Faxing dealer’s (Purchase List) your company packet (example packet) is an effective way to get the dealers attention. Most dealers will file your paperwork or enter you into their system. Then, the next time they need a car shipped, they will contact you. This can also apply to moving companies, auctions and many other car related industries.
Every state has local directories. These directories can be an effective advertising tool and we highly recommend you enter your company in as many of them as possible. You can do a search on the internet under “Local Directories” to get started. Most directories do not charge or charge a small fee. Don’t spend a lot of money. Just their basic listing will also get a link back to your site.
Getting a website is very important. I tell transporters all the time that the reason brokers have most of the cars is because they own the internet. We have several options for you. If you have no money you can get a free domain and website through the major search engines. They are ugly, but it’s better to have something rather than nothing. The sooner you get your website and domain up the better. Part of Google’s placement process is the age of the site and domain. For more information please go to NEED WEBSITE .
We recommend you place your company on our transport directory (no cost) and we also recommend www.TransportersDirect.com. This site will help you get customers calling you directly and at the lowest cost possible. This site doesn’t allow brokers to advertise on it. True Transporters Only!!! They have 10,000 – 14,000 unique visitors every month who use this site to ship their cars. This site was built with the sole purpose in mind of helping transporters get their freight direct and not through middle men or brokers. The operators of this site believe that by working together we will take back our industry from bad transporters and middle men.
