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How far ahead should I schedule my pickup?
Generally, van ship companies require 1-7 days notice so they can schedule you on the next available truck. Because this industry is route-based, it is often difficult to find a truck to ship your van on short-notice. Some brokerages offer “express service,” but unless they a) own their own trucks and b) live where you do, express service generally takes more time than if you just scheduled a week or so ahead.
If an immediate pickup is absolutely necessary (in case of emergency), the van ship company can probably help you. Many companies have contracts with hundreds of smaller trucking companies (and some even own their own trucks), so chances are they can get to you pretty quick. Don’t rely on this, however, because things have been known to go wrong. If you really want your van picked up in the time frame that you requested, make sure thevan ship company has plenty of notice.
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Van Shipper Service Van shipper service is what an van shipper actually does and the service they provide. There are two types of van shippers, ship brokers and carriers. Ship brokers are the ones that will arrange your ship, give you an van shipping quote, and coordinate your ship with the carrier. Van shipper ship brokerages take a small deposit prior to ship (that’s how they stay in business), while the actual van shipper, or carrier, will be the one to ship your van from the pickup location to the delivery location. If you have any questions about your van ship, be sure to ask the company that is shipping your van.
Auto Carrier
an auto carrier is the actual truck driver; they’re the ones that will be actually transporting a vehicle. auto carriers are different from auto brokers or auto broker companies because they don’t arrange the shipping, they actually ship the vehicle. typically auto carriers transport vehicles on open, ten car auto carriers – the very same that carry new cars to dealerships. read article...
Secretary of Transportation
in my last post, i discussed the last report on the trend of the auto transport industrythis week, why don’t we take a look at our transportation czar. in the auto transport industry many aspects of the business are contingent upon decisions made by this person. decisions such as which projects in the transportation sector receive funding, or rather, which projects are most important and are thus worthy of receiving funding. read article...
GM Still in Trouble
general motors is still in trouble, it would seem, as chief executive rick wagoner has been quoted as saying that, should the company file for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the automaker would end up being liquidated. we’ve all heard the stories about gm before, and it seems that lately this is old news and not worthy of note. but this one is, mainly because gm has already recieved $13. read article...
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