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Kept paying for enclosed transport in Denver winters until a dispatcher asked why
Honestly I shipped my Camaro from Denver to Phoenix twice a year for 3 winters and always booked enclosed. Ran me about $1,100 each time. Last month a dispatcher named Ray asked what kind of car it was and when I said a 2011 with 140k miles he just laughed and said I was paying for a garage my car didn't need. Open carrier in good weather, he said, and put the money toward a wash. Booked open for $650 and the car showed up dusty but fine. Did I get lucky or is enclosed just oversold for older daily drivers?
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fiona_reed20d ago
Sort of agree with Ray but you're wrong about the open carrier being the safe bet in "good weather." Denver winters are the problem, and the reason to book enclosed isn't the car's value, it's the road junk. Mag chloride and road salt spray gets kicked up by the truck in front and coats the whole car, and that stuff sits on the paint and undercarriage for the whole trip. An older daily driver with 140k still rusts, and a wash at the end doesn't undo a week of salt sitting on it. Ray was right that you don't need to pay for a garage, but the open vs enclosed call should be about the season and the route, not the car's age or mileage.
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