How about this! The day after my update on Thursday about the congressional initiative to support failing dealerships: the House of Representatives passed the bill. This means of course that it now needs to make it through the senate (which is always near impossible) and pass through the president’s approval. Might I reiterate that just because it made it through the house does not necessarily mean that it will be signed into law. As I discussed on Thursday, this bill faces a Senate that is not nearly as supportive as the House, and presidential opposition. Still, many changes can and probably will be made to the bill which means it could be a law before (oh let’s just say) the end of August.

I know we have heard plenty of complaining from both sides of the aisle that this congress is a bit too loose in the purse strings, and believe me: this bill only furthers their point. This dealership bill is part of 24 billion dollar spending bill, which could be a key indicator of why Obama opposes it. As this latest bit of trouble for GM during their bankruptcy court trudges on, I’ll keep you posted.

So dealerships are closing in multiple places. Living anywhere in the country, chances are you have seen a dealership close to you shut its doors. In some extreme cases, what do you do if there is now nowhere close by to buy a new vehicle? I’m speaking only hypothetically of course, but the hypothetical may be a reality in certain instances. What about people who live in very rural areas that definitely do not have car dealerships? It is possible that before, they could have driven to a small town nearby (within an hour of course) to purchase a vehicle. And is it also possible that now, that dealership is no longer. Now I’m not saying that I hope this actually happens, but I do intend to point out that having a reliable auto shipper may be the answer to these people’s problem. With Terminal-to-Terminal shipping, extra cost could be incurred for these people who don’t live anywhere near these terminals. This is something that makes Door-to-Door delivery such a valued thing, and finding the right transport means finding the shipper that will cater to your needs.  Leave that to M3 Auto Shipper! (haven’t plugged them in a while, plus I don’t feel like I’ve ever taken the time to explain what it is that they do).

Summer is finally here which means quite a few things. Energy prices rise every summer without fail. With this gasoline prices rise (as they do every summer). What does this mean for the auto transport industry? A rise in students being out of school, people who we can affectionately refer to as snowbirds, and an overall rise in summer travelers means that the demand for auto transport will rise as well. How do we deal with these two changes with regards to the auto transport industry?

Now I think it’s important to point out that this rise in gas prices is not that terrible in comparison to the fiasco that was gasoline prices last year. However this is a rise we must consider. Is it cost efficient to continue transporting cars by means of private transport companies. Considering the options, I believe it is cost effective. It just seems to me to be much easier to go to a small transport service that will give you more personalized attention.  All of this bodes quite well for an auto transport company and the consumer. It seems to me that with relatively lower cost in actual shipping that a profit margin can be easily found while simultaneously giving good news to these people who want to have their cars shipped to a desired location.