The kinds of vehicles that are considered oversized
What is different about oversized vehicle shipping
Wrapping up
The kinds of vehicles that are considered oversized
With Puerto Rico Car Transport, you can ship almost any type of vehicle to Puerto Rico including those that are oversized. “Oversized vehicles” do not just include much larger passenger vehicles such as Hummers, but they also include vehicles like RVs, vans, heavy equipment including tractors, limousines and more.
Typically, there are specific size and weight dimensions that can not be exceeded in order to ship on a regular open-air car carrier. If these dimensions do get exceeded, the local nationwide pickup of your vehicle will need to occur with a flatbed trailer that has the capability to transport a much larger vehicle safely and securely.
What is different about oversized vehicle shipping
There are several aspects of shipping an oversized vehicle that will be different than shipping a regular passenger car. As we mentioned, shipping an oversized vehicle will occur on a flatbed trailer. Oversized vehicle shipping will likely also cost more and take a bit longer.
The preparation for oversized vehicle shipping could also take you longer. Part of the preparation for shipping any type of vehicle whether it is a normal sized car, a large RV or something else will be to make sure that the exterior of the vehicle is clean so that a visual inspection by your driver for preexisting damage can take place. If you are shipping a normal car, you can easily clean the outside of your car yourself or you can simply take it to a car wash. When you are shipping a larger vehicle such as an RV or a tractor, you likely will have no choice but to wash it yourself. Washing a larger vehicle like an RV can take several hours rather than just a half hour that washing a normal car would take.
You will likely also pay a bit more in excise tax as well as in any applicable storage fees at the port for your oversized vehicle once it arrives in Puerto Rico. Finally, your vehicle likely will not be able to travel on the cargo ships that transport typical passenger cars oversea between the United States in Puerto Rico. It is likely that your oversized vehicle gets shipped on a cargo ship that has special space and capability to carry vehicles such as RVs. In the case of vehicles that cannot be safely driven onto to a Ro/Ro cargo ship, such as with a crane or some tractors, they will be placed in large shipping containers and shipped on a regular cargo ship carrying other shipping containers.
Wrapping up
You can ship just about any type of vehicle to Puerto Rico with relative ease. If you are shipping a larger vehicle like a tractor, then it will likely cost a bit more to ship than if you were shipping a regular passenger car. The preparation for a shipment like this can take a bit longer as well but it is still the cheapest and quickest way to get a vehicle such as an RV to Puerto Rico from the United States.
