by John @ 12:32 PM 1 comments