Dependable Auto Shipper - by AA Car Transport - 800-516-3440

Finding a dependable auto shipper that will be responsible and safely transport your car from one place to another takes a lot of time and research. Read the following article so you can learn a couple steps to follow in the big decision of which dependable auto shipper you will engage business with.

When you are looking for a company to ship your car, all of a sudden all the agents you talk to promise moon and stars and all claim to be dependable auto shippers, only to find out later on you are stuck with them and with no reliable service in response. How to know who is dependable and who is not? Well, thanks to technology and internet, nowadays it’s easier to research different companies and find out who really does offer reliable service and who you can depend on to deliver your car safely with no hidden fees, pickup and/or delivery delays, or other made up stories.
Do the homework. Yes, as tedious as it may sound, you must do the homework and research each possible company you have in mind. Use a little of what you learned from your last college research papers and apply it to your car shipping dilemma. Think about it this way, when you were in college the more you researched the more you could guarantee a good grade, the same with car transport, the more you research the more you can guarantee a good service. This will help you avoid companies that have red flags all over and leave you with the ones that can really offer a reliable and hassle free transport.

These are some of the things you have to look for and be aware of when looking for your dependable auto shipper:

Reviews. Back in the day to get a review from a business, a store or anything, you would have to go yourself, try it out and then review it or get it from a close friend that had either used the service and tried it before. Nowadays thanks to technology and the internet, it’s very easy to research reviews for companies online. All reliable and dependable companies will have reviews posted under their n

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ames from previous customers that have used them to ship their cars. Make sure you take your time and review how many stars they have and what people say about them.

Deposit. Most of the companies you will find out there are brokers. As you should know, brokers take an initial deposit to secure the business and then finish paperwork. Be careful, as many brokers will catch you with upfront deposits not only to secure your business, but to only take the money and then place you on the back burner and start giving you excuses. Find companies that will not ask for an upfront deposit, only for a signature which confirms your business and only once driver is confirmed for a pickup require the initial deposit. This actually gives brokers something to work for and will guarantee you a reliable business, as they are working for your deposit.

Easy going vs. Complicated. When you have a dependable auto shipper, conversations should be easy going and making business with them should be hassle free. Agents will be straight forward with you and will provide every single detail you need to know about your transport. If when you talk with an agent you realize they are complicated, hard to get a hold of, and start giving you the turnaround for simple answers, walk away. Therefore, when something goes wrong in your transport, they tend do to the same thing.

Brokers Dilemma. Many people think that working with a broker is a big red flag itself, and once they hear they reached a broker instead of a carrier company, they immediately hang up. What they don’t know is that drivers actually prefer to work with brokers as they are the ones that get the jobs for them. Brokers take the time to also research every driver they work with to make sure insurance is up to date and that they are dependable drivers. This saves you as a customer a lot of time and also adds up to their dependable service, as many customers will not even think about this part. It is hard for drivers to drive, commit to schedules and do sales at the same time, therefore they use brokers to help them book jobs and handle their customers while they pickup, drive and deliver.

Now you know the basics and most important point to make sure the company you are dealing with is reliable. Make sure you check out reviews and what people say in them, this will help you determine as well if they are easy to work with or will be very complicated to get a hold off. Paying an initial deposit is required by every single company, just be careful of when you pay it. Paying upfront deposits not necessarily means a guaranteed service, usually it doesn’t. And lastly, if you reach a broker, think twice before you hang up the phone or dismiss their service, as most of the drivers out there if not all, work with brokers to get to you.

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Car Transport

Car transport is a service that offers customers to ship their cars from a determined location to another by hiring a driver to load their car onto a carrier and driving the distance. This allows customers to relax and take care of other things in the mean time. In the next article we will review what car transport is and what the perks of this great service are.

Transportation is something we either use, need, or even say a couple times every single day. In order for us to get places, and accomplish most of our everyday tasks, we need to transport ourselves to wherever is necessary in order to make these things happen. The same happens with your vehicle. Although vehicles are meant to transport us, vehicles also need to be shipped to where we need them. This is where car transport comes in. Hiring a company to ship your car from one place to another is a very common service nowadays and there are many advantages to it if done properly.
Not too long ago, car transport was only done for private companies and dealerships, due to large economy drops and major demands from private owners, the service has opened up to any person that needs to move a car between two locations, from towing a car a couple miles to going coast to coast and even overseas to another country.

There are many factors that play together in order to make this service function properly like price, type of car, locations, type of carrier, driver availability, brokers, and most important small details. Following is a list of the basic factors that make up the whole car shipping experience.

