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Should You Rent or Buy an RV?

The rent-versus-buy question has a numerical answer and almost nobody calculates it, because the deciding costs are not in the purchase price.

Most Dependable Engines
Top 10 Automobile Manufacturers with the Most Dependable Engines

Ten engines that earned their reliability reputations the hard way, from the BMW M50 and Chevy small block 350 to the Honda K20A, Toyota 3RZ-FE, and the 3-million-mile Volvo B20.

shipping cars for dealerships
How Car Shipping Can Aid Dealerships in Their Pursuit of Growth and Expansion

Discover how car shipping can benefit dealership growth and expansion. Reach a wider customer base, increase sales, and improve customer satisfaction.

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Trucking Workforce
The Truck Driver Shortage: What the Numbers Actually Say

The industry has called itself short of drivers for decades and the figure gets quoted as a simple headcount gap. It is not. Trucking has a retention problem more than a recruitment problem, and the two call for different remedies.

Terminal-to-Terminal Car Shipping
Terminal to Terminal vs Door to Door: Which One Actually Saves You Money

It sounds like a price question and it is really a handling question: how many times does your car get parked, moved and stored between you and the destination? Here is what each involves and how to choose.

Enclosed Auto Transport for Luxury Cars
The Top 5 Reasons to Use Enclosed Auto Transport for Luxury Cars

Five reasons enclosed transport earns its 20 to 30 percent premium on luxury cars, and what to confirm before you book one.

10 Questions to Ask Your Car Shipping Company
The Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Car Shipping Company

Ten questions to ask before booking vehicle transport, covering pricing, insurance, contacts, deposits, and cancellation terms.

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Payment Options for Car Shipping

A deposit belongs at dispatch, when a real truck has accepted the load. Money taken before that is committed to a vehicle nobody has agreed to move.

University of Washington (UW) campus, WA, USA
How to Ship a Car to or from the University of Washington (UW) - Seattle

Shipping a car to or from the University of Washington: Seattle carrier access, semester timing, and arranging a workable handoff point.

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Spot Market vs. Contract Market: Why Your Shipping Quote Moves

Quoted one price and then another a week later? Your car moves on the spot market, which reprices daily. What that means and when to book.

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Shipping a Car from Denver to Cape Coral

Southbound fills up October to December, northbound March to May. The quiet direction on the same lane is the cheap one.

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How Carrier Safety Scores Are Calculated, and Why the Method Is Contested

The score depends on being inspected, which is why small carriers get unstable numbers. How the calculation works and what to read instead.

Black BMW X5 parked on grass beside trees
How to Ship a BMW X5

An X5 is large, heavy and expensive. Large and heavy set the price; expensive sets the question of which trailer.

Injection molding machine in a manufacturing plant
How to Ship an Injection Molding Machine

An injection molding machine can arrive undamaged and still not run. The platens and tie bars are finely aligned, and bad rigging moves that without a mark.

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