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Car Shipping - Ship My Ride Blog

We are a proud Canadian company. We started this company with the goal of combining the car transport industry with the best customer care, with a dash of technology and good honest people.


Ship My Ride is a car shipping company based out of Calgary but shipping all across the country. It was founded back in 2006, after many years of experience in the vehicle transportation business.


Our customers go from whole fleet relocation, car dealerships, auto auctions, repair car shops and private customers. We deliver the same quality of service to all our customers.


We make sure all vehicles are protected under our insurance and with professional staff around, we aim for a great customer car shipping experience.


Here we will post different articles on relevant topics for Canadians. Topics will vary from car shipping related, highways, national news, fun facts, news on the car industry and much more!

For more articles you can also check our blogger page by clicking this link: ShipMyRide - BLOGGER

 

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December 6, 2018

Moving Tips - Changing homes isn't always easy 

We recently moved offices and got us thinking about all our customers that have to relocate to a new home.While packing, we decided to put together some of the things we did to make our move as smooth as possible. We thought this would be helpful for people moving to a new city, or a new home (...) READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


November 26, 2018

Canada's Gasoline Prices - Understanding Changing Prices

There are several factors that affect the prices at the pumps in Canada. Some prices might change day to day or pump to pump, or even province to province.
It’s hard to keep up, but below is some basic information that can be used to understand the fuel prices at gas stations (...) READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


November 22, 2018

Canada’s 5 best-selling vehicles for the first 6 months of 2018

This June, there was a 2 per cent drop in total sales  and the first-half of 2018 ends as the second-strongest start to the year in Canadian history.

Canadians have bought and leased more than 2 million vehicles in 2018 for just the second time ever, but that’s with fewer total sales than last year (...) READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


November 20, 2018

Driving in the city, tips for a safe ride home

It doesn't matter what season it is, if you own a vehicle and drive within a city you know how stressful it can be, or how situations can turn dangerous in a blink of an eye.

Here are some tips and ideas that will help you be a safe driver and be secure when you are on the road (...) READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


November 15, 2018

Winter weather - Wind Chill

Besides the temperature you need to check the Wind Chill. The wind chill is how cold it actually feels on your skin when the cold wind is added to the low temperatures. On your mobile apps, or weather websites, they may refer to it as the "feels-like" temperature (...)|READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE 



November 12, 2018

Truck Driver Tips - Driving in Winter Conditions 

 We are starting to see snowfalls across the country, some mild and some a little more than expected. Diving through the highways in this conditions can be nerve wrecking. But there are things you can do as the driver to make sure you make it to your destination safe. (...)|READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


 


November 09, 2018

Prepare yourself and your vehicle for Winter 

ShipMyRide's Team, has put together some tips for this harsh winter condition driving and how to prepare yourself and how to prepare an emergency kit to always keep in your vehicle(...)|READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 

 


November 07, 2018

Car dealers in Canada, have you heard of Dealer.com?

 Yesterday, Cox Automotive Canada announced that Dealer.com, a digital marketing solution and partner for dealerships, will be available directly to Canadian dealerships through the Canadian Dealer.com team in February 2019(...) | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


November 04, 2018

Daylight Saving Time, ShipMyRide is ready! Are you?

Today is the day that we need to change the time on all our watches, clocks and cars. Daylight Saving Time starts today. This is used to save energy and for us to make a the most of natural daylight.

Nowadays, almost 40% of countries worldwide use DST to better use daylight and conserve energy.(...) READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


October 29, 2018

Brace yourself, Winter is Coming... Canada's Complete 2018 Winter Forecast Has Been Revealed

Through some research, we found out that when it comes to the weather, most online sites have a hard time being accurate. But there is one website that predicts the winter weather almost perfectly right, and that site is the Old Farmer’s Almanac...(...)|READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


 

October 26, 2018

Jeep Fun Facts

As an auto transport company in Canada, we get to move some cool cars every month. In today’s post we are going to talk about Jeep! We will share a couple fun facts about this amazing brand..(...) |READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


October 23, 2018

Car Shipping For Auto Dealerships

 Whether you own or work with an auto dealership for new/used cars, you know that SHIP MY RIDE is the one certified car shipping company to call when you need to move one, two or your whole fleet. (...)READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 



October 17, 2018

Door-To-Door Delivery Auto Transport in Canada

We are a vehicle shipping company with many years in the car shipping industry. We know that our customers expect nothing less than professional and excellence in service, and we keep that in mind along all the car shipping process(...)READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


October 15, 2018

Reasons to Ship Your Ride

The first thing that we need to do before moving a vehicle in Canada is to evaluate the car carrier company that will move our vehicle. It is really important that they have the proper shipping(...)READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


