Directory:ShipCarsNow
ShipCarsNow is your authority for nationwide auto transport located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
ShipCarsNow uses an efficient and robust transportation network to provide reliable, nationwide auto transport for businesses that ship cars.
Auto transportation is our business. ShipCarsNow offers business-to-business auto shipping* nationwide. We provide used car shippers with a robust and responsive vehicle delivery network to handle long distance and volume shipments. Our rail and truck resources across the U.S. enable auto shippers to lower transportation costs, reach more markets and improve profits. Our customers include auto manufacturers, wholesalers, upfitters, auctions, fleet managers, finance companies, rental car companies and used car dealers.
History
ShipCarsNow started business in 2006. ShipCarsNow is a subsidiary of Insight Network Logistics and part of the Union Pacific Corporation. Formed in 2006, ShipCarsNow was created to provide the used car and remarketing industries with cost-effective multimodal auto shipping services. We bring advanced logistics capabilities to the auto remarketing industry as a natural extension of their business model for new car distribution, through parent company Insight Network Logistics.
ShipCarsNow is a US DOT licensed transportation provider. We are a member of the Better Business Bureau Online and several industry associations, including the National Auto Auction Association and the International Auto Remarketers Alliance.
Drawing on over 100 years of transportation experience and a leader in the field of vehicle distribution, ShipCarsNow understands complex auto delivery networks, and delivers leading edge systems, processes and resources to manage them effectively
Glossary Of Auto Terms
Your selection of a car hauler partner to provide reliable, affordable and damage-free transport of your vehicles is an important decision. Use this glossary of auto transport terms to make a more informed and intelligent decision regarding the shipment of your vehicles...Read More
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8 Inspection Tips For Auto Transport
The following tips will help auto shippers minimize issues that might delay the car hauler in shipping car(s). ShipCarsNow, an auto transport company, is a trusted name and leader in auto transportation.
Articles
Shipping Cars by Rail Helps Build Early Auto Industry
Since the automotive industry’s earliest beginnings, railroads have been its strongest ally...Read More
Easy, Hassle-Free International Auto Transport
Exporting vehicles to international ports around the world has never been easier. Because the United States has the worlds largest supply of used vehicles, wholesalers and dealers who buy used cars at auction have a significant opportunity to grow their sales and profits by exporting late-model cars and trucks to emerging, auto-hungry markets around the world...Read More
Environmentally Conscious Auto Shippers Use Rail To Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Todays trains are clean, green and the most environmentally friendly way to move freight. On average, trains are four times more fuel efficient than trucks...Read More
The Beginning of Two Auto Auction Giants
Auctions are one of the oldest forms of conducting business. They date back to ancient Babylon and Greece where art, land animals and crops were sold via public market. In fact, the Roman Empire itself was auctioned in 193 A.D...Read More
A History of Auto Auction Pioneers
Few industry outsiders realize the size, scope and strategic importance the wholesale motor vehicle auction industry plays in fueling the U.S. auto industry and ultimately the national economy...Read More
Twin Cities Dealer Cites Speed and Communication as Reasons to Use ShipCarsNow
ShipCarsNow, a nationwide car hauler specializing in auto transport for dealers, is passionate about superior customer service; and they believe superior customer service begins with communication...Read More
The Beginning of the Chevrolet Camaro
The introduction of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and 2011 Camaro Convertible reignites a volcanic war that has defined the American automotive landscape for much of the past century...Read More
Chevy Camaro: A Small, Vicious Animal that Eats Mustangs
While engineers and designers feverishly worked overtime on the development of a four-passenger sports car they code-named the F-car, the Chevy public relations, marketing and advertising team prepared the world for the introduction of a car they called the Panther...Read More
The Rise of the Z/28 Chevy Camaro
The March 1967 edition of Road & Track magazine featured a road test of a Camaro RS sport coupe with the 327-cid 275-hp V8 engine, 4-speed manual transmission and 3.07:1 ratio rear axle...Read More
Auto Transport by Rail Saves Up to 30 Percent
Auto manufacturers have known about it for over 100 years. Henry Ford, in fact, purchased his own railroad to quickly and economically rush early Model T’s to eager buyers all across the country...Read More
