Lowball Quotes for Pet Transport

Hey everyone, Just wanted to talk for a minute about a courier service I subscribe  to as a provider (  www.Citizenshipper.com   ) and mention something that I think is important for anyone considering shipping a family pet.  In tough economic times we all seek to be careful of how we spend, and with good reason.  With that said we still have to seek a balance of our priorities in all we do.  We still seek the highest quality for the money we need to spend.

In a general sense, typical courier rates range from around $1.00 - $3.00 per mile.  Now please keep in mind that every situation is different and some thought should go into providing a service quote.

You can take a look at my website for more information, http://www.courier.aoinvestment.com/cost

As your courier puts a quote together, they will consider mileage, fuel, hours of work, criticality, and a host of other things in order to provide a meaningful quote for a top notch service..

Mileage rates are calculated by dividing the invoice amount for the service by the number of miles for the trip.


For example if the trip is 459 miles from point to point and the quoted price is $490.00.
$490.00 / 456 miles  = about $1.07/Mile

Therefore. . .If you see a quote that comes in at $250.00 for the same trip you find the per mile cost to be:
$250.00 / 456miles  =  about $0.54 Per Mile. This is a typical CARGO RATE folks.  You know, like over the road trucking. . .

I am not trying to be funny here but in the sum of my own experience, you get what you pay for.


You will undoubtedly find some nice folks out there doing transport at fractional costs but they will have to stay BUSY and I MEAN BUSY, to do so and still stay afloat from a business standpoint.  If I had a quote come in exceptionally low I would ask myself can I have my cake and eat it too in this?  I guess what I'm saying here is if the quote comes in very low, don't be afraid to start asking pointed questions.

Keep asking them until you are satisfied that you are going to get the quality you deserve.  You don't want to find out that you didn't get the level of service you expected AFTER something has gone wrong.

If you are shipping a pet . . . . please  . . . keep this in mind then make your decision with the best information available according to your individual situation.

This is a life we are talking about after all.


Happy motoring everyone. Be Safe and have a great day!