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Door to door rather than terminal-to-terminal car shipping
There are two ways of shipping your vehicle: door to door shipping and terminal-to-terminal shipping.
In Door to Door shipping, driver will pick up the car from your house. In this type of transport, driver does full inspection of the car before it is picked and after it is delivered. This is done so that customer will know what damages were already done prior to transport and any new damages that have incurred after that. In a bill of lading form all the damages that have already incurred are noted down and after the car is dropped at your door step what are the damages that have incurred during transit are noted. So that the customer can claim damages if any incurred during transit.
Terminal to terminal auto transport means that you will be responsible to take the car to a terminal from where it can be picked by the carrier. Your car is accepted by a terminal employee and inspected for any possible damages, scratches, paint chips etc. This survey is reported in a bill of lading form. The same process happens when your coming to pick up your car from a terminal. Make sure your vehicle is completely surveyed for any possible damages that may apear during the transport. You must report these damages before taking your car from the yard.
The carrier will transport the vehicle to another terminal close to your destination, from where you can pick it up. But if a situation arises when you want your car to be picked up on a particular day but your agent may not be able to find a carrier. In such a situation it would be better to drop you car to the nearest terminal where it can patiently wait for the carrier. If you want your car to be picked up on a particular day then you have to talk to your shipping agent. The agent will speak to the carrier who will try to design a new strategy to accommodate your request. But the prices will increase in such a situation.
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