The most common ways to ship a vehicle is via truck or via freight. Rail and truck are sometimes used in combination to reach areas that have no railway access. Such rural areas may add an extra cost onto the total amount of the invoice for shipping a vehicle.

If a truck is used to transport the vehicle, it is most common an eight to ten cargo truck hauler. These are the same trucks that transport cars to the local dealership, therefore, the chances are that your vehicle is as safe as any new vehicle being delivered to your local dealership.

These trucks are seventy five to eighty feet long, and almost twice as long as a conventional moving truck and as high as fourteen feet. These trucks are difficult to maneuver and are restricted to main roads, and unlike freight, although the roads main, and often clear, freight vehicle haulers are more convenient, as the tracks are rarely as difficult as traffic, or low trees and hazards.

Freight is more efficient for auto transport, and can be easily tracked. Freight vehicle shipping has tight schedules, as drivers may have to pull off of the road due to fatigue, weather, or accidents. The incidence of freight vehicle haulers being stopped due to fatigue or weather is uncommon.

The instance of vehicles coming loose in a rail auto transport are low, the cars are secure, and enclosed. The vehicle is tied down with tight, specific equipment, and protected from the elements. Shipping your vehicle should be without risk, and you should choose the safest way possible. Auto shipping companies try to decrease this risk, but there is always a minimal chance of risk, regardless of reputation.

Once your vehicle is delivered to your destination by the car shipping company you are able to pick it up from the local company shipyard, this is one of the few times that your vehicle will face the outdoors.