Auto transport in general is pretty regulated as far as safety. But there are certain vehicles that can’t risk a single thing happening. Even a small chip in the paint thanks to rocks and road debris. If your classic has original paint, an extremely valuable paint job, or you just plain don’t want to have a single thing possibly happen to it during transport, then you want the safest possible choices.

First off all these are Door to door. You are paying for a premium service and you will get door to door delivery unless it’s not allowed or physically possible. Be sure to also check out our classic car shipping page for more on the services we provide. Also our enclosed transport post is a great resource for you.

So without further delay, let’s get in to the safest door to Door Classic Car shipping services.

The Three Safest Door to Door Classic Car Shipping Services Available to You

Option 1: Hard Side Enclosed Carriers

This is the creme de la creme of auto transport carriers. A rolling fortress, these trailers are pulled with a semi like most carriers, but the trailer is completely sealed off from the world. It looks like a tractor trailer you would see anywhere, but the sign that it holds cars inside will be the smaller wheels. This is done to allow for two levels of vehicles to be inside. These trucks will feature a liftgate as seen in the photo. This will allow nearly flat loading of low clearance vehicles and sensitive vehicles.  Classic modified cars for example have have traction bars, deep sump oil pans, subframes, all can lower clearance and get caught on a conventional trailer.  If you have a special show car, you need a lift gate. These are the safest and best for this purpose. Most classics however won’t necessarily require this as cars used to be higher of the ground.

Option 2: Soft Side Enclosed Carriers

This soft side carrier is another type of a great and safe truck to have pick up your pride and joy. These are usually larger than hard side carriers, and are sealed with tarps that have rubber lining and snaps to old them in place and keep harmful debris out.  Many will not have a lift gate but long ramps to provide the least amount distance from the ramp and the ground. Most classics are higher off the ground than today’s muscle cars, so in most cases you won’t have any issues whatsoever with a ramp. The issues with ramps will usually be with exotic cars because they can be even as little as an inch from the ground.

Option 3: Enclosed Car Trailer (Not Pulled with a Semi)

This is another form of hard sided carrier, but it will be pulled by a truck similar to the one pictured. The offer similar protection to the options above. Just on a smaller scale. Some feel safer with a massive truck because it’s less likely a fender-bender would cause a problem for your classic vehicle since it takes a huge accident to get in the way of all those thousands pounds on the road, but these licensed and insured carriers are everywhere, and suffer little to no incident.  They have the benefits of a hard sided carrier which offers the best protection, but will deliver faster because there are only 2-4 vehicles

So then what is the best choice?

Really it’s up to you. Do you want fast pickup, fast pickup and delivery, or wait for the ultimate protection of hard sided for your classic?   It will depends on a lot of things. Your urgency, the condition of the vehicle.  How rare it may be. Or maybe you are just moving a vehicle under restoration that leaves sensitive parts exposed.

Summing Up

Pricing is actually very similar with these 3, and do not nearly vary at all. Where the smaller carrier needs to charge less for less protection, they will deliver faster and get it faster so that is a justifiable in price. Where the soft side carrier will be s small step down from hard sided, it will make up the price in quicker pickup.

Regardless of the case, call us today at 800-284-7177 and we’ll be glad to help. You can also use our car shipping calculator!

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