October 09, 2018

Auto Transport, Car Carrier Vs Freight Broker In Canada

When it comes to move your ride from your current city or province to different one, you need to take into consideration the car shipping expenses that might be required to complete the process. Don't risk your vehicle's safety and yours!(...)READ MORE|READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


October 05, 2018

Auto Transport Tips For Car Shipping

Moving is not a simple process. Moving your vehicle may be a little bit of work, but not impossible. There are several tips that you should keep in mind once you have decided to ship your vehicle to a new city (...) READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

 


September 28, 2018

ShipMyRide - Acura NSX Car Shipping

We had the opportunity to move an Acura NSX recently, and we thought we should share with all of you some facts about this vehicle.(...)READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE

  


September 24, 2018

Trucknews.com: Freightliner Manitoba to expand at CentrePort Canada

Freightliner trucks have been part of ShipMyRide's equipment for a long time!Some exciting news have come to our attention, take a look: (...) READ MORE | READ ON BLOGGER - SHIPMYRIDE


 


February 15, 2018

Canada Flag Day

Did you know that since Canada’s beginning as a country in 1867, we didn’t have an "official” flag? While the British Royal Union banner was frequently utilized, and afterward later a Canadianized version of the British Red Ensign, nor were really the official flags for Canada (...) READ MORE


 

February 1st, 2018

Driving through the Coquihalla?

In Canada, there are a few highways that many people try to avoid. One of them is the Coquihalla in British Columbia. High mountain passes are roads built on high mountains. But that is not all there is, these mountains are more than just mounds of rock. a diverse range of weather situations and events that can change without notice(...)READ MORE


 


January 25, 2018

Auto Dealership jobs are not as popular as before in Canada

An Abacus Data survey revealed that millennials (people among the ages of 18-37) are not interested on working in an auto dealership (...) READ MORE



January 23, 2018

 

One more up for electric trucks... Volvo Trucks are in!

Volvo Trucks are stepping in to the electric truck game. They have announced that starting next year, companies and individuals will be able to get a Volvo electric truck. Volvo Trucks will begin to sell these in Europe next year (...) READ MORE

 


January 15, 2018

2018 North American Car of the Year

They have announced the 2018 winners of the Detroit Auto Show. This year’s champs were chosen by a jury from claiming 60 American and Canadian automotive writers and journalists, from a list of three finalists clinched alongside each classification (...) READ MORE



January 5, 2018

 

Prepare yourself and your vehicle for Winter!

ShipMyRide’s Team, has put together some tips for this harsh winter condition driving and how to prepare yourself and how to prepare an emergency kit to always keep in your vehicle (...) READ MORE

 



December 30, 2017

Extreme winter weather conditions in Canada - Understanding weather

 

Extreme weather conditions are being observed across the country. These conditions affect the roads we drive in, weather is in the city or on the highway. We can be caught in different scenarios like, icy slippery or snow-covered roads (...) READ MORE

 



December 29, 2017

Preparing to receive your vehicle during winter weather transportation

In Canada, winter brings with it more than pretty snowflakes! With Winter, we can expect different road and weather conditions (...) READ MORE




December 26, 2017

Canada’s top 10 weather stories 2017

We can find the top ten weather stories of 2017 in Canada on the Government of Canada website. There was rain, ice, fire and floods, this year was full of surprises on the weather. Take a look! (...) READ MORE




December 22, 2017

Countdown... Top 20 BEST selling vehicles in Canada for 2017

 

For the first time ever in Canada, more than a million new vehicles were sold in the first half of 2017, reaching 1.04 million units by the summer (June 2017).

Auto sales in Canada could be on track for a record two million vehicles by the time 2018 arrives, if the trend continues as the first half (...) READ MORE

 


December 21, 2017

2016 vs 2017 - Most Googled!

 

We are sure you know by now… "It’s the most wonderful time of the year”…

We are at year's end, and we are letting you know what were the things that were googled the most in Canada. and we will compare them to last year’s results (...) READ MORE

 


December 12, 2017

 

Winter Tires - What all Canadians should know about their winter tires!


 

We have been told time and time again that we need winter tires as soon as the temperatures drop and the lovely (sarcasm note here) winter conditions start to develop, like freezing rain, snow or ice on the road (...) READ MORE



 

December 06, 2017

 

Truckers and Holidays: "Michelin recognizes those in transportation who make the holidays memorable"


For the third year in a row, Michelin North America is recognizing the people in the transportation industry who work "like busy elves” behind the scenes (...) READ MORE


November 30, 2017

 

Safe Winter Driving Tips by Ship My Ride's Team

Winter is upon us. As Canadians we are used to the snow on our doorway, but what about driving through harsh winter conditions? He have done some research, and asked our drivers and staff about the best tips for driving on this winter weather (...) READ MORE