3 Ways to Avoid Delaying the Shipment of Your Vehicle

 

The United States consists of people on the move. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, of the population of 282,556,000, in the United States people that moved in 2010 were 40,093,000 or 14.19 percent annually. One of your many priorities during a move is to get your vehicle delivered on schedule without any delays.

Listed below are 3 of the most common reasons why your vehicle may encounter transport delays and 3 ways that your account executive at Red Carpet Auto Transport will work to avoid these delays.

1. Your Car is Under Quoted

#1 most common reason why some vehicles are delayed for transporting, or never get shipped at all is because it has been under quoted. A broker may quote your vehicle far below ‘market value’ just to get an order or a deposit, knowing that your car has little to no chance in being selected by a carrier for transport. After days, weeks and sometimes months you will eventually have to increase your offer to a carrier if you want to get your car shipped. What you thought was a deal, turns out to be a delay, and eventually you will have to pay ‘market value’ or more if you want to get your car shipped.

                                                                  Solution:

Red Carpet Auto Transport will always quote your car so that it will be competitive with what is listed on Central Dispatch (see Getting Familiar with Central Dispatch). Remember- The lowest quote will NOT get your car transported. The lowest quote will only delay your shipment.

2. Difficult Route

Even though carriers transport all over the country and into Canada, some routes are more popular than others. Some routes especially in the winter are less frequented by carriers. Since you cannot change the origination or destination of where your vehicle needs to be picked up or delivered, you can proactively ensure that it is not delayed.
                                                              Solution:

Red Carpet Auto Transport and its family of companies occupy 30% of the transportation market. Unlike most brokers, who are simply order takers, Red Carpet Auto Transport has its own in- house dispatch department that is solely dedicated to getting your car on a carrier. If a carrier is not going your direct route, we will strategize and work with carriers that have truck space from surrounding states or routes. We also maintain close relationships with carriers, so that we can negotiate a space on your behalf.

3. Unique Sized Vehicle

People transport everything from Hummers to Batmobiles. An oversize or unique sized vehicle may be overlooked if a few pre-emptive measures are not taken when first placing your order.
                                                          
                                                                     Solution:

Red Carpet Auto Transport and carriers realize that vehicles come in varies sizes. However, if details such as dimensions, weight and any other specifications about the vehicle are not clearly noted, a carrier may not include your vehicle in their iteniary. This information is clearly communicated on your behalf to carriers by Red Carpet Auto Transport. So, a portion of success in getting your unique sized vehicle on carrier lies in the details and how well your account executive relays that information to the carrier.

Our clients are on the move and expect their vehicle to arrive at its destination safely and on schedule. Avoid the 3 most common reasons that could delay the shipment of your vehicle by calling Red Carpet Auto Transport.

Red Carpet Auto Transport knows how to meet your schedule!!!

Alice Perry

Account Executive

Red Carpet Auto Transport

602-438-4644

alice@redcarpetautotransport.com

Becoming Familiar with CENTRAL DISPATCH

When scheduling the transport of your vehicle, you are likely to hear companies make reference to Central Dispatch, “Central”, or what is sometimes just referred to as “the board”. It is important for you- the consumer, to understand the role Central Dispatch plays in making the transport of your vehicle successful.

What is Central Dispatch?

Since 1999 Central Dispatch® has become an integral part in the way Red Carpet Auto Transport connects with car carriers.

As your broker, I will list all of your relevant vehicle information, including vehicle type and year, mileage that your car will be traveling, and what you are offering on a cost- per- mile bases to a carrier on the Central Dispatch site.

Carriers in turn rely on Central Dispatch and Red Carpet Auto Transport to build their loads and schedule their routes. They will select their load capacity based on route, cost per mile and truck space.

How Central Dispatch facilitates the transport of your vehicle

Central Dispatch is an important component in setting an accurate quote to transport your vehicle. A cost per mile precedent can quickly be referenced on Central Dispatch for your route and type of vehicle. A similar offer will be made on your behalf by Red Carpet Auto Transport to the over 5,000 carriers in the United States.

Carriers will then contact our dispatch department to request that your vehicle be part of their load capacity. Red Carpet Auto Transport will then begin the scheduling, conduct an insurance verification on the carrier and begin communication with the carrier on your behalf.

Navigating effectively on Central Dispatch

It is important that the company you are working with has a staff that can navigate effectively through the thousands of vehicles listed on Central Dispatch. I will be able to reference Central Dispatch to accurately quote a price to transport your vehicle. Central Dispatch has become the most reliable resources to go to for a reference in real time of what the market value is to transport your vehicle.

Remember that an under quoted vehicle has the potential of not being scheduled for transport by carriers. For more information go to: How to quote your vehicle.

Here is an example of a posting on Central Dispatch

CA
compton
(Los Angeles - Long
Beach - Santa Ana)
map 90222
route map

NY
bronx
(New York - Northern
New Jersey - Long
Island)
map 10462

2006 nissan armada
– starts only-will
assist loading
(SUV), inop
$1200 cod (Cash/Certified)
2,809 mi ($0.38/mi)


“Central Dispatch has grown into the world's largest real-time auto transport marketplace”. It enables shippers across North America to save time and money when transporting vehicles by providing access to virtually every licensed interstate car carrier in the United State. Red Carpet Auto Transport accesses Central Dispatch on a minute by minute basis to move vehicles of all types.

I look forward in using Central Dispatch and other resources to ship your vehicle cost effectively and in a timely manner for you.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me- or leave a question on post a comment.

Red Carpet Auto Transport

Alice Perry

Account Executive

602-438-4644

alice@redcarpetautotransport.com

Becoming Familiar with CENTRAL DISPATCH