Baby its cold outside! But ShipCarsNow car loaders and drivers are enduring the elements & getting cars out to dealers and remarketers.

Expand your trading zone and maintain optimal inventory levels. Use ShipCarsNow for all your car hauling needs and leave the worries to your competition.

To save on auto transport costs check out http://www.shipcarsnow.com for specials good through Jan. 15, 2011.

ShipCarsNow is a gold sponsor of the 2010 National Remarketing Conference (NRC) Nov. 10 -12 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego. The NRC conference brings together industry leaders from auto auctions, rental fleets, automotive manufacturers, finance and technology companies as well as many others serving the remarketing industry. The purpose of the conference is to strengthen and improve relationships connecting the wholesale and retail segments of the used-car market.

“The NRC Conference is an important opportunity for ShipCarsNow to connect with remarketing leaders,” said Jeff Grandstaff, general manager ShipCarsNow. “In addition to providing breaking industry news, the conference also gives us opportunities to discuss sourcing challenges and how ShipCarsNow can respond with better technology and services to meet our customers’ auto transport needs,” Grandstaff added.
The NRC also gives ShipCarsNow a chance to introduce their new international auto transport service to the remarketing industry. In August of this year, the company added overseas vessel shipping to its already robust U.S. auto transport services.

A company and brand of Union Pacific, ShipCarsNow delivers vehicles in the U.S. and around the world through a multimodal network that includes truck, enclosed rail transport, drive away shuttles. and now ocean-going ships. Union Pacific Railroad is North America’s largest automotive carrier. It directly serves five vehicle assembly plants and distributes imported vehicles from seven West Coast ports and one Gulf Coast port. Union Pacific operates or accesses 43 vehicle distribution centers, covering most major western U.S. cities.

ShipCarsNow is one of the only online auto transport companies to provide instant, online quotes for international shipping. Dealers and remarketers can register online to get the lowest price auto transport quotes, and place and track orders 24×7.

ShipCarsNow provides shipment status updates via their online tracking tool. To track shipments, simply log in & click on the Tracking tab. Track by VIN, Shipment, and Order number, or by your own personal identifier if you input one on the order form. See more @ http://tinyurl.com/272mjfz

Let’s have some fun. We love trucks, trains & ships. Share your favorite photos of car haulers, trains or ships @ http://tinyurl.com/26swqcv

Internet: A Win-Win for Car Buyers and Dealers

According to industry research, nearly 85 percent of all new and used car purchasers shop online first before even visiting a dealership. They spend an average of four hours comparing vehicles and prices on a wide variety of manufacturer and third-party sites such as Kelly Blue Book, Edmunds and Yahoo.com. Most searches eventually lead to a dealership site.

Dealers Create More Leads through the Internet
Not surprising, over 80 percent of all activity on dealer websites is related to inventory. In fact, dealers have an opportunity to expand their customer base through the Internet and, in particular, for used cars sales. To create a positive online experience and secure more leads and sales, dealers should provide great visuals and information. In addition to vehicle specs and photos, rich media such as videos are a great way to showcase cars and engage the customer. Information should be fresh, accurate and brief to keep customers coming back. Rich media makes it easy for prospects to see and hear what they want before taking the next step. Providing a form of interactive communication from the website is ideal and will help move a casual browser to a lead quicker in today’s online environment.

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Used Car Dealers: Are you curious if it’s complicated to ship cars from auto auction by rail?

It’s not! All it takes is one call to ShipCarsNow. Car dealers and Remarketers can extend their trading reach with rail to buy or sell more cars online. ShipCarsNow coordinates the entire move from door-to-door including local… pick-up, enclosed auto transport by rail, and final delivery. Shipment status and ETA are available 24/7 on www.ShipCarsNow.com and our operations team monitors every step of the process to ensure reliable, quality delivery.

Hey did you hear ShipCarsNow & Insight Network Logistics raised over $4,000 for The Dempster Family Foundation and 22Q at our golf outing Tuesday? Thanks for everyone’s support!

I’ve said it before, ShipCarsNow conducts its business on the roads & railways and we’re committed to safety. Let’s commit to keep our eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Make safe driving habits a top priority & pledge not to text while driving. More @ http://tinyurl.com/2893w5e

This is a logo that stands for reliability, trust and longevity. A reminder that railroads helped connect & build this country & today still serve a crucial role in our economy. http://tinyurl.com/23xeh67

Another great month shipping cars for businesses and used car dealers. Let us know if we can help you expand your trading zone and save on auto transport costs. Click or call tollfree today @ www.shipcarsnow.com or 1-866-207-3360