What is the Vehicle Condition Report & Bill of Lading?

What is the Vehicle Condition Report & Bill of Lading?

The vehicle condition report and bill of lading are very important documents when shipping a car. In fact, they’re the only documents required when shipping a car. Simply put, the vehicle condition report is a document that details the condition of the vehicle being transported. It is ultimately used to determine if damage occurred to the vehicle during the transport. The bill of lading is a receipt, or invoice, of the shipment. Find out how these documents come into play when you ship a car!

What You Need to Know About Auto Transport Insurance

What You Need to Know About Auto Transport Insurance

When customers ask about car shipping insurance, they are really asking about cargo insurance as this is the insurance that covers damage to the vehicle during transport. Whether you work with a broker or a carrier, you’ll want to know if the carrier’s cargo insurance is adequate to cover any potential damage to your vehicle during transport. You’ll also want to know how damage claims are handled.

4 Mistakes to Avoid When Getting Car Shipping Quotes

4 Mistakes to Avoid When Getting Car Shipping Quotes

If you’re just getting started on shipping your car, you’re probably going to be shopping around for car shipping quotes. At least we hope you are as we always encourage people to do their research and get different quotes so they have more confidence in what they’re doing when they’re ready to book a transport order. Here we outline four critical mistakes to avoid as you shop around for car shipping quotes. Avoiding these mistakes will save you a lot of time, hassle, and headache!

What Documents Are Required to Ship a Car?

What Documents Are Required to Ship a Car?

If you’ve never shipped a car or truck before, you’re probably wondering what documents are required for the transport. Do you need to provide the title to the car? How about a registration, or proof of auto insurance? You may be surprised to learn that none of those documents are required to transport a vehicle. In fact, the vehicle doesn’t even need to have current tabs! There are some things to consider, however, and there is one document involved. We explain it all in this latest post.

Can I Request Top Load Car Shipping?

Can I Request Top Load Car Shipping?

A top load simply means your car is loaded on the top of a multilevel trailer as shown in the picture above. When you request a top load, you are asking the driver to put your vehicle on the “upper deck,” or on the top level of the trailer. What are the pros and cons of top load car shipping? What does it cost? Do we offer it? Find out the answers in this blog post!

Can I Use a Car Cover to Protect My Car During Shipping?

Can I Use a Car Cover to Protect My Car During Shipping?

When you ship a car you have two choices – transport it on an open trailer or an enclosed trailer. There are pros and cons of open vs enclosed car shipping, but the obvious difference is an enclosed trailer provides maximum protection of your car during shipping Unfortunately, enclosed transportation isn’t cheap. Is the use of car covers on an open trailer an option? Read the full blog post for the answer!

What is the Central Dispatch Load Board All About?

What is the Central Dispatch Load Board All About?

If you’ve worked with an auto transport broker in the past, or are working with one now, you might have heard them reference “the board” or “Central Dispatch.” You might be wondering what the heck they’re talking about.

In this blog post I’m going to take you behind the scenes of the auto transport industry and show you what Central Dispatch is all about and how auto brokers use it to transport vehicles around the country.