Everything you need to know about car shipping

Enclosed Classic & Luxury Transport

Global Shipping & Freight USA provides state-of-the art enclosed trailers to handle your luxury car transport. Our enclosed trailers come equipped with race ramps or hydraulic lift gates to accommodate low profile vehicles (sport and exotic cars). These trailers are stacked, dual level and typically fit 5-6 vehicles. This transport is recommended for any luxury, classic or exotic vehicle or any customer that simply wants an added level of protection for their vehicle.

Open Car Transport

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Enclosed Luxury Transport

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Open Car Transport

Picture the stacked car-carriers you see on the freeways; these are open transport trailers. Global Shipping & Freight USA provides this service to customers who want the basic level of transport for their vehicle. While this option may be cheaper, our expertise and dedicated service are not compromised. We use soft-straps over the tires to secure the vehicle, instead of chains, which can cause tire damage or alignment issues. For shorter routes, we dispatch flatbed trailers that are single-level and can fit 3-4 vehicles. Our drivers, of course, are expertly trained and experienced and are extremely careful in loading and unloading vehicles

For customers seeking an exclusively dedicated service, we dispatch single-2 car enclosed trailers. Besides for vehicles receiving an added level of attention on the transport, this option also translates into is a faster transit time on the road since the trucks don't have to make as many stops, and the trailers, which are pulled by pickup trucks, can travel at a faster pace than the standard semi-trailer. This option is available upon request.

Any shipment sent through Global Shipping & Freight USA is automatically insured for the full amount.

If you would like to know even more about how to ship a car and what your options for additional insurance are, do not hesitate to contact our friendly customer support team. They will happily provide all the answers you need and make sure that the booking process is as smooth as it can be.

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How to ship a car

Shipping a car

Buying a new or even a used car can be quite an expense these days. If you own a shiny new road racer or a proper downhill machine and need to ship it somewhere, you will, therefore, want to make sure that your car is transported and delivered to you as safely as possible. As Global Shipping & Freight USA only works with the most trusted courier companies on the international market, you can rest assured that with our help, your car will always be in good hands.

If you are not sure how to properly ship a car, we have collected some tips to help you get started:

  • When deciding on the right shipping service, you have to take into account the dimensions of your shipment.
  • In case you are about to leave your chosen pick-up address for any reason, we strongly recommend that you select a collection date that is 2 days prior to your departure to avoid any problems. Alternatively, another person can hand over the car to the truck driver on your behalf.

If you have decided to ship your mountain car, semi-racer car or road car and now want to ensure that it arrives to its intended destination safely, proper car packaging is crucial.

Packaging materials

We recommend you to keep the invoice for the purchase. This document serves as a proof of the car's value and is therefore required by the courier companies if you start a claim procedure following your shipping.

The reasons for car shipping

Some of the reasons why our customers booked car shipping services were the following:

  • Sending a car to the repair shop. Cars are getting more and more delicate and therefore require extra care. Some of our customers have shipped their special car from abroad and therefore had to send it back for repairs, especially when no specialized mechanic was present in their home country. Car shipping through Global Shipping & Freight USA turned out to be the best solution for this problem.
  • Moving abroad. When moving abroad, some people just do not want to part from their cars. Many of our clients are the same and they wanted to take their cars with them as well. If moving is not done by car, train or other means of transport that would permit taking a car along, the only option left is simply shipping it. The courier companies Global Shipping & Freight USA works with are the most reliable solution in such cases.
  • Buying a car. Our clients have either traveled and fell in love with a car they saw in a local shop or bought one online. Some of the sellers do not offer shipping services and the customers, therefore, needed to organize it on their own. Global Shipping & Freight USA has already proven to be of great help in this case as well.
  • Selling a car. Some people also decided to sell their car online and could not meet with the buyer in person. In such cases, car shipping needed to be organized and the courier companies Global Shipping & Freight USA works with executed this job very well.
  • Competitions. Many professional cyclists are also our customers. As these athletes cannot always simply take their cars with them when traveling abroad, car shipping is needed in many cases.
  • Going on holidays. People going on active holidays often decide to take their cars with them. Renting a car for two or three weeks is often much more expensive than shipping it to the holiday destination and using equipment one is familiar with.

In case there is anything else you would like to know about how to ship or pack a car, you can always turn to our friendly customer support team. Global Shipping & Freight USA's logistics specialists will answer all the questions you might have about car shipping or shipping services in general.

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Take into consideration these guidelines when shipping a car. Nevertheless, please consider that following them does not guarantee that the courier company will transport your package without restriction. In case you decide to ship a car, Global Shipping & Freight USA will not be held responsible for any damages caused by the transportation of your shipment.