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You feel ready to make the purchase. But do you really know what you will be facing? When you feel ready to buy a vehicle, whether is new or used, you need to do some homework before heading to the dealership. It’s a large purchase you are about to do, and you hopefully will have this product for many years to come, so you need to make sure you are 100% satisfied with the deal you get. Have an idea of what you want. What are you looking for? A sedan, crossover, truck or an SUV? Maybe a sports car?   Choose a style of vehicle that goes with your daily life. Do you travel a lot? Do you live in a community with little space for parking? How many family members will be in the vehicle at a time? Along with many other questions. This will help you determine what type of vehicle is more convenient.   Keep your budget in mind. How much are you willing to spend on a down payment? What payments do you feel comfortable making? Now that you know what kind of vehicles...

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. Be calm when driving. Before you get in your vehicle, make sure you are calm. If you drive when you are stressed, anxious, upset or emotional in any way, you can become a dangerous driver. When you are not calm or relaxed, you wont be as focused on the road as you should; remember driving a vehicle is a huge responsibility as you hold the safety of yourself., your passenger and other drivers on the road in your hands. If you are emotional in any way, give yourself a few minutes before starting your drive. Breathe and try to put your thoughts on hold, so you can concentrate on the road ahead.  Use technology for your advantage when driving. Be aware of traffic waves, or rush hours. the...

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. So what are the foreseen weather temperatures for Southern British Columbia? Forecast for B.C.: Vancouver, Victoria, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Nanaimo Winter Temperatures: Near-normal temperatures. Coldest periods: Late December, early January, and late February. They seem to expect a later winter arrival. Precipitation: Above-normal. Get your gear ready! Snow: Above-normal. People in BC will have to be extremely careful when driving in these conditions. Snowiest Period: Snowiest periods in early to mid-January and late February. Late snow for them, that’s is great! Okay, but, what about The Praries? What's expected for Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat Forecast for Manito...

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. Available moving budget Knowing your budget is really important when you look for a car carrier or an auto transportation company since prices may vary a lot. Keep in mind that car carrier companies charge in different ways, for example, per kilometer, per mile, per hour. It depends on the auto shipping company you are contacting. Use what you got for your benefit Now a days we have great set of tools, and a big deal of information in our hands, use it! On the Internet you can research car shipping companies in Canada from different places to ask for their auto shipping quotes, their services, and all their car shipping details you may want to know. Background search Most of the companies in Canada offer free auto transport quotes, some of them are instant ...

Freightliner trucks have been part of ShipMyRide's equipment for a long time! Some exciting news have come to our attention, take a look: WINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba plans to build a new, 78,000-sq.ft., state-of-the-art facility at CentrePort Canada’s Brookside Industrial Park. Expected to open early 2020, the new building will sit on 13.5 acres and boast 35 service bays, an indoor showroom, warehousing space, and an enhanced new service and parts department. “Our new location gives us the chance to more than double our space and build an extremely exciting service concept for Manitoba,” said Ken Talbot, president of Freightliner. “We’re excited to offer our customers and employees more: more space, more parking and a more modern facility overall. We also plan to grow our staff once we move in to the new location.” Canada West, a privately-owned real estate investment group based in Edmonton, Alta., will also invest at CentrePort, spending $60 million to cons...

An Abacus Data survey revealed that millennials (people among the ages of 18-37) are not interested on working in an auto dealership in Canada.  Vehicle sales have reached a record high last year, and the trend is expected to continue. Even with this information out there, only one quarter of the people who participated on the survey, said they have considered working in different areas in an  auto dealership . Seems like millennials are interested in other type of employment outside of the automotive sales industry. Women were less interested in pursuing a career in the auto dealership industry.The increase on sales in the automotive industry has created new opportunities in areas like marketing, sales, IT, service, sales and management roles within the dealerships. In Canada there are more than 3,200 car and truck dealerships, employing about 150,000 people.  This online survey was responded by 2,000 millennials and it was conducted Dec. 22 to Jan. 8. T...

They have announced the 2018 winners of the Detroit AutoShow . 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. A vehicle must a chance to be redesigned or fundamentally changed to have a chance to be qualified for this award. Finalists on the 2018 North American Car of the Year were: Honda Accord, Kia Stinger and Toyota Camry.  This year the award was granted to the Honda Accord, winning for the first time, but has been finalist on 2008 and 2013. This year’s Honda Accord is the tenth generation and it was “virtually new from the ground up,” is how Henio Arcangeli described the new design. Henio Arcangeli is the senior vice president for the automotive division at Honda North America.

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, “THE YEAR” (1910) What can be said in New Year rhymes, That’s not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know. We rise up laughing with the light, We lie down weeping with the night. We hug the world until it stings, We curse it then and sigh for wings. We live, we love, we woo, we wed, We wreathe our brides, we sheet our dead. We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear, And that’s the burden of the year. Another year and another set of a whole new challenges and goals will come but one thing you don’t have to change is the formula of hard work to get the best results.  Keep working hard and persevere to achieve your desired success.  ShipMyRide team wishes you a Happy New Year!

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, reduced visibility and extreme cold temperatures. We put together a list of weather conditions that can be observed during this winter. Understanding better the winter conditions can lead us to be better prepared when facing them, or when we have winter weather warning on our city. Blizzards: a blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 35 mph (56 km/h) and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more. It is a very dangerous winter storm, where you will experience falling, blowing and drifting snow, with strong winds. This makes visibility less than one kilometer. Also temperatures can be -12 or lower. Ground blizzard: this conditions refers to a weather condition wh...

by Ship My Ride Team 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. But why do we have to make the switch to winter tires? Which tires are the best for my driving routine? How can I know? Well, our managers and drivers had some ideas, and we are sharing with you! What makes a winter tire a winter tire? As we all know, tires are made out of rubber, but winter tires are made are made with a rubber compound specifically designed and tested for cooler weather. The regular type of rubber used on non-winter tires will harden on cold weather and cause the vehicle to slide on icy roads. What symbols should I look for on my tires? The weather all across the country can be very different at the same point in time. The most common symbols on winter tires are a peaked mountain with a snow flake, and the readin...