Glenvar Heights Car Shipping Company, FL

Safe And Reliable Auto Transport Services With A-1 Auto Transport

Glenvar Heights is a suburb in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is one of the safest neighborhoods to live or visit in Florida. As of 2010, the area had a population of 20,786 with 7,273 households. With numerous outdoor facilities, parks, and a good road network, you can be sure that you will enjoy your stay in this area.

Relocating a car to another state or country is complicated and stressful. For your car to arrive at the destination in good shape, you need adequate time and planning. To help you make an informed decision over which transport option suits your needs, we will look into the three most commonly used options; driving, hiring someone to drive the car and shipping the car.

Glenvar Heights Auto Transport Pricing & Time To Ship Your Car Examples

*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and what type of vehicle you are shipping.

Drive The Car Yourself

It's arguably the cheapest way of relocating a car. Unlike other transport options, you will have full control of the relocation. Driving is a good transport option if you're a fan of road trips and your destination is shorter than 500 miles. But if you're moving your car to a distant state or country, it's not the most convenient option.

The challenge of long-distance driving is that it's time demanding and subjects your car to wear and tear. Other challenges associated with driving include harsh weather conditions, accidents, and road jams.

Hire A Driver

The alternative to driving the car yourself is hiring someone you can trust to drive it. This saves you time, but the condition of your car will be equally affected. Furthermore, you cannot expect a third party to drive your car as carefully as you would. Unless you know the person you want to hire at a personal level, we don't recommend this option.

Hire A Car Transport Company

Third on our list is hiring an auto shipping company to move your car. With this option, you leave all the heavy lifting of car transport to the shipping company and wait for the delivery date. However, you need to be careful with the car transport company you hire to ship your car. Take your time to do a background check on a shipping company before signing a contract with them.

Get at least five affordable quotes and compare them against factors like the insurance policy, customer reviews, licenses, customer care friendliness, and website outlook.

Insurance policy: The transporter you hire must have adequate insurance coverage for all its shipments. Be careful with companies that exclude 'acts of god' like earthquakes or tremors on their policies.

Licenses: Ensure the transporter you're dealing with has all the required licenses to offer interstate auto shipping services. To verify this, ask for their MC number and verify its legitimacy at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website.

A transporter listed at the FMCSA has been screened for insurance policy and licenses.

Reputation: Take your time to check what previous customers think about the company by reading online reviews. Most transporters have a customer review section on their website. You may also want to utilize third-party websites like the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to check the rating of the shipping company.

How To Save Money When Shipping A Car

One of the reasons people choose driving over shipping cars is because of cost. However, what many do not realize is that there are things you can do from your end to bring down the amount indicated on the quote.

Here are things you can do to save money when relocating a car with an auto shipping company:

Ship With an Open-Air Carrier

Over 80% of customers moving cars in the US prefer shipping with open-air carriers over enclosed carriers. Open air trucks are easily available and can transport more vehicles. More cars on the carrier truck mean the shipping cost will be divided by more customers.

Another benefit of shipping with an open-air carrier is that your car will likely arrive at the destination faster. Since more people prefer this transport option, filling an open-air carrier truck with cars is easier.

The only challenge of shipping with an open-air carrier is that your car is exposed to road debris, dust, and harsh weather conditions during shipping.

Choose The Terminal-To-Terminal Delivery

Most shipping companies offer customers door-to-door and terminal-to-terminal delivery options. The door-to-door option is more convenient and safer but costs more. On the other hand, the terminal-to-terminal is cheaper but requires more of your time. On the pickup date, you will be required to drive your car to a specific location where it will be grouped with others and transported to the destination.

Be Flexible with Pickup and Drop-Off Dates

Most transporters will let you choose your convenient pickup and drop-off dates. Being too specific with dates will likely raise the shipping cost because the transporter will have to work with your schedule. Booking as early as possible increases your chance of getting good rates.

Request Multiple Quotes

A quote form is a feature on the shipping company's website that helps you get the estimated shipping cost to your destination. Before deciding which company to hire, request at least five quotes. This way, you will get a company that offers quality services at a competitive rate.

Be careful with transporters that offer abnormally low rates. Such companies could compromise the quality of service to make up for their low rates. Most shipping companies consider the transportation distance, type, condition, and auto shipping option when calculating their rates.

Ship During Low Seasons

The demand for shipping slots is lowest during winter and highest during summer. If your schedule is not tight, book a shipping slot during winter to get the best rates.

Ship Multiple Cars

Most transporters offer discounts to customers shipping multiple cars. Car dealers often benefit from such discounts. If you have a friend or family moving in the same direction, shipping the cars together will lower the cost.

Professional Glenvar Heights Car Transport With A-1 Auto Transport

A-1 Auto Transport offers auto shipping services for pickup trucks, SUVs, sedan cars, and all other types of automobiles. In our 30 years in the shipping industry, we have set up offices and storage facilities all over the country and increased our fleet of carrier trucks to over 50 trucks.

Our goal isn't to simply ship cars but to make the shipping process easy and transparent. Our website is well designed and offers in-depth information about the industry, free of charge. On our website, you can also complete the booking process by filling out our non-obligatory free quote form.

By allowing A-1 Auto Transport to ship your car to Glenvar Heights, you are choosing a safe and professional service.

Neighborhood Areas We Serve

Our auto transport services are proud to help with your move in any of the neighborhoods you see below. And if you don't see your neighborhood listed here, don't worry because we can most likely service it.

Includes ZIP codes:

33143, 33155