The leading determinant for most people when deciding which mode of auto shipping to go with is the cost involved. How the price is determined by each auto shipper is completely different however. A driver of an open transporter determines his price per vehicle based on the route he is driving. Enclosed drivers’ price per vehicle is based on miles driven; the more miles traveled the cheaper per mile. The rates for both types of car carriers are typically driven by fuel prices.

Typically the concern of customers choosing to go with enclosed auto transport is that their vehicle will arrive clean. What many people don’t know is while their vehicle will be insured on both types of car carriers, the insurance on an open trailer will not cover things such as road debris or acts of nature.

What that means is, if the driver hits a patch of dirt or gravel while in transit and a rock hits the car, he wouldn’t be liable. Same goes if while in transport the driver gets stuck in a hail storm and it damaged the car. While these things are very uncommon, it is important to know, and it’s impossible for these types of damages to occur when shipping a vehicle on an enclosed trailer.

“If your car is a high end sports car, a fully restored classic car or a vehicle that would lose considerable value from a rock chip or minor damage of the sort, it would be more than reasonable to consider transporting on an enclosed trailer.”