The FAQ's - Non-Running Vehicles

Are you looking to ship a non-running vehicle? If so, that's absolutely fine - you can fill out our free quote form to get quotes for both running and non-running vehicles. But what's different about shipping a vehicle that doesn't run? Well, for starters, any auto shipper that transports non-running vehicles has a special winch attached to his vehicle - and not all shippers have one of these. While it's normally not an issue, pickup times could be affected, with pickup windows being stretched by a few days to accommodate for the smaller pool of available carriers.

You should always specify if you're shipping a non-running vehicle; not doing so could very well end up with some very unhappy people, including yourself. If you try to pass your vehicle off as a running vehicle, and it isn't running, then you run the risk of your transport company booking with a carrier that can't ship it - this could net you not only a cancelled carrier, but a completely cancelled order, because many shippers state up front that you need to specify. You can read more about shipping non-running vehicles via our helpful Car Shipping FAQ page.

City Spotlight: Auto Shipping to Long Beach

Long Beach is a very popular city located on the southern California coast. Not only is it popular as a resort and beach location, but also for its major port - it's one of the largest ports on the west coast and one of the largest auto transport companies that handles overseas transportation is located in the city. When it comes to auto shipping to Long Beach, it's easy enough to arrange; many carriers transport vehicles to Long Beach year-round, mainly because they're taking them to the port.

But it's not just for the port that people ship there. It's a rather large city in the state of California and, for your trivia fact of the day, it is the largest city in the U.S. that is not a county seat. It may not be much, but it's something, anyway. The city, aside from being a major port, is also considered to be a major industrial extension of nearby Los Angeles. You can read more about the city by visiting our Auto Shipping to Long Beach page, and you can get free auto transport quotes to or from the city by filling out our free online quote request form.

Auto Shipping by State: Alaska

Looking to ship your car to Alaska? It's a bit more involved than simple city-to-city auto transportation, and it's going to cost a fair bit more, but on the whole it's a lot easier to ship a car to Alaska than it is to drive up through Canada (it's a longer drive than you might think!).

Once you book your auto shipping to Alaska with a transport company, they're going to find a carrier to pick your vehicle up from wherever it is and transport it via overland truck to the port in Seattle (or Tacoma, but it's usually Seattle). Once there, it'll be put onto a large cargo vessel and shipped overseas to the port in Anchorage, usually, though some shipping companies can ship to other ports as well. Pricing depends highly on availability and the time of year, so talk to your shipper about when the best time to ship a car to Alaska would be. 

You can fill out our free online quote form, if you're looking for a transport company still, and you can also read more about the state of Alaska itself - as well as glean some helpful auto transport tips - by visiting our Alaska Auto Shipping page.

Auto Shipping by State: Louisiana

If you're looking for auto shipping to Louisiana, you're definitely reading the right blog, because we know all there is to know about moving a car to that particular state - well, every state, really, we're just a plethora of knowledge here at Automobile Shipping Quotes. But hey, it's our job.

Shipping a car to Louisiana can be relatively easy, or somewhat difficult, depending on where you're shipping to. New Orleans and the surrounding metro area is a popular auto transport destination, there's no doubting it, but once you're 50 miles out of New Orleans it's a whole different ball o' wax. Auto transporters don't like shipping too far off interstate highways - it's too tough and too costly, so they try to avoid it. Shipping to other major metro areas shouldn't be a problem, but with Louisiana's particular shape, shipping down into the southern areas (and the infamous Bayous) can be tricky. You can get some free auto shipping quotes by filling out our free online car transport quote request form, and you can also read more about the state of Louisiana at our official Louisiana Auto Shipping page.

City Spotlight: Auto Shipping to Cincinnati

Did you know that Cincinnati is widely known as America's first boom town? It was the first true inland city - a city off of a major coastline - and was founded pretty late in the game, as far as towns in Ohio were concerned. But it boomed rapidly, and virtually overnight turned into a major economic powerhouse, as well as a major transportation hub in the state of Ohio.

During the early half of the 20th century the city reveled in the economic booms, and was largely unaffected by the huge swath of unemployment that gripped the nation during the Great Depression; with strong ties to manufacturing and transportation, Cincinnati didn't begin to start to wane until the 1970's, when manufacturing jobs began to disappear. Auto transport to the city is pretty easy to achieve during the summer months, but can be more expensive and take a bit longer in the winter months thanks to the bad weather. You can read more about the city of Cincinnati by visiting our Auto Shipping to Cincinnati page.