Tuesday, September 5, 2017

What To Consider When Hiring Automotive Freight Broker

By Angela McDonald


There have been cases of scams in the automobile company recently. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) has been receiving many complaints against the auto transporters. Therefore, it is advisable to be careful before hiring an automotive freight broker to be on the safe side. Some steps can guide you in the selection process.

There are several ways of locating the best carriage intermediaries. Firstly, one should go to the website of any company that you are interested in. Also, you can do a detailed search on companies on the internet and check the prices they offer. You should, however, be cautious not to upload your information on multi-quotes because you might start receiving so many threatening calls.

As a rule of thumb, most customers usually settle on the lowest prices that are offered. Caution should, however, be exercised because some automobile carriage intermediaries offer low prices to attract innocent customers into using their company. Then, the groups call for the services of an individual carrier who might not accept the low price thus the customer ends up using more money than intended.

Make sure that you have done a thorough search on the carriage association before you hire them. Look for the experiences of people who have used the services before on the internet or ask for recommendations from your family, co-workers or friends by doing so you will be assured of quality services. Likewise, you can call some companies and compare their services and their prices.

After completing your research, you should decide on the automobile company that you will use for your transport. Make sure that you have a confirmation through email or fax and read everything the company sends you before putting your signature and ensure that the intermediaries will be available at the scheduled time.

It is important to remove all personal items when preparing the van for transportation. Likewise, the auto transporters usually prefer the customer not to put fuel in the van so that it becomes less cumbersome to save their fuel costs as well. They thus prefer the tank to be less than a quarter. It is advisable to wash the van before transport so that it can be easy to locate any new damages.

When the vehicle reaches the destination, the customer should make sure the driver inspects the vehicle for any real damage using the bill of lading form. When the inspection is complete, the carriers will ask you to sign and give you a copy of the report for future records. Keep the copy with you until the van is delivered.

Make sure that you inspect your van again when it reaches the delivery point. If you find any new damages, ensure that you note it immediately in the bill of lading report and inform the company about the same.Ensure that the driver and his crew sign the report too and again make a copy for your future records.




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