Car Transport

Driven or Carried? Car transport offers diverse options to ship a car in order to accommodate to the customers’ needs. To start with, a customer needs to decide whether he wants his car driven to the location or carried. Car transport not only works by loading a car unto a carrier, but there are also certified drivers that will drive your car from point A to point B. Short distances may not be such a problem for this option, as car will not be driven for too long. Although hiring a driver may be less expensive, this will put miles on your car, it will wear off your tires and expose your car to unfortunate accidents. Driven carriers offer much more protection to your car without adding the extra miles or wearing and tearing your vehicle.

Open Trailer or Enclosed? Carriers offer also many options on how a car can be shipped, depending on customers’ needs and demands, due to this reason there are two types of main carriers: open or enclosed. The most common are open carriers, as these are less expensive to book and less expensive to maintain. Open carriers can haul up to 11 cars in a two floor platform. Each car is stacked in a single line one after the other properly secured onto the carriers platforms by thick chains or tire straps. However, some customers have higher demands and need extra protection for their cars, therefore they book enclosed carriers. These carriers may also have 2 floors and can haul up to 9 cars at once. Cars are securely strapped to platform as well with tire straps or thick chains; only the whole carrier is covered with a canvas to protect cars from outside conditions. Another example of an enclosed carrier are closed containers with metal walls that work as a metal box where car is put inside and safely transported.

RO-RO: Unfortunately not all car transportation is done on a road, sometimes cars need to be shipped to other countries overseas. For this type of transportation, service is done inside containers that are placed on a ship or most commonly on roll on-roll off platforms (RO-RO). As its name states it, cars are rolled on to the platform and stacked in organized lines, one after the other from port to port. When boat arrives to destination port, cars are rolled of one by one to their expecting owners. However, there isn’t always someone available at pick up or delivery locations; therefore the next factor comes into place: terminals and car storage lots.

Door-to-Door or Terminal-to-Terminal: Car transport offers many possibilities for customers in order to accommodate their needs. Many times customers are not available to be present when driver comes in or live in very secluded locations where driver cannot pull in to. For these cases, drivers unload cars into a terminal until owner can come and pick up the car, extra fees will be charged, yet car will be safely stored. There are two main services companies offer when picking up and delivering, either a close door to door service, or a less personal terminal to terminal delivery. A door to door service gives the customer a more convenient service and allows them to provide any address possible. In this case there must be someone present to give the car away and to receive it. Some companies however do not offer this service and require customers to drop off car at a terminal where they load their carriers. Delivery is done at another terminal where customer must go and pick up car as well.

Packing your car up. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has certain regulations that do not allow customers to fill up their cars when transporting them from one place to another using a carrier. This covers the customer and the driver and helps prevent any serious damage, loss, and further inconvenient. Carriers have to pass through certain check points when driving and every car on the hauler is checked, if there is something illegal or that needs further investigation, this will delay deliveries and put the driver under suspicion. Therefore DOT regulations allow up to 75lbs of soft goods to be put in the trunk of the car, however, some companies do not allow any personal belongings at all to prevent any inconvenient. Packing your car will also add pounds to your car and therefore to the carrier, weight limits are very important to be considered as carrier will not be allowed on the road if overweight.

Delivery time. Most of car transports are done for long distances and cars have to be hauled thousands of miles, most of these trips can be done in 1 or 2 days on a regular basis, but drivers have a limit amount of hours they can drive a day. As regulated by the DOT, drivers are not permitted to drive more than 8 hours a day, which is the equivalent for 400 to 500 miles. Some drivers will be able to reach more miles as they have smaller haulers or less weight; however this is the average distance for most drivers. Delivery time is also based on how many loads a driver has. The more loads, the longer delivery times, without counting external factors such as weather conditions, traffic, flat tires or other inconvenient on the way.

Season and weather conditions. Car transport also has its high peaks and low peeks depending on the season. Winter season is one of the highest peaks to ship a car especially on the east coast for customers that move to warmer places during winter. Most drivers move from the west coast into the east as there is high demand during this time. Once winter is over they start going back to the west. However, if winter conditions are very extreme, car transport will be delayed and no driver will move as it is very dangerous to expose a big hauler to such conditions. It may not only cause harm to the driver but the cars that are loaded as well. Also during this time, trucks tend to have more mechanical issues due the cold weather, and require constant maintenance to keep them going.

Cost to ship a car: Car transport is a fast growing business due to the high demand of cars in the past years. Many drivers can be booked for a certain amount of time to deliver cars from manufacturers to dealers, from ports to owners, and so on. This causes them to have very little availability to take cars from private owners. Sometimes they will have space for 1 or 2 private cars, however if prices are not appealing enough for drivers, they will not even bother to make an extra stop to take your car. Therefore one of price tags biggest factors is to make quotes attractive to drivers in order to have a car picked up promptly and securely. The higher the price, the better chances there are of a driver making room for a private owner’s car and picking up right away. When price is not quoted correctly and it is too low, there is a high risk of getting stuck and finding no driver to provide service.

