Archive for November, 2011
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
1. Transit time?
Shipping times can vary greatly depending on road conditions, weather, traffic, mechanical problems, and driver speed. Below is a list of basic travel times.
East Coast to West Coast – 7 to 12 days
Midwest to East Coast – 4 to 8 days
South to the North – 4 to 8 days
All shipping times are estimated.
2. Can I put personal items in the vehicle?
Auto transporters are not licensed to transport personal belongings, as they do not have a household goods transportation license issued by the Federal Government. In addition, if you were to place things in the vehicle during car shipment, they would not be covered by insurance, unless you have a floater on your own home insurance. Many auto transport drivers will allow some small personal belongings placed in the trunk. Some drivers allow you to put 100lbs of things in the trunk.
3. What is a “Bill of Lading”?
A Bill of Lading is a legal document issued by the carrier, that confirms the receipt of a car for transport, and specifies the terms and conditions of delivery. The document will be used at the time of pick-up and must be signed by the client and the carrier. It is also will be signed when the car is delivered. Consider the Bill of Lading as a receipt, a contract and a document that ensures the security of your possession.
4. What kind of truck will my vehicle be shipped on?
There are a variety of car transport services. Most of the time the vehicle will be shipped on an open transport carrier with 8 to 10 units. However, they can be shipping via enclosed transport at an addition cost.
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
A person that decides to have their car shipped will be required to sign a contract. These types of contracts help to protect both parties. It binds the shipping company to the agreement as well as the owner of the vehicle. As with any contract, it is very important that a person read over it very carefully and agree to the conditions before signing on. A failure to do so may result in an individual being stuck with a contract that they are not happy with. They may end up paying out more money than they thought they would or letting a shipping company off of the hook for damage done to their vehicle under the shipper’s care.
Contracts, once agreed upon, are better than verbal agreements. This is because it is easier to enforce a contract then it is a verbal agreement, because the former can be more easily proved in the court of law.
After a contract has been signed it will determine how everything is handled, including disagreements. The contract will include the shipment details, including how much it would cost to cancel the vehicle transport, as well as how claims, deductibles, etc. are handled. Because this is the case, it is extremely important that an individual read the contract carefully and agree to everything that is included prior to signing it.
Many auto transport contracts won’t include a guaranteed pickup and/or delivery date. This is because it can be difficult for a company to do so, primarily because there will likely be other pick-up and deliveries in route. If the shipping company gets behind on any of its deliveries, it will affect all of their other routes. Even though this is the case, the best car shippers will more often than not, deliver cars on time. There are some things that a person can do to help protect themselves.
In order to provide some protection against late deliveries, a person may want to ask that a clause be added to the contract that would wave the cancellation fee if the car shipper does not pick up the car on the date they were scheduled to or within a few days afterwards. Some car transport companies will offer a guarantee that will pay for a rental car in the event that they don’t deliver the car within the scheduled time. This guarantee will generally cost more money. Individuals interested in this type of guarantee, should inquire about the cost. It may be worth it.
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The price of gas continues to fluctuate, but you don’t have to be left broke. And you don’t have to let the unstable economy control you. Do whatever you can to change your circumstances. And there are all kinds of options for you. For instance, did you know a hybrid car can help you get more control of the money in your pocket? Well it can. Hybrid cars are becoming more and more popular as the cost of fuel goes up, and hybrid cars can really give a person peace of mind.
Gas goes up and gas goes down. And the cycle just seems to go on and on without giving us much relief at all. But if you really take the time to think about it, it’s not the situation, but how you think about the situation that counts. So don’t get sad. Get glad, and pay close attention to the television commercials that talk about hybrid cars.
A hybrid car will help you to truly fight back against high gas prices. This is true because if you purchase a conventional car and then purchase a hybrid car, you will begin to see that you have more money in your pocket immediately with the hybrid car.
Do you like to throw away money? I sure don’t. But you can try it if you’d like. Go ahead, take a twenty or fifty dollar bill, ball it up and place it right in the wastebasket. As you do this, don’t even think about a hybrid car. On the other hand, think about a conventional car. Take that trash bag and toss it so that you definitely cannot go back and get the twenty or fifty dollar bill. How did that feel? That’s not what it feels like to own a hybrid car. That’s what it’s like to own a gas guzzling conventional car. When you own a hybrid car, you will see the money flowing into your pockets instead of going into the trashcan.
Balance your own checkbook? Write down the cost each time you visit the gas station. What does the addition tell you about your car? Whatever it’s telling you, a hybrid car won’t tell you the same thing. And that’s guaranteed.
So make your money talk to you the way you’d like it to. Instead of having it say to you all the time that it’s on its’ way out of your pocket, have it tell you, it’s in your pocket to stay. Get a hybrid car, because after all, the gas price man didn’t work your forty hours a week.
Who worked those forty hours? You did. So make sure you have something to show for it for a chance. A hybrid car is a really nice car to have. And it will be a real help to your bank account. Your wife and kids who are in college will love you more. So what are you waiting for? Buy a hybrid car so you can go around thinking, “money cometh.”
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