Car transport is a timely undertaking – from finding quotes from different car transport companies, to selecting and booking your shipment with a car transport company, and finally having the car transport carrier deliver the vehicle, it takes a lot of time and energy to complete your car transport. Here are a few tips on how to avoid car transport delays and get your car transport done as quickly as possible.

First, make sure that you have all the addresses of the pickup and destination locations ahead of time. Some car transport companies can’t move into large cities due to the size of their car transport truck, so if the car transport company knows it has to enter a city to get to your pickup or delivery area, they can arrange an alternate location ahead of time and avoid having to call you at the last second. Also, no car transport company will be able to book your car transport without addresses, so have them ahead of time.

When your car transport company gives you a pickup window, do your best not to change it. Changing pickup times at the last second can cause major delays with your car transport, as the car transport company has to find a car transport carrier to schedule you in – if you change the pickup dates after the car transport company has found a car transport carrier for you, not only is that going to cause scheduling conflicts for the car transport carrier, but it forces your car transport brokerage to cancel that load with the car transport carrier and find an alternate carrier.

Make sure that your vehicle is completely clean when the car transport carrier arrives. If the car transport carrier has to wait for you to get your stuff out of the vehicle, he could fall behind schedule and cause delays for other car transport customers. Remember, car transport carriers carry ten cars at once – they schedule pickups in advance in order to keep things moving smoothly, and if you throw a proverbial gear in their works, they won’t be happy. Little things like cleaning your vehicle are a great way to stay on good terms with the car transport companies involved in your car transport.

If you can’t be present at the time the car transport carrier picks up or drops off your vehicle, arrange to have a friend or relative there in your place. Many times car transport carriers call the customer just to find out that there is no one there to receive the vehicle or release the vehicle to the car transport carrier, and this is a major problem. It can cause major delays with the car transport carrier, and many car transport carriers – to stick to their schedules – will just drop your vehicle off at a local car transport terminal to hold until you decide to pick it up. So make sure someone is there when the car transport carrier arrives.