Ding, ding, ding In the left corner is auto shipping brokers, in the right corner is auto shipping companies; let’s fight fair… GO!

Competitors in the ring

There are many auto shipping carriers out there and they are multiplying like spring rabbits. These companies provide you with a convenient means to transport your vehicles whether you be a car dealer or an individual with special needs when it comes to shipping a car or other vehicle. Dealing with the carrier online or by phone are usually the only options open to you because the carriers are far flung and not apt to be local thereby unavailable for a face-to-face meeting. Even so, it is not too difficult to obtain quotes and rates online or by phone. One of the main features of a carrier’s business is that the majority of them offer great customer service. They also include the cost of insuring your vehicle in the quote, which is mandatory when shipping your vehicle. They also offer more than one way to ship your vehicle to you. It can be transported via an open or enclosed means, by truck, freight, or boat, to just name a few of the available services.

Auto shipping brokers are specific individuals who work as the middleman between you and the shipping company. They are the most widely used in dealing with auto shipping for both parties. This being due to the fact that they make the customers life easier and they bring more clientele and revenue to the shipping companies. They allow the curious customer much freedom in that they never have to be tied down to one company. Brokers give the patrons a variety of companies and prices to choose from, as well as direct communication.

And the Winner Is.

The major factor separating the broker from the carrier is that brokers don’t own vehicles or transportation systems. The carrier companies have their own shipping utilities and so the cost to them is somewhat less, which makes the cost of dealing with the carrier directly somewhat less for the customer as well. The broker provides a valuable service to you by locating the companies for you and getting your vehicle picked up and delivered to you without difficulty. The carriers have a problem in that are undoubtedly not local to the customer shipping his vehicle and so the customer must rely on strictly the services offered by the carrier. With the broker scenario, the customer receives full disclosure to a plethora of options without being married to any one company. The broker, then, becomes the responsible party for the timely and efficient delivery of your vehicle to its destination, relieving you, his customer, of this burden.

Brokers are able to get your various quotes and rates and then accommodate accordingly. Brokers have the benefit of immediate interaction with the trucking or shipping drivers; it is promised with most carriers that this can happen but the reality of it is not always true. The fact is that most trucking or shipping companies don’t have the equipment to communicate directly to the driver. Plus, brokers, during communication, are working with one shipping service at a time. While the carrier companies have an abundant amount of trucks or other drivers spread around the USA or internationally, thus causing inherent lack of communication. Most carriers drop off the vehicles at terminals, yet working with a broker you have door to door service at your disposal; making it all much more convenient.

And the winner is? Everybody! Just pick the method most suitable to your needs and your pocketbook.

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