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.

The FAQ's: Auto Transport to Hawaii

When you're transporting your vehicle to or from the state of Hawaii you need to understand the process because then you'll know why it takes up to three weeks to get your vehicle from pickup to delivery. When you book your shipment with your broker they'll find a truck in your area to pick your vehicle up and transport it to the port in Long Beach, California (this is if you're shipping to Hawaii). From there, the port shipping company will take possession of your vehicle and load it onto their roll-on/roll-off transportation ship. Depending on their ship schedules your vehicle could sit at the port for up to a week, so keep that in mind. Once your vehicle is loaded it will be transported to the port in Hawaii, which usually takes anywhere from 5-7 days. Check out our Hawaii auto shipping page for more information about the process and what you can expect while gathering up Hawaii auto shipping quotes.

Auto Shipping by State: Hawaii

Hawaii is one of those states that most shipping companies will have a separate auto transport quote process for, because it's one of only two states that lies outside of the contiguous United States. We cover auto transport and auto shipping to both Alaska and Hawaii in our Automobile Shipping Learning Center, but it's always nice to have a bit of a refresher as well.

For starters, Hawaii is going to be more expensive to ship to than most cities in the U.S. because you're going to have to ship it overseas. This means working with two different physical shipping companies in addition to your car transport company - the car transport carrier will ship your vehicle to the port (most likely in Long Beach, CA) and then the port shipping company which owns and operates the cargo ship will transport it on said cargo ship to the port in Hawaii.

You can get up to ten free quotes to ship your vehicle to or from Hawaii by following the link we provided above; it takes you to our homepage, where you can fill out our form at the top, as well as scroll down to our Automobile Shipping Learning Center, which is at the bottom of the homepage. 

The FAQ's: Shipping to Puerto Rico

There are companies that ship everywhere, companies that ship only in the U.S., and some that do a combination of both. And it's easy enough to find a shipping company that ships overseas - at least to Alaska and Hawaii. But what about shipping a car to Puerto Rico, or to Guam, or other U.S. territories that are overseas?

That's going to be a bit tougher, but we can definitely help you out there. Our free online quote request form can get you quotes to ship from anywhere, to anywhere in the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam, so long as you have either the city name or the zip code to fill in. It's a pretty simple quote form, all things considered, and as it's at the top of every single page on our website. So go ahead, fill out our free form and find out what we here at Automobile Shipping Quotes can do for you and all your vehicle transport needs.