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How Long Will It Take To Ship My Car?

Published by Joe Webster.

What's in this article?
  1. Driver Limitations
  2. What Can Change?
  3. Lead Time
  4. Cross docks
  5. Other Cases
How Long Will It Take To Ship My Car?

Driver Limitations

While international car shipping laws vary, federal law stipulates that automobile shipping drivers travel no more than 500 miles per day, which includes any all auto transport delivery stops along the way. They are also only allowed to drive 6 days per week and must take a longer “rest period” every two weeks.

However, with A-1 Auto Transport’s efficient system, we can responsibly utilize our driver’s time by providing them with the most efficient transport routes possible.

What Can Change?

There is a multitude of variables that can affect your vehicle's shipping time. Things such as mechanical difficulties, as well as natural disasters which present difficult travel conditions can cause slight delays in the shipment of your vehicle.

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In these cases, A-1 does everything we can to get your transport back on the road in the shortest amount of time possible. A-1 Auto Transport also works closely with hundreds of active car carriers and long-distance movers across the United States, so that when something is going to cause a significant delay, we can arrange the pickup and continued transport of your vehicle by another one of our certified carriers. And although there is no way of preventing natural disasters such as hurricanes or snow storms, A-1 Auto Transport is prepared to work through those problems and ensure that we continue to provide you with the best possible service.

It is not always possible to provide an accurate time frame for shipping a car, as many factors come into play with pickup as well as delivery times. For a rough time frame ,however, see the chart below.

Lead Time

If you have your car picked up by an auto carrier at your home, it may be taken to an Origin Terminal. The car carrier that picked up your vehicle may not be the one that takes it on its cross-country journey. Your car may be at the terminal for a few days before the line haul auto carrier arrives to take it to its destination. This period is included in the two to the three-week estimate of the time it takes to ship a car.

Cross docks

In the shipping process, your vehicle could be unloaded at a “cross-dock” to switch it over to another carrier. that will be transporting your car for the next stretch of the journey. The time between your vehicle being unloaded and reloaded could be up to a few days, depending on the exact location to which your vehicle is being shipped to, as well as the availability of carriers for that route.

Other Cases

At A1 Auto Transport, we understand that not everything fits perfectly into a set design, and therefore we are completely open to accommodating special orders if at all possible. Things such as enclosed transport, specialty vehicles, oversize vehicles, and auto transports that have remote destinations might take longer.

For any other type of shipment, your A-1 sales representative will be happy to discuss any particulars or help you to figure out an option that will work for your needs. If those needs differ significantly from what A-1 Auto Transport can provide, we do have a network of qualified partners, some of which may be more apt to deal with your special needs.

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Joe Webster always knew the auto transport industry would be a great career option. And with decades of experience, Joe is now an established consultant for A1 Auto Transport.

Joe was born in Santa Cruz, California. During high school, Joe worked as a mechanic; a job continued to work part-time during his bachelor's degree.

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A-1 Auto Transport is a disclosed agent for the following shipping companies:

CSI Logistics
435 Division Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
FMC 22206
Intl Cargo
45 Campus Drive
Edison, NJ 08837
NO. 17858N
Trans Global Auto Logistics, Inc.
3401 E Randol Mill Rd,
Arlington, TX 76011
NO. 018191NF
CFR Rinkens
15501 Texaco Avenue
Paramount, CA 90723
NO. 013055NF
ABC Worldwide LLC
2840 NW 2nd Ave #105
Boca Raton, FL 33431
NO. 025472F
ShipYourCarNow LLC
1160 South Rogers Circle Suite 1
Boca Raton, FL 33487
NO. 025646
Merco Air & Ocean Cargo, Inc.
6 Fir Way
Cooper City, FL 33026
NO. 021869F
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