Auto Transport Options : Open vs. Enclosed car Shipping

The options available for the transport of your vehicle will depend upon multiple factors. Some of these are which auto transport carrier you select, what type of vehicle you need to transport, the delivery destination of your vehicle in relation to the point of origin, and personal preferences. The cost involved with each of the options may be a factor as well.

Some vehicles will require special handling in how they are shipped or secured. This may affect how you or your auto transport company prefers to ship your particular vehicle. A brief explanation of the difference between enclosed and open shipping is below.

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Door to Door Auto Transport: The Basics Of What To Know

Door to Door auto transport on an open auto shipping carrier is widely considered to be the primary auto transport method in the industry today. It is the cheapest, the easiest to schedule and arrange, and the quickest method for both you and the auto transport carrier. Door to Door service is when the car shipping carrier arrives as near to your pickup location as possible to pick the vehicle up and then drives it to as close to the delivery location as possible. The pickup and delivery addresses will be the addresses that you provide to the shipper, but the reason we say the carrier will get as close to your pickup and delivery addresses as possible is because not all carriers can get to all addresses; there are many places that are too small for carriers to maneuver within effectively.

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