Why Overseas Shipments are Almost Always Pre-Paid

Whether you're transporting your vehicle to Alaska or Hawaii or somewhere internationally, transporting a vehicle overseas is an expensive and time-consuming process. It is for these reasons why many auto transport companies will demand that any shipments of vehicles going overseas will have to be paid in full at time of booking. You see, your auto transport company will work with several different auto transport companies - usually a carrier and a port shipper - to make sure that your vehicle gets picked up, shipped, and delivered on time without exorbitant prices. This isn't always easy, because they have to pay two or three different hands before your vehicle gets to you. That's why they take the entire amount up front. This gives them their portion of the payment and allows them to pay any carriers or port authorities that need payment. They don't have to call you and bug you about it, and they don't have to worry about whether or not you're going to actually pay for it - you already have. Now it just comes down to getting all that money to all the right people.

Auto Shipping Quotes: Transporting a Chevy Express 3500

The Chevrolet Express 3500 Cargo Van is the largest commercial van that Chevy currently produces. It is large enough to haul about as much cargo as a pickup truck and can also tow a considerable amount of cargo as well. The Express 3500 Cargo Van is a work van, to say the least, and is most popular in fleets where lots of cargo is being moved from city to city within the U.S. Transporting them can be rather tricky; because of their overall size and weight, you will likely see a price increase over the cost of a small car, though this is considered standard in the industry. Make sure to talk to your representative about whether or not your Express 3500 needs any special carrier, such as a flatbed, due to the size.

International Auto Shipping Quotes

If you're looking for international auto shipping quotes - or quotes to ship from the U.S. to a foreign country, or vice-versa - there are a few things you should probably know about shipping internationally. For starters, you can only ship from the U.S. to another country via a U.S. shipping company; no company based in the U.S. will provide auto transport services from another country into the United States.

This means that if you're shipping from, say, Japan to Dallas, TX, you're going to need to contact a Japanese international auto shipper in order to make arrangements. Once the vehicle arrives in the U.S. - typically it'll arrive at a port in California - you'll need to ship it from the port to Dallas. This works for shipping overseas from anywhere into the U.S. Many shippers will use Baltimore or New York if you're shipping from Western Europe, and Miami or New Orleans if you're shipping from South America. Check out our website for more information about international auto transport rates and what we can do to help you out in that regard.

Shipping a Car to Oregon

When it comes to shipping a car to Oregon, it's important to understand some of the nuances about physically transporting a vehicle there. For starters, it's probably going to be a bit more expensive shipping from the east, because there are fewer interstates for carriers to travel on and the only major east-west interstate, I-84, runs through a lot of rural area before terminating in Portland. 

I-5 runs from San Diego all the way up to the Canadian border, so if you're shipping from pretty much anywhere in western California you should see some cheaper prices when shipping to Oregon - at least if it's along Interstate 5. Shipping to the middle of the state can be a bit more expensive, but there's always something to do in Oregon and the price for auto transport, regardless of where you're going, is usually worth it. You can read more about the state of Oregon by visiting our official Oregon Auto Shipping page.

The FAQ's: Cheap Auto Shipping Quotes

Looking for cheap auto shipping quotes? It's okay, everyone likes a bargain - it's why places like Winco and Wal-Mart exist. But there are times when cheap is better, and times when it's not (though times when cheaper usually means better are pretty rare indeed) - and the auto transport industry is one of those things where you don't want to go bargain hunting.

It's one thing to get a good deal, and another to not pay enough and end up sitting with your car while your shipper either continues to look for a carrier (who's going to laugh at how much they're offering [i.e. your price to move your car]) or just take off with your money and leave you in the lurch. You don't want that, and we don't want that to happen to you. 

So take your time, do your homework, and go with a price that's in the middle - get a bunch of quotes (you can get ten by visiting our website and filling out our free quote form), find a price that fits your budget but that isn't the cheapest of the bunch, and go from there. You'll be surprised at how much better your shipping services end up being, and you can visit our automobile transport FAQ page for more information.

Happy 4th from Automobile Shipping Quotes!

On this momentous day in history, our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents in United States history. To celebrate, each year we surround ourselves with family and friends, barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers and have an awesome time watching fireworks and lighting them off yourself (unless you live in Oregon, where you can't have any fireworks go higher than six feet...poor Oregonians). 

So today, we're taking a small break from our different blog series' and focusing on remembering today in its entirety. Most auto transport companies will be closed for today, as the entire nation - except for some service industries, like fast food - takes a break to celebrate our freedom. Of course, we're still working - if you call us, someone will probably answer the phone (though it won't be me!), and you can always visit our website and fill out our free online quote form, because the internet never sleeps. 

So happy 4th of July to everyone out there, and have a safe and happy holiday from us here at Automobile Shipping Quotes!

The FAQ's: An Introduction

Like we've done twice before, we're going to unveil a brand new blog series that will help you gather even more information about auto transport, vehicle shipping and the car transportation industry in general. Only instead of focusing on cities and states that you can ship to, we're going to try and answer some burning questions about the auto shipping industry in our new series, "The FAQ's" (and if you say it like a word, it sounds like "the facts," which I thought was pretty clever).

In addition to our Auto Shipping by State and City Spotlight segments, we'll be tossing our FAQ blog posts in whenever we feel like it. We'll discuss some of the burning questions posed to us by callers and e-mailers over the years, and hopefully you'll glean some new information about the auto transport industry and how you can get the best quotes to ship your vehicle. You can visit our website to read more frequently asked questions posed to us by our customers, and you can fill out our free form to get some free auto shipping quotes from reputable and reliable auto shipping companies. 

Give Us a Call For Your Free Auto Shipping Quotes!

If you're searching the interwebs out there for some good, free auto shipping or auto transport quotes, you've definitely hit the mother lode; Automobile Shipping Quotes is a great resource not just to get free car shipping quotes from, but also to get some great information regarding automobile transportation. You can fill out our free online car shipping quote form and get your free quotes e-mailed to you, or you can call us and have us take your information for you.

Have a question that our helpful website can't answer? You can call us and our helpful staff members will answer any and every question you may have as best they can. Of course, they can't answer every question, because ultimately they don't ship any vehicles, but they'll do their best to help you out in whatever way they can. Our number can be found on our website, and you can read more articles, FAQ's, blog posts and much more there as well.