The first thing that you will have to establish is the options that you have available to you when shipping all types of motorcycles within the USA.

With door-to-door motorcycle transport companies, your new or used motorcycle is picked up from your home, salvage insurance auction, bike dealership etc, and delivered to the door of its destination. You do not have to travel to the transport company in order to pick it up. This is much different from the transportation services that are terminal-to-terminal, as you are required to drop your bike off and then pick it up from the motorcycle transport companies’ terminal, which most of the time are situated in big metro areas.

The next thing that you get to decide on is whether you would like crated motorcycle shipping, truck motorcycle shipment or enclosed transport service.

Open truck motorcycle transport basically means that your motorcycle will be transported via your regular auto carrier. Your vehicle will be exposed to the weather conditions during its journey. You might think that it costs less for motorcycle shipping over car shipping, because the bike is smaller, but that is far from reality. With vehicle carriers, you are being charged per shot, by motorcycle and truck shipping rates, which are only slightly less than the rates for the shipping of cars.

With enclosed motorcycle transport services your vehicle will travel to its designated destination while inside the vehicle carrier’s truck. This is the preferred option for custom and new motorcycles.

With crated motorcycle freight services your motorcycle is crated prior to transportation, and you are able to purchase a crate which is pre-made and collapsible, which you can either hire a crafting warehouse or have a transport company arrange for. This method is used primarily for shipping overseas, as the motorcycle will be provided with solid protection during transportation.

The next thing that you will have to do is choose from one of the many motorcycle transport companies. If you are a member of American Motorcycle Association, then they will be able to provide you with the best shipping companies in USA. You could also find a list of top providers by doing a quick search on the internet. The vast majority of them will be shipping brokers, and not the actual transporters of the motorcycle. Just ensure that they have all the appropriate licenses, and look up the Better Business Bureau’s listing, for the companies rating.