How to Ship a Truck

Is Truck Shipping Service Available in the Industry?

If you own a truck, it could be a massive 18-wheeler, pickup, or any other one. You are shifting to another state and looking for someone to ship your truck. But you might wonder whether these massive vehicles could be shipped like standard vehicles. Your search ends here Rapid Auto Shipping provides excellent and quality truck shipping. So yes, truck shipping service is available with Rapid Auto Shipping. 

What Types of Trucks that Can be Shipped?

Due to the high use of trucks, there are different types of trucks per different needs. This needs to be clarified whether this type of truck could be shipped. Let clear your doubts about which kinds of trucks could be shipped and how Rapid Auto Shipping plays an important in this:

As there are various trucks available in  the market, Rapid Auto Shipping divided this into Two Categories : 

The listed names of trucks are the type of trucks that Rapid Auto Shipping has recently shipped. For any queries, please contact our team of experts.

Let us discuss why we have divided trucks into two different categories:

Compact Trucks  

Compact Pickup Trucks:

This type of truck usually weighs between 4,000 to 5,000 pounds these are more like everyday sedans with a truck bed attached to them, and they can be quickly shipped by standard auto shipping trailers like Open air carriers.

Cargo Vans:

This truck usually weighs between 3,000 to 5,000 pounds. These vehicles are like regular vans but with more focus on storage compartments. These can be shipped through an Open Carrier.

Mini Trucks:

Due to their smaller size, these trucks weigh between 1,500 to 3,000 pounds. These are more like cabs, which can be shipped through Open air carriers or Multiple Car Carriers, reducing Costs.

SUVs:  

These are more like a car than a vehicle they weigh between 4,500 to 7,500 pounds. As they allow many customizations, they can become as large as mini trucks. As Cars, they can shipped through Open Or Enclosed trailers. But customized ones need some special attention.

City Box Trucks:  

These trucks are made for use in Urban areas they weigh around 10,000 to 15,000 pounds. These have a small section in front for driving and a large storage compartment in the back. These are large; they sometimes need special attention while shipping, like Flatbed or another truck. 

Heavy Haulers 

Long Haul Semi Trucks: 

These trucks weigh between 16,000 to 20,000 pounds without a trailer. These are designed to transport high goods and products. They need heavy-duty flatbeds for shipping. 

Specialized Dump Trucks:

These trucks weigh between 26,000 and 30,000 pounds when empty. These are used to transport construction materials. These are shipped to customized carriers or large flatbeds.

Liquid Tank Trucks:  

These trucks weigh between 15,000 and 26,000 pounds when empty. These are used to transport liquids like Petroleum, Water, and Chemicals. These are shipped to customized carriers or large flatbeds.

Refrigerated Trucks:  

When empty these trucks weigh between 15,000 and 30,000. These are used to transport perishable goods. These are shipped to customized carriers or large flatbeds.

Concrete Mixer Trucks:

These trucks weigh between 26,000 and 33,000 pounds when empty. These have round compartments at last for mixing. These are shipped to specialized carriers or heavy-duty flatbeds.

What is the Estimated Cost to Ship a Truck?

Every product and service usually has a fixed cost, but the cost to ship a truck or the cost to ship a car is an estimation. As many factors affect the cost determination process, it is calculated on average from recent car shipping deliveries.

The average cost is the sum of the current car deliveries divided by the number of shipping (mainly the number of shipping is 5) concerning different factors like Season, Fuel price, Distance, Etc. 

With the help of Rapid Auto Shipping experts and a Cost Calculator, we have developed a Table comparison of Cost, Distance, and type of carrier. Let's get a clear understanding of truck transportation services estimation: 

All the provided figures are just an estimation calculated from a recent truck shipping service by Rapid Auto Shipping. These can be affected or altered by external factors. Please contact our team of experts for more clarity: +1 (833) 233-4447.

What Are the Factors that Affect the Cost of Shipping a Truck? 

Many external factors affect the cost of shipping. It is essential to know these factors as they come in handy while calculating the cost. These factors are as follows :

Size and Weight:

Larger and Heavier take up more space in the carrier. Hence increasing the cost of shipping.

Distance:

Longer routes increase the shipping cost. Short distances can reduce the cost per mile to ship a truck.

Routes:

Popular and Regular routes play an important role as they have more availability of carriers and the best roads hence, the cost decreases significantly.

Fuel prices:

The higher the fuel price, the higher the shipping cost. It is a simple math that involves plus and minus frequently.

Insurance:

Different truck transportation services have different insurance coverages at different prices.

Seasonality:

Avoid Seasons like Winter due to weather conditions. There is also high demand in summer, but many truck transport companies, including us, offer discounts.

Locations:

In rural areas, pick up and delivery usually charge more due to less connectivity. Always try to opt for urban areas, metropolitan areas, or highway-side locations.

Note: These are some significant factors that affect the cost; some other unmentioned factors can also affect the cost so it will be good if you keep them in mind.