All the previous factors combine to create the car transport experience. Every single factor has to be taken in consideration when hiring a car transport, customers shipping a car must be aware of every single detail in order to have the best experience. To make it easier to understand, car transport is not meant to be a low cost service. If low prices are quoted, there are chances drivers will not grab the run and delay the service needed. Although it is an expensive service, it will not leave you bankrupt, at the end, as most things in life one gets what one pays for, and to avoid any extra bills for fixing damages or accommodating to delays, the cost is worth it.

 

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Auto Transport Online Calculator - by AA Car Transport

Need to get a quote fast and don’t have the time to hassle through voice recorders and call several different companies to see what is the best price you can get? Don’t worry; technology evolves in such a wonderful way that you can now get estimates just a few clicks away with our new auto transport online calculator, without even submitting personal information. However you must be careful, not every online calculator you find online is a legit company, most companies you will find with auto transport online calculators are leads companies and all they do is collect your information to later sell to actual car transport companies and make money of your information. Your information will be distributed to thousands of companies and then you will be bombarded by hundreds of agents trying to get your business. You may even be spammed via e-mail from all the different companies that got your information.

Here at AA Car Transport our intention is to make your service faster and convenient, to help you get real and actual prizes after a few clicks and not have you go through the hassle of having several different companies call you all day. The whole point of our auto transport online calculator is to facilitate your request and give you answers right away. We do not ask for your personal information as these factors do not affect your price; we only ask for what is necessary to calculate your quote: destinations, car model and dates.

Go ahead give us a try, your auto transport online quote is just clicks away!

Add your pick-up information Drop-off and car size, NO personal information needed!

See instant ballpark price for your car transport.

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Never pay deposit on reservation..this is how they get you!

The story below is real, the names are fake...

we received a call from a lady name Jenna, she was almost in tears. " I can't believe the company I hired screw me like that" (that was her exact words), she reserved her car transport  a month before with another company who gave her a price that was right on her budget (from MA to GA for $350) . What she didn't know is that the "price or her budget" was too low. This company policy is 50% deposit on the reservation and the rest on delivery, she went ahead and paid the first half a month ago. her timing for pick up was between 11/7 - 11/10 - she claims no one called her few days before or even on the date that it was suppose to be picked up. She called them to check the status and the answer that she got was " We don't have a driver yet - we working on it" - that was still OK since she have until the 10th. when the 10th came and there was still no driver on site - she called again to see what's going on, the dispatch that answered told her that the money is not enough, it's the snowbird season and no driver want to take it so they need an additional $250. At that point she lost it,  screaming, crying, talking to the owner - nothing helped and the deposit is not refundable!! she was so mad, she canceled them and called her credit card company to complain. If she knew before, she might from the beginning pay more, but now was too late for that with them.
She called us, broken, disappointed and stressed - the following day she had a flight!  - We have drivers that runs this route regularly, so I offered to check with them for her to see if one of them can pick up the same day, if not I offered to find her a terminal to drop off the vehicle. She agreed and from than on things started to work better.
I quoted her $645 and told her I will let her know in hour if we can do it or not. of course when the price is right and you explain all to the customer from the start, the chances to have problems are near to zero! I called her after 20 minutes with a driver that can pick up the vehicle in 2-3 hours, deliver 3 days later for a total price of $595. She couldn't believe that a company that is 2 months in the business, that she called in the last minute, was more professional then the other company who is 8 years in the business and she booked a month ahead!!!!

This is how we work! we NEVER take deposit before we have a driver for sure.
We always give the price and explain that we negotiating with the drivers and the final price will be when we find the driver. We prefer to give quote on the high end then low-ball!! to hide the real price from the customer and to wait until the last minute to ask for more is very WRONG!
Even when we do have a driver assigned, we only charge $100-$200 from the total and the remainder is due on delivery location. So most of the money, the customer paying in the END of the job not BEFORE we even started!
There are so many companies some good , some bad, some better, some worst. You can never really know until you into it but at least you can protect your self.
If most quotes you got are in a certain range and then one or two is very low...that should be a red light! always go on the middle rates...usually those are the correct ones.
Never pay on the reservation, deposits are always not refundable. Deposit should not be 50%.
We work for FREE until we have a driver for you.

If you need a quote or have questions, please don't hesitate to call and speak with one of our specialist.
our toll free 1 800 516 3440 or check our website.

AA Car Transport - We help move military as well.....

