2021-10-13
How fast do you have to ship your car?
If you're in a rush, you will usually pay more as you will need to motivate a carrier to make your delivery a priority. However, if you have some flexibility, you will pay less as you can wait to find a carrier who can ship and deliver your car according to the route schedule already planned.
Do you need open or closed transport?
Most of the time, you'll find open trailers on the road today. An open trailer is a trailer without walls, that being said, your vehicle will be transported open-air. Closed trailers are trailers with weatherproof walls on all four sides of the trailer.
There is only a small percentage of carriers that have closed trailers, which makes them harder to find and much more expensive. A closed trailer can cost twice as much as an open trailer. Our truck fleets are all open trailers and most of the carriers we work with as licensed auto transport brokers have open trailers. However, if you have a vehicle that requires a closed trailer, we can accommodate you!
There is only a small percentage of carriers that have closed trailers, which makes them harder to find and much more expensive. A closed trailer can cost twice as much as an open trailer. Our truck fleets are all open trailers and most of the carriers we work with as licensed auto transport brokers have open trailers. However, if you have a vehicle that requires a closed trailer, we can accommodate you!
How far will the vehicle be transported?
As you've probably guessed by now, distance plays a big role in the cost of transporting a car. The further the car needs to be transported, the more expensive it will be to ship your car.
How easy is the access for the pickup place or delivery location?
It can affect the cost of transporting the vehicle if the pickup area or the destination points are not located on busy routes or in areas difficult to reach from main roads.
What kind of vehicle is being shipped?
What kind of vehicle is being shipped?
Here it is kinda obvious, larger, heavier vehicles such as trucks, SUVs, and pickup trucks are more expensive to transport than sedans or small cars.
What is the price of fuel?
What is the price of fuel?
Fuel prices are changing all the time and vary from region to region. Fuel costs are arguably the largest variable expense associated with car transportation and affect what you'll pay to ship a vehicle.
Is the vehicle drivable?
Is the vehicle drivable?
If the vehicle is not running, the cost of shipping your car will increase if the trucking company needs special equipment or a tow truck to lift and lower the vehicle from the car transport trailer.
I hope this article was helpful and made things more clear for you!