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Do Gas Prices Affect the Cost to Ship My Car?

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If you’re looking into hiring a company to move your vehicle for you, you may be working with a strict budget. How do gas prices affect the cost of shipping a vehicle? In this article, you’ll discover how it works so you stay within budget and pick the right carrier for your needs.

Changing Gas Prices May Affect Your Quote  

When you move your vehicle by yourself, it can be a costly experience: there’s the cost of gas, food and shelter along the way, and the cost of time away from your job to move your vehicle! If you choose a car transport carrier to move your vehicle, there are still things to consider, and a budget you have to work with. But, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to move your car—even when you’re moving from one end of the United States to the other. The distance to the location is the most influential factor when it comes to the price of your move. If you need your vehicle to be shipped to a major city like New York or San Francisco, this may be cheaper than having it shipped to a remote town.

Choosing the Right Car Transport Broker

Shipping your vehicle from Los Angeles to Chicago with higher gas prices one week could cost you $1,300, while the following week it could cost you $1,500. While the time your vehicle is delivered will affect the overall gas price, the right shipping company will inform you of a change in your quote from the beginning—and before you sign along the dotted line. You can plan for the easiest car shipping process and remain within your budget by researching reputable car transport brokers ahead of time, ask questions about the transport process, and research the industry.

At Ship A Car Direct, they focus on the overall customer experience. They are the leader in car shipping excellence, BBB accredited, and offer customers a damage-free guarantee. Why would you want to place your vehicle in the hands of anyone, when you can trust the experts to treat your car like they would their own? Contact them today for a free quote and experience a quick and easy transport experience!

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The hardest thing for people researching car moving companies to understand is that the prices they are getting are not hard and fast gaurantees, but rather ESTIMATES of what one company thinks it will take to get a vehicle moved promptly versus another company's opinion of what it will take. Don't be fooled, there are not carriers committed to take your vehicle at these quoted prices, the company you choose will still have to get to work getting a carrier to commit to move it at the price they quote you.

Your total price breaks down into two parts, the broker's fee (or 'deposit' as everyone calls it) and the carriers fee (your COD amount) Make no mistake about this, EVERYONE YOU ARE GETTING SALES CALLS FROM IS GOING TO BROKER YOUR MOVE. In this industry, there are brokers who try to fool you into thinking that they are the actual carriers and there are an equal amount of carriers who sell themselves on the fact that they have a truck or two but are not being honest about the fact that they broker out 90% of the orders they book. Here is a quick easy way to tell, if a company takes an up front fee, whether they call it a deposit or any other name, they are a broker. Carriers do not take any payment until the vehicle is delivered.

In our opinion, you are crazy to do so. Have you ever been paid up front for the work that you perform for your employer? Why would you pay a fee up front when there are reliable and trustworthy companies like ours that won't ask for it until we provide you with your carriers details?

The average transit time from pick up to delivery on any vehicle going coast to coast will be between one and two weeks. From there you can figure your transit time based on how far your vehicle is traveling, i.e. from either coast to the Midwest might average 3-7 days.

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