I received a call 2 weeks ago from a lady named Merlin, she asked for a quote to ship a Hummer H2 from Atlanta GA to Norfolk VA. I gave her the price, she mentioned it is for her son and she need to check with him when he comes back. No problem, I emailed her the details and put a note to my self to call her in 2-3 days. When I called to follow up, she mentioned she can't get a hold of her son, but she definitely want to do it. She called in Thursday after noon and told me the story: her son is a military sergeant, who served in Iraq for the past few months. He is coming back finally, and her husband and herself bought him his dream car: the "HUMMER". Her son don't know nothing and it is crucial to deliver the vehicle before he arrives on Sunday ! bottom line - I had 3 days to make it happen!
I have several drivers who runs this route so I started to make some phone calls. NO ONE was available to do it so fast and especially with this kind of giant car! oh boy, I was so stressed not to ruin the surprise.
I called everyone, no one could help, I called the last driver on my list and BINGO! he was available to do it same day, he just got back from a trip and wanted to take some days off but I explained the situation, he jumped in! he went and pick the vehicle from the dealership that day and deliver it 2 days later.

Merlin son, arrived home this morning ( 1 day late) and his dream car was waiting for him in the driveway with a bow-tie!! ( well - christmas colors - but hey.....I tried my best )

Merlin called me earlier to thank me and tell me how happy they all were and what a perfect surprise it was!

Like always, I was thrilled that I was able to make it happen. It is always great when there is a nice story behind. Her son was fighting in Iraq and lost 2 good friends that was killed ,  the least that I could do is to make him happy!

AA Car Transport LLC is trying to accommodate to all needs and to work under the customer timing and terms. check our website and get free quote or call us to speak with a specialist at 1-800-526-3440

How to ship a car (domastic and international) by AA Car Transport

How to: Auto Shipping.

Car Shipping is service people use daily, but not everyone know how the market work, what to look for or what to ask when they try to ship a car.
The Service:
Car transport and shipping works a little bit different from regular market due the fact that most drivers are on the road and they can't handle sales and customer service while driving. therefor they use brokers to connect between them and the customers. the brokers have all the drivers info include license number, DOT number, MC number and valid prof of insurance.
While looking for a transport company or broker to help their needs customers come across (here is the trick) leads companies that paying a LOT of money to Google to be in the first page and their ads offer customers "free instant quote". customers usually take the offer, fill up the online application and get slammed with 30-50 emails instantly and 5-15 phone calls the next hour. The leads company sell each online application to 5-15 brokers which all of them use automatic system sending out 2-5 emails like: ballpark quote, welcome email and about us email. Now the clock is ticking - customer will get the first call from the fastest company - first call is fun - sale rep will explain you how they work, who are they, etc. (wall written scripts). On the second call customer will just ask for price to compare between companies (the main reason to get 10 quotes). The third and fourth call are the same but after the fifth call some customers loose it! so if you have the time to hear the same script 10 time talk over and over with sales rep. go ahead and submit "free instant quote". But if you care about your time, stay away from leads companies, look for a local companies (local search engines). call them directly and get 2-3 quote. All quotes will be the same give or take 5%, low quote 10% and more will be price "To book" the customer, after they take deposit their price will go up to the "market" price and usually more then the "market" price. be careful from company trying to get the deposit before they have driver. legit company will book you and charge your card after they have driver assigned to you.
Prices can be vary: Shipping vehicle prices depends on several factors such as distance (the average is 45-65 cent/mile + broker fee) , type of a vehicle (heavy cars = more gas that the truck need to haul the cargo), flexibility (pick up date with few days can give the broker more options to find cheaper driver), if it well traveled route or not and if it is the season (busy season = expansive), etc.
Make sure your price include: Tools, Mileage, Fuel, Taxes and insurance coverage up to $1,000,000.
Things you should tell your transport specialist in order to generate the most accurate price.

1. If the car is not running - car that need to be wrenched requires special equipment most driver DO NOT have, you sharing your vehicle condition will help dispatch your car to the qualified driver to handle the car conditions.
2. Special modification - pick up truck: short bed or long bed, 2 doors or 4 doors,

We help our customers with their needs!

Every day we receive many calls for different transport needs and we try to make it all happen as the customer required.
A nice guy called last week to ask if we can help transport his old dad classic car from MA to FL. His dad is 79 years old and want his babe (1969 Chevy - fully restored) next to him.
He was telling us that his dad already booked with another company for over a month and they can not find a driver.
It looks a little odd since it is a well traveled route. when we checked the board - we understood why! it was posted for too low so no driver wanted to take it.
He canceled the reservation with the other company and place a new order with us. As soon as we start working on his case - we were able to locate a driver to do it the following day!
The total price to the customer was the same as the other company the difference was our fee, while the other company gave the driver $450 and kept $250, we offered the driver $575 and kept $125.
No need to say how happy he was to get his vehicle in FL 4 days after he booked with us!.
AA Car Transport LLC care about her customers. We understood the situation and was able to make it happen for him.
He already referred 2 of his retired friends that coming down to Florida next month.
If you need Car Transport Services from anywhere in the US and Canada please feel free to call us at 1-800-516-3440 or fill out your information here and we will call you with a quote.
You can also email us directly at info@aacartransport.com