Safe and Reliable Bay Minette Car Shipping Services By A-1 Auto Transport
Bay Minette, AL is the seat of Baldwin County and lies at the center of Pensacola, Florida, Mobile, Alabama and Biloxi, Mississippi. There’s a small-town feel in this community, which makes it a perfect place to relocate your family. If you are planning to retire, this is one of the affordable places to live the rest of your days in. The population seems small at around 8,500, but during the day when laborers from neighboring towns come to work, that number skyrockets to more than 30,000.
Bay Minette has much to offer families who reside in the local area who enjoy the great outdoors and staying healthy. From numerous local parks where people can stroll along scenic paths to a community splash pad to stay cool during the humid summer months, this community has an abundance of recreational activities to enjoy. The city also has a bowling alley and several indoor and outdoor ball courts that are accessible to the public.
Job seekers thinking about making a big move to the area will enjoy the fact that the unemployment rate in Bay Minette is lower than the Alabama average and work can be found in a wealth of industries locally. Construction and production are the top occupations but there are also employment opportunities in sales, maintenance, management, food service and moving and transportation.
With ample opportunities for employment and many things to do outside of work hours for fun as well as a large shopping district downtown, Bay Minette is a great place to live and for those who relocate to the area, bringing a car along to be able to get around is an important step to take
This is where A-1 Auto Transport comes in. We have worked with residents in Bay Minette for the last 30 years to provide reliable auto transport services in and out of the area. We know the local roadways, and this gives our customers an advantage as our drivers know the best route to take for faster delivery options.
Cost & Time To Ship Your Car Examples
| Shipping To/From | Cost | Distance | Estimated Time In Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Minette to Atlanta | $301 | 301 miles | 2-4 days |
| Bay Minette to Dallas | $457 | 610 miles | 3-5 days |
| Indianapolis to Bay Minette | $531 | 709 miles | 3-5 days |
| New York to Bay Minette | $703 | 1173 miles | 4-6 days |
| Denver to Bay Minette | $842 | 1404 miles | 4-6 days |
| Bay Minette to Sacramento | $1166 | 2333 miles | 6-8 days |
*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and what type of vehicle you are shipping.
What are the Risks of Shipping Your Car to Bay Minette?
There's no such thing as fully safe so to ask a 100% guarantee is not sensible. What auto transport services do, however, is to minimize the risk of transport. This can be done through several factors:
- Having a modern fleet, which lessens incidents of breakdown
- Experience in the field, which allows the company to foresee any future trouble
- Professional drivers who will treat each car they transport as their own
You need to know that there are two ways they move your car—through an open trailer and an enclosed trailer. The first option is generally cheaper, and that's for a reason. For instance, your car will be exposed to the elements, scratches, and vandalism. The second option is safer but more expensive.
Also, make sure to check how the auto service company locks your car to the trailer's platform. If the driver doesn't know what he's doing, it can seriously damage your vehicle especially if the chains are tied too tight to the axle. If it's too loose, meanwhile, your car might hit other vehicles in the trailer. That's why you need experienced service providers because securing your car, while balancing the load so the trailer won't tilt, is an art by itself.
But if in the very unlikely event that your car will be damaged during transport, this is where the cargo insurance will come in.
You want to ship your car to Bay Minette safely but don’t know how? Visit the website of A-1 Auto Transport, which will give you step-by-step instructions on how to get a quote and reserve a date. Transporting your vehicle is very easy nowadays. You just fill in the necessary information on the FREE quote form, set a schedule and wait for your car to be delivered. You don’t even have to put down a deposit since you pay upon delivery.
Open or Enclosed?
When you have a car shipped to Bay Minette you will need to choose from open or enclosed auto transport service for your car.
- Open Car Transport: Open car transport is the predominant way that cars are shipped nationwide. Open car carriers are designed as single level or double decker and can hold between one and ten or more vehicles at a time. This is the cheapest way to relocate a car when it comes to professional auto transport and is used by tens of thousands of vehicle owners daily worldwide. Vehicles are loaded by being driven onto the open carrier, so if your car is inoperable you need to let the company know when you book service, so they can schedule a carrier with a lift. Standard auto transport carriers do not come equipped with a lift. Cars are exposed to weather, insects and animals and road debris when transported on an open carrier.
- Enclosed Car Transport: Enclosed car transport is ideal for classic, exotic and luxury cars as well as vehicles that need a protective environment to keep them safe during transport. Enclosed car carriers are built as single level and double level to carry one or more vehicles at the same time. Customers can also load personal items inside the car during shipment if it is cleared with the company ahead of time. Hauling a car inside an enclosed carrier will cost more than an open car carrier, but the secure environment is worth the additional cost for those who have valuable or fragile vehicles that need the ultimate protection.
Other Ways to Ship a Car
Trains and airplanes are also ideal ways to ship a car and they are both used daily for shipments globally. Shipping on a train is a low-cost way to ship and offers open and enclosed solutions for transport while air freight on a plane offers a fast shipping time and an enclosed mode of transport. Air freight is usually reserved for very expensive vehicles as it is an expensive mode of transport.
Fun Facts:
According to the Birmingham Business Journal, the top five cars sold and driven in the State of Alabama are:
- Ford F-150
- Nissan Altima
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Toyota Camry
- Honda Accord
Car Registration and Driver’s License Information
Vehicle Registration in Bay Minette can be handled at
Baldwin-Bay Minette Tag & Title
1 Courthouse Square
251-937-0260
Website: https://www.dmv.org/
Driver’s License
Bay Minette Driver License Office
300 Hoyle Avenue
251-928-3002
Website: http://www.alea.gov/Home/DriverLicensePages/wfDLOffices.aspx
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Written By:Joe Webster
Joe Webster began his journey in the auto transport field by attending the University of Southern California (USC), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Marketing.
After college, he started his career in the auto transport industry from the bottom up and has done virtually every job there is to do at A-1 Auto Transport, including but not limited to: Truck Driver, Dispatch, Sales, PR, Bookkeeping, Transport Planner, Transport Manager, International Transport Manager, Brokering, Customer Service, and Marketing. Working with his mentor Tony Taylor, Joe Webster has learned the ins and outs of this industry which is largely misunderstood.
With over 30 years experience in the industry, we've been helping people ship their vehicles, motorcycles, RV's, heavy equipment, household goods and more across the country or overseas without a hitch. Ask us anything.
Email me - info@a1autotransport.com
