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What is Open and Enclosed Car Shipping?
If you are considering shipping a car from one destination to another, and have done some research, you would find that you’ll first need to decide what type of car shipping is right for you.
Mainly, you have two options you’ll need to choose from Open car shipping and Enclosed car shipping.
Open carrier car shipping
Vehicles transported on Open auto transport carriers will be exposed to the elements such as rain, sun, hail and anything you may encounter during daily driving. Being uncovered is one of the drawbacks of open car shipping. If you have opted to use this type of car carrier transport, please be aware that your vehicle will be exposed to the elements.
But don’t worry, car shipping companies take great measures to care for and deliver vehicles to their destination in their original condition, by using highly-trained auto transport truckers.
All vehicles are always neatly positioned and strapped in a manner on the transport carrier, that reduces any mobility and vibrations while the vehicles are in transit. One advantage, to using an Open car transport carriers over enclosed shipping, in most cases, is that it’s typically faster in terms of pick up and delivery, this is because there are more open car carriers on the road and can carry more vehicles than their enclosed counter-parts at any given time.
Making up roughly 70% of all vehicle shipping carriers in the U.S, open car shipping is by far the more popular and widely used of the two options. The biggest reason this type of vehicle transport is more popular with customers needing to ship their vehicles is the price. Open car shipping rates can be between 35%-50% less than the enclosed shipping method.
So, Open auto transport is more affordable and still a very secure mode of transporting a vehicle from and to any point in the United States.
Enclosed carrier car shipping
If maximum protected is your goal, Enclosed car shipping is the best option. This option, however, will be more expensive and may take longer for pickup.
Enclosed automobile shipping carrier is a great option for car shipping, especially if you are transporting a high–end, classic or custom vehicle. Unlike, open car carriers, Enclosed car transporters have four sides, and a roof and vehicles are housed inside this container. These carriers can often only carry up to five automobiles.
There are fewer enclosed car shipping transporters on the road at any given time in the U.S which is the reason this option typically means a longer wait time for pickup. Enclosed car shipping is also more costly than open car carrier transportation. The most significant advantage though is that the cars are protected from the elements such as rain, hail, sun, etc. An enclosed car shipping carrier offers the most protection for your vehicle during transit.
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