Ford Mustang Magic – How It All Began
Ford Motor Company has sold well over 10 million Mustangs in the past 46 years and created 100 million more memories of youthful indulgence, magical first dates and unforgettable Friday night cruises...Read More
Ford Mustang Magic – A Legend Is Born
Ford Motor Company introduced the Mustang on what was then the world’s largest stage. Only the 1964 New York World's Fair had enough scale and drama worthy of the Mustang. Held in conjunction with the city of New York's 300th anniversary, it featured 140 pavilions over 646 acres...Read More
Car Haulers offer options during changing times
As the automotive industry continues to endure challenges and changes, car haulers offer dealers options to reduce auto transport cost using the convenience of the Internet...Read More
Internet Changes Buyer and Car Dealership Behavior
Not too long ago, anyone shopping for a new or used car or truck would spend hours scouring the newspaper or waste precious time and money driving from dealership to dealership to compare models, trim levels and prices. Today’s smart, Internet-savvy customers do it all with just a few clicks on their computer keyboard and from the comfort of their own home or office...Read More
Auto Transport, Pioneers to Present
During the early years of the automobile industry your choice of a vehicle largely depended on where you lived. The earliest ones were hand-built in limited quantities and distributed locally. Charles and Frank Duryea built their horseless carriages in Springfield, Massachusetts. Alexander Winton manufactured gas-power vehicles in Cleveland and Albert Pope produced Waverly electrics in Indianapolis...Read More
Auto Transport Now More Convenient, Affordable and Flexible
A new generation of smart, customer-focused transport companies are making nationwide auto transport more convenient, safe and affordable than ever before...Read More
Press Releases
Fort Worth Ford Dealer Selects ShipCarsNow as Preferred Auto Transport Company
AUBURN HILLS, MI, Dec. 15, 2010 - ShipCarsNow, an auto transport company providing dealers and auto remarketers with nationwide and international transportation resources and technology, is passionate about superior customer service... Read More
ShipCarsNow Offers Special Holiday Rates on Auto Transport
AUBURN HILLS, MI, Dec. 14, 2010 -- ShipCarsNow announces special holiday rates for registered customers only...Read More
ShipCarsNow Sponsors National Remarketing Conference
AUBURN HILLS, MI, November 8, 2010 -- ShipCarsNow is a gold sponsor of the 2010 National Remarketing Conference (NRC) Nov. 10 -12 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego...Read More
Union Pacific’s LEAD Organization Opens up a New Chapter at ShipCarsNow
July 26, 2010 - Auburn Hills, MI – Union Pacific’s LEAD organization, which is short for Lead, Educate, Achieve, Develop: A Women's Initiative, is expanding their reach from their headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, to the Motor City...Read More
Auburn Hills, MI [June 7, 2010] -- ShipCarsNow will show car dealers how to reduce their online trading auto transport costs during the 64th annual NIADA convention June 14-17 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Using multimodal rail and truck options, ShipCarsNow helps dealers lower their auto transportation expense, which in a time of high used car values and low supply enables dealers to source the cars they want and still maintain profit margins...Read More
ShipCarsNow Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport® Partnership
Auburn Hills, MI, April 22, 2010 – ShipCarsNow today announced that it joined the SmartWaySM Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution...Read More
Car Hauler Revolutionizes Affordable, Reliable Damage-Free Auto Transport
Auburn Hills, Mich., March 4, 2010 - ShipCarsNow, part of Union Pacific Corporation, is revolutionizing affordable, reliable damage-free nationwide auto transport for used car dealers, auto auctions, finance companies, and fleet operators...Read More
Jeff Grandstaff Featured Panelist at Conference of Automotive Remarketing
AUBURN HILLS, MI [March 1, 2010] Grandstaff, general manager of ShipCarsNow, is an authority on auto transportation for used vehicles. As part of the Conference of Automotive Remarketing, March 3-4, 2010, in Las Vegas, Grandstaff will speak to auto remarketing professionals about how auto transportation can be used to expand wholesale auto trading on the Internet...Read More
ShipCarsNow Survey Reveals Dealer Demand for Delivery Options from Internet Auctions
AUBURN HILLS, MI (2/15/2010) – A recent survey of used car dealers conducted by ShipCarsNow reveals key trends and confirms that as the supply of wholesale used vehicles tightens, auto dealers are increasingly turning to the internet to find inventory for their lots...Read More
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