Showing posts with label overseas auto transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label overseas auto transport. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The FAQ's: Overseas Shipping

Wen it comes to overseas shipping of vehicles, there are a few different things that that statement could mean - are you shipping to Alaska or Hawaii? From the U.S. to another country, or the other way around? Different shipping locations can alter your price, availability of shippers, pickup and delivery times and more, so it's important to understand the distinctions.

We can provide quotes for you to ship your vehicle from the U.S. to Alaska, Hawaii, or any international port. We can't provide shipping quotes to landlocked countries (i.e. a country that has no borders on the ocean, and as such no ports for overseas shippers to ship to) - we could ship to a port in a country with a port, but you would need to arrange shipping with a company located overseas. It works the same if you're shipping into the U.S. from another country; for instance, if you were shipping from Great Britain to the U.S., you would need to contact a British shipping company to arrange overseas transportation.

You can read more about overseas auto transport right on our homepage. Just scroll down to the "Automobile Shipping Learning Center" to find out more.