WHO WE ARE
PDQ AUTO MOVERS IS AN AUTO BROKERAGE FIRM. WE ARE BONDED BY PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. AND ARE LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FMCSA #MC-610409.
OUR COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN THE AUTO SHIPPING INDUSTRY EXCEEDS 15 YEARS. WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF AND WE WORK 365 DAYS A YEAR! WE BEGAN OUR COMPANY AFTER WITNESSING PEOPLE GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY POOR, UNETHICAL AUTO BROKERS. WE WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHERS. MOSTLY, WE WANTED TO SEE SOME HONESTY! WE WANTED TO MAKE OURSELVES PROUD AND WE HAVE DONE THAT!
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL US IF WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR IF WE CAN BE HELPFUL TO YOU IN ANY WAY. AS ALWAYS, WE ARE AVAILABLE FROM 8AM TILL 11PM EASTERN TIME, 7 DAYS A WEEK SO THAT YOU MAY CALL AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 888-PDQ-3211.
HOW WE ARRIVE AT OUR PRICES
DIESEL IS CURRENTLY AVERAGING $4.112 PER GALLON, NATIONWIDE. A CARRIER GETS APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MILES TO THE GALLON OF FUEL. THE CARRIER’S COSTS OF INSURANCE, MAN HOURS, FUEL AND TOLLS MUST BE CALCULATED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE A PROFIT. THEY CAN ONLY TRAVEL SO MANY MILES PER DRIVING SHIFT. THEY MUST TAKE A BREAK AFTER EACH DRIVING SHIFT BY LAW, REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY KEEP A LOG OF THEIR ON/OFF HOURS AND DISTANCES TRAVELED. THEY ALSO MUST ABIDE BY WEIGHT LIMITS. THESE RESTRICTIONS ADD TO THE COSTS A CARRIER MUST ABSORB. THAT’S AN AWFUL LOT OF MATH CALCULATIONS!
DISTANCES AND ROUTES
CERTAIN ROUTES EXIST WITH A PRE-DETERMINED PRICE SCHEDULE. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA IS GENERALLY $950 FOR A COUPE OR SEDAN. GO THE OTHER WAY AND THE COST IS $900 to $1050. MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA TO CALIFORNIA, $1100 FOR A SEDAN. IF YOUR SHIPMENT IS THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR TO THE WEST COAST, IT COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1400 PER VEHICLE. IT HAS TO BE LOGICAL FOR A TRUCK TO TRAVEL THE DISTANCE, PAY EXPENSES, AND NOT LOSE MONEY! SNOWBIRD MIGRATIONS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME EVERY YEAR. IN MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE. FROM FLORIDA TO THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SAME ROUTE DURING THE OTHER 8 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. LIKEWISE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, SHIPPING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO FLORIDA AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES, A PREMIUM RATE EXISTS FOR A CARRIER TO ACCEPT THE SHIPMENT.
WE ARRIVE AT OUR PRICES BY FIRST KNOWING HOW MUCH A CARRIER IS REQUESTING TO MOVE A SPECIFIC VEHICLE ALONG A CERTAIN ROUTE. WE DOUBLE CHECK ON THE LOAD BOARD TO SEE IF THERE IS A BACKUP ON A ROUTE OR IF EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. WE ADD OUR FEE TO THE TRUCK PRICE AND THAT IS THE FINAL, ALL INCLUSIVE COST OF SHIPPING!
