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Can I put things in my van?
The way it works is that trucking companies that only use giant, 10-car carriers aren’t licensed to transport household goods because there’s no place to put it! The difference, however, is the enclosed transport service that many companies offer. If you’re looking to transport some boxes along with your van, companies that use enclosed trailers and trucks are licensed to do that. But don’t pack your van full of boxes if it’s going onto a giant, open truck, because that’s illegal.
The gray area is the trunk. Most van transport companies allow you to have up to 100 pounds in the trunk only. This means blankets, pillows, maybe some clothes...loose stuff. By putting miscellaneous junk in your trunk, so to speak, you’re not transporting “household goods” but rather just some “stuff” that happens to be in your trunk. This can change, however, if you decide you’d like your stereo to stay in the trunk, because this can be seen as household goods. So no electronics at all in the van, and you can never have anything in the cab. Loose change and some candy wrappers are okay, but nothing big.
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Van Carrier CompanyAn van carrier company is a company that has their own van carriers and, usually, an entire fleet of them. Whereas van transport brokers setup the van transportation between the van carrier company and the customer, the carrier is the one that actually does the transporting of a van. Van carrier companies are often one or two man operations; simply a person with an van transport truck looking to make a living. There are also van carrier companies that own many trucks and dispatch out of a central office. These are relatively rare, but they do exist, and their van carriers can be found across the United States. When an van transport broker sets up transport for a customer, they’ll call the van carrier company and find out if there is a truck in the area.
What is an Auto Carrier Quote?
an auto carrier quote is a quote that a customer receives from an auto carrier or an auto carrier company. these are actually fairly rare in the auto transport industry as most quotes are given by auto brokers and not carriers. carriers will give their transportation prices to the broker, or ask for more money if it is a difficult or long route, but most customers don’t normally talk about money with auto carriers. read article...
Best Cars in a Crash
i’ve blogged a lot about the economy and its effect on the automobile industry, but what we haven’t really delved into is the cars themselves, and namely, which ones are the safest. a few names come to mind in terms of safety: volvo, bmw, mercedes benz, toyota – these are the major european and japanese auto makers, sure, and they make a great product. but some of the choices for the best cars to be in when you get hit (or hit something) might surprise you. read article...
What is an Auto Broker Quote?
an auto broker quote is a quote that you receive from an auto broker to ship your vehicle. typically auto broker quotes vary depending on where you’re shipping from and to, the size of the vehicle, and the time of the year. for instance, a vehicle such as a dodge sprinter will cost more to ship than a hyundai accent because it is much larger. read article...
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