Well, I’ve said it before, but it begs re-mentioning. I seem to notice a common theme among people who tried to do business with other car shippers. Typically, they go something like this.
(phone) ring… ring…
Arthur: “Good Afternoon, Auto Transporters Online”
Customer: “Uh, Hi, I saw your Website. I was wondering.. (pause) can you ship my car [...]
Apparently, criminal gangs are duping car buyers out of millions of dollars each year by using adverts on reputable trade websites.
The BBC reports the “virtual vehicle” scam also involved fake shipping websites that promise to safeguard the buyer’s money. The Metropolitan Police say 21,000 advertisments were shut down in the UK last year.
The UK Vehicle Safe [...]
A recent concern I’ve heard from people who need to ship a cherished or classic vehicle (bought online), is that their investment is being exposed daily to elements in a driveway and that they are being gouged by unexpected storage fees. Have you considered what problems can occur when you buy a car and have [...]
A significant percentage of Auto Transporters Online business comes from customers who previously contracted with other companies/brokers, were guaranteed a short pickup window, were charged a deposit upfront, and still didn’t get their car shipped. The horror stories are endless. “They charged my credit card and disappeared”, or “they keep promising that they are going [...]
When it comes to shipping a car, a common oversight by customers is the failure to consider service and needs responsiveness. Think about it for a minute, you are entrusting your second most valuable asset (after home ownership) to a total stranger. Many customers are so obsessed with getting the cheapest quote that they fail [...]
Remember always. You are statistic.
To a car insurer, you’re not Ricky Jones, 27 years old from Bethesda Maryland, you’re statistical risk profile, a policy number coded A067YY56. Put simply, a car insurer bases its premium (or its decision to insure you at all) on your “risk factors,” including some things that may seem unrelated to [...]
As you may or may not be aware of, shipping your car comes in two flavors, open-air and enclosed. Open-air auto transport is typically comprised of your car and up to 8 others sharing space on an open-air auto shipping trailer (you’ve probably seen them on the highway loaded with new or used cars destined [...]
As an auto shipping broker we get access to online independent trucking boards that specifically cater to the automobile shipping industry. Typically, when a customer contracts an auto shipper to have his/her car shipped, the broker will post a purchase order to an online shipping board for all independent truckers to review, and if interested, [...]
What is a bill of lading and why is it so important?
The Bill of Lading or Freight Bill is an important document that functions as both the receipt for your vehicle and the physical contract of carriage between you (the shipper) and the “Carrier” (Trucker). The Bill of Lading will usually be provided to you [...]
Everybody knows you don’t buy and drive a car without proper insurance. Almost all of us (at one time or another) make the phone call to the claims adjuster because of some unforeseen fender-bender, wreck, scratch, etc. But did you know that the same should be considered before shipping your car? Think about it, when [...]
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