Motorcycle shipping ...
Is really easy if you are willing to spend about five minutes to check out a couple of things.
First, if you go online, you will find several lead providers (they would offer you anywhere five to ten free quotes to compare different companies).
This is not a good approach, because if you go on a lead provider's website, all the brokers and carriers would call you 100 times a day trying to get your business! It might be very frustrating.
I would only deal directly with a carrier or vehicle transportation broker using some of the review pages.
Once you picked two or three of them, here are some helpful hints: Door-to-door motorcycle shipping: Make sure you are choosing a company who would offer a service in real-time and make sure it's a door-to-door service (it's the safest way and fastest way to have your motorcycle shipped).
The average transit time should not be more than 5-6 days from the day the motorcycle was picked up! The question of the deposit: Make sure they will not charge you a deposit up-front! Most of the companies to make their business profitable, would give you a low quote (usually about $100-$200 below the average price).
They would make you sign their order form and then, you will be stuck with them for several weeks.
If they are asking you for a deposit before your motorcycle would be actually picked up, stay away! Why would you pay when they did not actually do anything! Motorcycle condition: Make sure whoever would pick your motorcycle up will complete a brief inspection report including your motorcycle's actual condition! I suggest to forget companies who does not have that.
Insurance: If any company would offer you additional insurance that means they are working for an insurance company and they are not the actual carrier or vehicle transportation broker! All the carriers operating in US must have an active cargo insurance which varies anywhere from $50,000 up to $500,000 (depending on the size of their trailer).
Any reputable vehicle transportation broker could have access to the carrier's information.
You can also ask the carrier to email you a copy of their authority and insurance policy.
Customer care: Also very important: make sure you feel comfortable talking with their sales person! Ask him/her as many questions as you want! They will have to give you every detail about their service!
Is really easy if you are willing to spend about five minutes to check out a couple of things.
First, if you go online, you will find several lead providers (they would offer you anywhere five to ten free quotes to compare different companies).
This is not a good approach, because if you go on a lead provider's website, all the brokers and carriers would call you 100 times a day trying to get your business! It might be very frustrating.
I would only deal directly with a carrier or vehicle transportation broker using some of the review pages.
Once you picked two or three of them, here are some helpful hints: Door-to-door motorcycle shipping: Make sure you are choosing a company who would offer a service in real-time and make sure it's a door-to-door service (it's the safest way and fastest way to have your motorcycle shipped).
The average transit time should not be more than 5-6 days from the day the motorcycle was picked up! The question of the deposit: Make sure they will not charge you a deposit up-front! Most of the companies to make their business profitable, would give you a low quote (usually about $100-$200 below the average price).
They would make you sign their order form and then, you will be stuck with them for several weeks.
If they are asking you for a deposit before your motorcycle would be actually picked up, stay away! Why would you pay when they did not actually do anything! Motorcycle condition: Make sure whoever would pick your motorcycle up will complete a brief inspection report including your motorcycle's actual condition! I suggest to forget companies who does not have that.
Insurance: If any company would offer you additional insurance that means they are working for an insurance company and they are not the actual carrier or vehicle transportation broker! All the carriers operating in US must have an active cargo insurance which varies anywhere from $50,000 up to $500,000 (depending on the size of their trailer).
Any reputable vehicle transportation broker could have access to the carrier's information.
You can also ask the carrier to email you a copy of their authority and insurance policy.
Customer care: Also very important: make sure you feel comfortable talking with their sales person! Ask him/her as many questions as you want! They will have to give you every detail about their service!
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