If you can’t be there at your car pick-up or delivery, you can designate any individual 18 years of age or older to hand over the keys and sign the bill of lading. Your designee will have the authority to release the vehicle and take delivery on your behalf, so choose someone you trust.
Have Someone Drive Your Car
Hiring a driver is a cost-effective way to get your car from point A to point B, saving you the cost of reserving a trailer. The biggest drawback of hiring a driver is that you’ll be putting additional mileage on your odometer. Incurring extra mileage might be an issue if you’re buying or selling vehicles online to a customer in another part of the world. An experienced and fully insured driver will drive your car, but the journey will put more wear and tear on your vehicle and there’s always the risk of a traffic accident while your car is on the road.
Put Your Car On A Trailer
If you don’t want to put more miles on the engine, you have your choice of several specialty trailers that can haul your vehicle. Your car will be safer on a trailer than on the road, and an experienced driver from a bonded transportation company will transport it. You should consider your vehicle’s age, size, and value when choosing the type of car shipping trailer you’d like to reserve.
A single-car flatbed trailer is a good option for a luxury vehicle, but it will be more expensive than shipping your car on an open trailer car hauler. Each transport can carry nine vehicles, and the shipping costs are shared with all the customers on the hauler. Our transportation partners operate large fleets of open trailer car haulers, and they make deliveries every day.
Enclosed auto shipping is a popular option for customers who are prepared to spend a little more to protect their cars from the weather. It’s perfectly safe to transport cars on an open trailer, but they’ll be exposed to harsh sunlight, dust, debris, and rainfall while they’re in transit. An enclosed trailer is a great way to ensure your freshly waxed car arrives in pristine condition. You can also load your car into a cargo shipping container and transport it overseas.
Factors Affecting Auto Transport Costs
Car shipping costs are based on several factors and variables. Each company prices its services differently, so get multiple estimates to see how they compare. Transportation companies will base your shipping costs on the following factors.
Distance, Route, Shipping Dates, Vehicle size, vehicle conditions, Auto transport service type, Insurance, Pickup and drop-off location, Time of the year and Gas Price.