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Can I ship my car if it’s not running?
Most, if not all car shipping companies will ship your car if it’s not running. Usually they will charge a fee for this, as the truck must then wench it onto the truck instead of driving it (which takes time). Make sure that you let the car shipping company know if your car is DNR (does not run, not do not resiscitate) so they can make the necessary changes to your information as well as let the trucking company know. It is also important to let the car shipping company know if it does not roll, brake, or steer. This is just to let them and the trucking company know if they need to make any special arraignments.
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Car Shipper RateAn car shipper rate is simply the cost of shipping a car. Most car shippers are car ship ship brokerages, who setup ship – they handle all the details of your car shipment and arrange ship with the actual carrier, who will ship your car for you. Car shipper rates vary depending on the pickup and delivery locations as well as the time of year, because prices for car shipping are mostly route-based. Car shippers base their prices on how much fuel costs in relation to the route they are on, and as such prices vary accordingly.
Billionaire Drops Rest of Ford Stock
shares in ford motor company fell another 6% (down to $2.16, a drop of 13 cents) after billionaire investor kerk kerkorian sold the rest of his stock in the company. kerkorian’s firm, tracinda, announced monday that they no longer were the owners of any ford stock whatsoever; this comes just 20 months after kerkorian bought over 100 million shares in the company last april, and despite the fact that kerkorian was willing to help the ailing auto maker out by providing more capital for the company, to “aid ford’s financial flexability. read article...
Text to your heart’s content.
this is pretty interesting. do you remember my very first post where i talked about the development of the onstar safety net system? this was at a point where the company was just beginning to use a more advanced mapping system that could pin point cars that were in trouble with alarming accuracy. read article...
Lower Oil Prices Mean Good Things, Bad Things
oil prices jumped to $44 per barrel today, which has finally seen a wrap on a turbulent year of ups-and-downs for the oil industry, including the prices that consumers see at the pump, including the industry giving up four years of solid monetary gains in just five months.
the global economy isn’t helping matters.
gasoline prices have been slashed (in some places) by over 50%, but these drops aren’t expected to last. read article...
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What isn't clear is why people always say "goes without saying," yet still feel compelled to say the thing that was supposed to go without saying. Doesn't that bother you?
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