ANOTHER Shipping-A-Car Thread

[onevoice]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Sorry, but that doesn't make sense to me. 1st you say you are a Broker, but there is no reason to use a Broker!

Granted it's easy to find a Good Shipper (Like Reliable or Passport), but if someone is looking to ship a car for a lot less than the Big Names charge, they wouldn't have access to Network of Shippers. Also Car Shipping is very big - I have had to wait on even the Big Names to pick up a car since they were so busy. Yesterday I did a 250 Trip in our Single Car Trailer and must have seen 25 Full 6-8 Car Haulers. This morning on my way to work (14 Miles) I saw 5!

There is no reason to use a broker TO SHIP A CAR

Car shipping is a small pimple on the ass of the domestic transportation market. Private car shipments are too small for my line of work, and are highly specialized. Like I said, my office makes 10's of thousands of shipments a year. Plus I only ship for companies, not individuals.

If you are shipping a single car every once in a while, my advice is to only deal with the big dogs in the car shipping world. They know the ins and outs of insurance, and have a reputation to uphold. That will be a big thing in your favor.

If you need to ship for business and do it with frequency, you will make contacts with many carriers. Cultivate a relationship with a carrier that does a good job for you (in the office, not just a courteous driver) and use them for everything. This is where a broker may help, they will have a relationship and "pull" with carriers because of the volume they do. Relationships and trust matter, whether with a carrier or a broker.