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.

Vehicle Movers and You

What is a vehicle mover? Where do they come from, how are they made? These are burning questions in the  minds of our auto transport customers, and this blog - and this site - is here to lay some of those questions to rest.

But what is it? A vehicle mover is just that - someone who moves vehicles. They are responsible for timely transportation of customers' vehicles, from wherever to wherever in the U.S., and this responsibility is one that most vehicle movers don't take lightly. They are fully licensed by the DOT and are required by federal law to have an insurance policy that covers all vehicles they are transporting. Vehicle movers take moving vehicles very seriously - and you can read more about them by visiting our helpful vehicle movers page.

You can also fill out our free online quote request form and get a free quote from different vehicle movers to ship your car, or you can call us at our toll-free telephone number and speak to a live representative who can answer your questions, take your information and help you find the best vehicle movers for your needs.

The FAQ's - What's a Broker?

In your constant search for the right auto transport company, you've probably come across the term "auto transport broker" (or some variant thereof) more than once. That's not surprising. A broker, in a nutshell, simply coordinates your transportation between you and the carrier and gives you a constant contact line during the transportation process. Carriers can't drive and talk on the phone with customers at the same time, so they rely on brokers to talk to customers and set everything up.

This is a good system. Carriers rely on brokers to find them loads and keep their trucks running, and brokers rely on carriers to make sure that their customers' vehicles get moved for a good price in a timely manner. Going through a middleman, so to speak, may not always be the best, but in the auto shipping industry it's really the only way to go. You can read more about brokers and how they work in our helpful Auto Shipper FAQ.

Auto Shipping by State: Michigan

When it comes to auto shipping to Michigan, you could either land a great auto transport experience...or it can be a nightmare, depending on what company you shipped with, when you're shipping, what you're shipping, where exactly in Michigan you're shipping to...it can be frustrating to deal with. 

But don't let that get you down! Michigan is a great state during the summer months to ship to, as there are always carriers running to and from the state - with cities such as Lansing, Detroit and Farmington Hills all being popular auto transport destinations during the summer months. During the winter, though, auto shippers tend to stay away from Michigan thanks to its hardcore winter weather. Winter driving conditions are a nightmare for transport carriers and as such they don't like having to deal with it, and will avoid it if they can. So keep that in mind when you fill out our free quote form on our website, and you can read more about the state of Michigan by visiting our official Auto Shipping to Michigan page.

City Spotlight: Auto Shipping to Vancouver

$20 says you assumed this blog post was about shipping a car to Vancouver, BC - but it's not! Believe it or not (and if you're not from the Pacific Northwest you probably won't believe it) there's actually a city named Vancouver just 300 miles south from Vancouver, BC, located in Washington State. It's actually a county seat, and has a pretty decent population for its size.

When it comes to shipping a car to or from Vancouver, you're in luck. It lies between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and lies directly on a major interstate highway frequented by auto transport carriers, making it easy for them to get to and from the city. Snow is fairly uncommon during the winter months, which makes car shipping prices that much lower and easier to afford for most people. If you're looking to ship a car to Vancouver, Washington, you can check out our Auto Shipping Vancouver page for more information.