Auto Shipping Companies- How To Protect Against A Damage Claim

Tips on protecting yourself on claim damages if there should even be any:

1. Ensure the car carrier or motorcycle mover has insurance equal to or greater than the value of your vehicle.
2. Before allowing the vehicle shipping company to load the motorcycle or car, make sure the inspection report is filled out completely and you have signed it and received your copy. Keep the report until delivery time and assure it is the same as signed on loading.
3. When your vehicle is delivered, Ensure that the condition of the interior is the same and has no water damage from rain. This will not be on the initial report most times.
4. Check the vehicle mileage and ensure it was not driven and was actually transported on the truck. Companies have been known to drive the vehicle many miles because it is cheaper then trucking it.
5. If there is any disputes, you must call the company owner first. Then you need to file a claim with their insurance company and if all else fails, you can go to the U.S. Department of Transportation and file against the company bond.

This all would be in the worst case and not the normal move. Most of the time, moves of vehicles go without issue and you are just another happy person with their car or motorcycle moved. But, if you are forewarned then, you are forearmed and that is being a smart consumer.