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Explanation of Truck Driver Hours of Service Rules

If you have shipped a vehicle before you have probably heard of the driving restrictions enforced on truck drivers, these are called Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. The purpose of this supervision is to prevent driver fatigue and fatigue related…

uShip

uShip has been referred to as the eBay of shipping. People post items they need to ship, carriers offer their dates and price, and the customer picks the carrier whose criteria best suits them (usually the lowest rate). The idea…

Shipping with a Group

Shipping your car with a group of people makes the process much easier. Groups shipping from the same pick up point to the same drop off point enjoy advantages no one else can. More vehicles shipped together means a lower…

Planning Your Flight Around Your Auto Transport

One of the advantages of having your car shipped is that you are able to fly to your destination. Coordinating a flight and vehicle transport can be difficult however. The key difference is that you can plan an exact day…

Shady Car Hauling Contracts

Contracts serve a very important purpose in auto transport. Customers and carriers need to know that once an agreement is made the terms will not change. Carriers don’t want to waste their time or resources going after a car that…

How Carriers Book Their Loads

A lot of questions about auto transport can be answered by understanding how drivers book their loads. The first thing to understand is that drivers do not make their plans very far in advance. Truckers, especially auto transporters, have to…

How Hard Is It to Transport a Car for the First Time?

When moving you have a couple options based on how much money you can spend and how much time you have to get the move completed. Moving companies offer full service, all of your items (including your car) are loaded,…

Criteria for a Carrier to be Preferred

Getting a Damage Claim Paid

Though the risk is small, vehicle damage is always a possibility when having your car shipped. If an accident does occur it is very important to carry out the claim procedure correctly to get compensated for your loss. Hundreds or…

Terminal Auto Shipping

Contrary to what most people believe terminal auto shipping is not necessarily cheaper. Also carriers do not have terminals in every city. Also most cars are not shipped from terminal to terminal. Also terminals are not usually owned by transport…