How To Ship a Car
Where do I start?
A lot of customers ask themselves this question when it comes to moving their car. The process usually starts when you complete your car shipping offer and have put down a deposit. Some of the best advice we offer our clients when determining which car shipping business to choose, is to first recognize that nearly all of the businesses that are quoting car shipping rates to them are usually brokers. The brokers are not the exact people shipping your car. However, they’re hiring a driver that can pick up and deliver your vehicle in the scheduled time period you need and at the offered price.
What's Included in a quote?
If you encounter a few car shipping quotes that are a significantly cheaper compared to the rest of the people, it’s very likely a “bait and switch”. That organization is basically “low balling” a correct estimate just to get the business in the door right away and then call you back later saying they cannot find a driver that’s prepared to transport it at that price.
It simply comes to realizing that 90% of the clients that begin the car shipping process with a company stay with them, even though that means the car shipping price jumps up a day ahead of the planned pick up. With VIP Auto Shipping, your car shipping quote is as accurate as possible from the start! We understand that if we can’t find a carrier to transport your car, we will not get paid. No sales practices or games, just an honest, up-front, car shipping quote and respected service that you can count on. We treat and cherish your car as you would!
What is the Process?
Once VIP Auto Shipping receives a car shipping order, our dispatchers start calling our drivers that have quickly and correctly finished the same requested route for our customers in the past, discovering which car shipping drivers can make the appointed times that the customer required.
- The day before your car is to be picked up the driver will contact you to set up an estimated pick-up time.
- Make certain your auto is in running condition with about a quarter tank of fuel. It will help with safety and road weight laws.
- Wash and clean out your car. Drivers allow just a few personal belongings to be in the trunk of the vehicle.
- The driver will do an examination upon arrival and jot down any dents or scratches on what is known as a Bill of Lading right before loading up the vehicle. It’s extremely important to make sure that you do a thorough examination of the car with the driver during this task and also at the delivery location. In the rare occasion that there’s any damage, be sure to write it on the Bill of Lading and have the driver sign off on the damage. That Bill of Lading is what you must have in order to file an insurance claim. With that being said, you have the assurance that the carrier is fully certified, bonded and insured.
Our efficient and honest car shipping business model has built VIP Auto Shipping a top car shipping company to choose. For that reason, we can ship over 250 cars weekly and have at the same time maintained nearly a 5 star rating on our testimonial evaluations, City Search and more. We anticipate having you as a happy consumer as well so call our dispatchers today or complete the car shipping form and get a free car shipping quote today!
