Shipping my Kia Sorento Car, SUV to California

One of the fastest rising car companies in the world today is Kia Motors, and when shipping Kia cars / SUVs, it is important to choose the most efficient car shipping company available. You can choose your transportation company from a long list of possible shippers in the Internet or the local newspaper directory. Of course, your first consideration when shipping SUV is your own budget. How much money do you have and are ready to spend?

To get a good idea of price and rate, first obtain shipping quotations from at least 5 different car transportation companies. They are free in the Internet. All you have to do is visit a car shipping company website and fill out the required information. Prepare to give information on the type, make, weigh, and condition of your car, as well as the distance between point of origin and point of destination. The estimate you will get is only as accurate as the information you have given out.   

Compare the 5 quotations you have obtained and determine which one you think is most appropriate and reasonable in meeting your budget. Make sure, though, that you do not base your choice of shipper solely on cost. There are shipping companies that offer very low quotes because they know that they cannot deliver as well as other and more experienced transporters.

According to industry reports, most car shipping scams take place in the Internet. It seems that so many consumers are too busy to check the legitimacy of a shipping company that they readily make payments online.

To book a shipping schedule, understand that shipping companies will not give an exact time and date of delivery. Car shipping is not like UPS or DHL where the sender can specify the exact date of delivery.
When shipping Kia cars through the open shipping method, the shipping company typically gathers as many as ten vehicles or as many as the carrier truck can handle before beginning the transport. This is the most common, practical and cost efficient way of transporting cars.  When shipping to another country, cars are placed on a roll-on roll-off vessel, also called RORO.

The other shipping method is enclosed shipping. This is primarily meant for expensive luxury cars such as a Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche. Since cars are exclusively placed inside an enclosed metal casing, the car owner can request or book a specific date of delivery. From the sound of it, this method is more expensive than the open shipping method.

To close a deal, car shipping companies typically ask for a 30 to 50% down payment. This is a reasonable initial payment. Avoid those that may ask for 100% payment right away. That could most likely be a scam.
Once you have made initial payment, the shipping company will ask you to sign the first part of the Bill of Lading, stating that you are entrusting the company for the transportation of your car to its predetermined point of destination. You will sign the second part after the transport as you receive your car.

When shipping Kia cars, you can just relax and sit down as your car shipping company takes care of the entire transportation process.