Autos transporting services

Transport services for a car are needed for various reasons, however, first of all, car purchases on the Internet are growing in the country's different parts. In addition, a car transporting service may be needed when moving around because of another place of work, when in winter some move to the south for staying a whole cold season there, or if parents wish to ship a vehicle for their son or daughter of a college student away from them.

The main car transport services provided by carrier companies as below:

Open car  transport service in a truck trailer.

In this case, the car is delivered together with 8 to 10 other cars, which are placed on a trailer platform. You can carry one car on an open platform, but such shipment's cost will be higher and most often the mode is more preferable for a targeted delivery. Despite a high reliability and relatively low cost of delivery by open transport, some customers fear bad weather and damage along the way from pebbles, branches and other road debris. Therefore, they prefer enclosed delivery.

Enclosed car transporter service.

It provides your car to keep safer at a fairly reasonable cost. The enclosed transport is divided into soft and hard-walled types. A soft-walled truck has a trailer platform covered with soft coating on all sides, protecting the load inside from bad outdoor conditions. The car inside is not afraid of stones, rain, wind and snow. If you need even more reliable protection, it is better to use a trailer with hard walls. With such a very reliable protection, the car is more protected from road accidents as well as extreme temperatures outside. Another important feature of an enclosed carriage is the inability to see the transported car, especially if it is an expensive and elite category.

Terminal shipment. 

This service to transport a car allows you to take your vehicle from one warehouse of a cargo carrier to another. In this case, the customer of transportation must himself drive his car to the dispatch warehouse, and then pick it up from the warehouse at the destination. The service is currently one of the most economical.

Auto shipping from home to home.

This is more expensive than terminal shipment and still saves a lot of time when delivering directly to the destination. Such transportation does not require leaving the car at the warehouse of a forwarding company, and then picking it up from there. The carrier itself does it by delivering the car to the location you specified, which is undoubtedly a very important advantage. In some hard-to-reach delivery locations with dense buildings, narrow streets and many trees, the truck can stop in the most accessible area near the customer's house to unload the car.

Delivery of expensive elite and luxury cars.

Such transport car service is always associated with concern for valuable cargo. Therefore, it is important for the owner of the car that it is delivered safe and sound in its original form. Such a car can be loaded into the trailer first, and then it will calmly reach its destination without unnecessary unloading and loading of other vehicles. Shipping services include cargo tracking and basic insurance, but you can take out additional insurance for valuable vehicles under an auto insurance plan or with a third-party carrier.

The expedited delivery.

The shipping service is useful when you need to ship a car in a limited amount of time for a specific reason. In such a situation, one carrier will take only one car, so that nothing distracts from the fastest delivery along the route, and the shipping period is not violated. Such a transport cars service is usually more expensive than others, since the carrier has to work on a delivery schedule, but the costs themselves are subsequently justified by urgent reasons. Better to pay more but deliver on time for an important event.

The transportation of a camper.

Now it is also in demand and a drive-away is an expedient option for it. It is important to find a transport company with experienced drivers for such a service. The motorhome should have a fifth wheel on the bed of its body that is useful for hitching to a truck or towing vehicle for transport. This method of transporting the auto house with a fifth wheel coupling is the most advantageous. It is necessary to check the wheels for readiness for a long move, as well as the camper itself for its condition and strength. Before requesting a service rate, you need to know the dimensions of the motorhome.

Electric car transport service.

Electric vehicles can be shipped in a similar manner to conventional vehicles throughout the United States. In circulation, they are also similar to standard cars, although they have some peculiarities. As you know, electric vehicles are equipped with powerful rechargeable batteries, similar in principle to those sold in stores. The only difference is in size, they are the same in composition. Batteries in electric and hybrid cars are quite heavy and can be recharged many times. Due to weight and need for careful handling of such batteries, car carrier companies sometimes raise rates for the transport of electric and hybrid vehicles. They also attribute the increased rates to the presence of another license to transport such vehicles, greater attention to safety, and the need to use special equipment for carrying lithium-ion batteries.

Electric vehicles have different transportation standards, and in previous years their delivery was generally very expensive and problematic. With the advent of new production technologies and standards for such cars, consumer demand for them has increased, and at the same time, road carriers have been forced to adapt to the new situation. Nowadays, carriers offer the delivery service of electric vehicles at a price similar to the delivery of conventional cars.

Additional services for shipping elite class cars may include the presence of air suspension for a smooth ride and elimination of jamming, fastening in the trailer body to secure the car, a hydraulic lifting door for unloading and loading operations, and protection against the leakage of process fluids from the car during delivery.