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What Is The Cost Of Auto Transport ?
Written by Bob Frost
Tuesday, 7 June 2011 07:39

That Question Is Loaded. Wow !

With all of the information that is available on the internet, we can not only give your great answers, but also provide very good reasons to back them up.

There is quite a variety in pricing within the auto shipping industry. It is important that you understand the reasons and there are several.

Fixed Costs: You must first purchase the truck and trailer, around $500,000.00 or more. Then add the cost of insurance at $10,000.00 – $25,000.00 per year, plus the cost of a driver, maintenance, tires, depreciation, and fuel (which is currently running over $4.00 per gallon. Consumed at a rate of around 3 – 5 miles per gallon). You can’t forget the cost of licensing, permitting and other unmentioned costs. You start to get the idea of how expensive it really is.

Costs of Marketing: The cost of acquiring new customers can be expensive and may even run serveral thousand dollars per month for the owner of an auto transport rig.

In the auto transport business you will find there are several schools of thought on pricing auto shipments. There are high dollars individuals who simply won’t move their trucks unless properly compensated. Also, you will find the folks who really want the volume and therefore kind of have the Wal Mart mentality. They try to provide you with super low pricing in order to stay very busy. Somewhere from top to bottom and everywhere in between you will find that price you approve of.

The secret to first discovering the range of prices is to compare several. After doing that, either call or wait to be called (if you provide a phone number). You can also simply provide an email address and most brokers will be happy to forward information in a prompt manner.

Shipping a vehicle is one area of business where being smart really pays off. The American Trucker has a reputation for being an independent spirit. This translates into a wide variety of pricing for the same job when compared among several carriers. It doesn’t mean anyone is wrong or right. It just means that there are several prices available. So do your homework.

Some differences in the way brokers do business are deposits. Some require deposits up front and some don’t. Both are correct in the way they do things, they just don’t agree. Most if not all will want final payment in the form of a cashier’s check or money order paid to the driver and that is the normal way of doing it.

Searching Google is one of the best and easiest ways to get pricing. Simply search under auto transport quotes or auto shipping quotes and select one of the many that come up. Provide them with your information and submit. With quotes in hand you will be ready to talk with a broker. This is the time to ask all of the questions you may have concerning your auto transport. Broker’s that truly want your business will be happy to provided answers at this point.

Really great quote providers only recommend the “good guys” so understand that most of the pre-screening has in fact already been done. A service that further enhances you auto shipping experience

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 June 2011 07:39
Truckers Driving Under The Influence
Written by Richard Milford
Sunday, 4 October 2009 01:49
by Richard Milford

It is dangerous enough when a person operates a passenger car or average size vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs but to drive a commercial vehicle while under the influence is quite another. This is especially true for semi truck drivers. Think how small you feel in your car when one is next to you on the road.

When you drink or drive it affects your reflexes making it extremely dangerous since a semi truck takes much longer to come to a stop when braking making it imperative for the driver to have unaffected reflexes. It is sad and upsetting to even think about the consequences of a loaded semi “bumping” into a car much less slamming into a car.

As far as alcohol goes, a truck driver only needs to have a low BAC to be considered impaired. Considering how large a truck is, and how much more difficult it is to control than a standard car, this is perfectly acceptable. Federal law currently prohibits and truck driver from operating their truck or any other commercial truck so long as they have a BAC of 0.04%. This has helped to greatly decrease accidents in recent years.

However, drugs like marijuana or stimulants can also cause impairments and this is a problem since many truck drivers believe that these are helpful in keeping them awake when driving long routes. It is a fact that many truck drivers are forced to drive until they have pushed their own limits in order to keep impossible deadlines or even their job, but that has caused the drivers of commercial vehicles to also turn to drugs like meth which are easily purchased at just about every truck stop along the way. It is not easy to determine who is at fault, the truck driver or the company pushing them, but one this is for sure and that is that the polices are in dire need of reviewing.

It is a good thing that all truck drivers from all companies are required to undergo random testing for drugs in their system. The tests can be done at any time, including right before the driver is set to leave for a job. By accepting the Commercial Driver’s License, all truck drivers give their implied consent to drug testing and there is absolutely no reason that a refusal is allowed. If the truck driver does refuse a drug test, then they can be fired from their job or will receive a fine.

This is always a situation that is serious enough that it will have to be looked further into. It is even more serious than a normal DWI, because of the number of lives potentially at stake. Every driver of a passenger car who has to drive next to a semi truck will want some sort of assurance that they are safe and that the truck driver won’t be suffering some problems, like flashback to a war he was in, just because he had took some substance to help remain awake.

If you happen to be a truck driver, then always keep in mind that safety comes first. Always ensure that you get enough sleep and don’t give in to any temptations along the way. Many lives are at stake when driving a truck and it is part of your job to make sure that others are safe from you.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 4 October 2009 01:49
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