Jacksonville is a very important city to auto transport companies because of the entire state’s significance to the industry and the city’s location in Florida. Interestingly, Jacksonville technically ranks as the most populated city in Florida (most would point to Miami) as the city is zoned in a way that almost the entire population of the area lives in the proper city. Located in the northeast portion of Florida, auto transport companies will normally be forced to travel through the Jacksonville area, even if their ultimate destination is Fort Lauderdale or Miami.
Technically, Jacksonville is less likely to be directly hit by a hurricane. However, the major concern for auto shippers in Jacksonville is weather that is influenced by tropical or severe storms that effect other portions of the state. Such weather can be accompanied by severe traffic delays due to evacuations, flooding or debris. Jacksonville is divided into 6 distinct neighborhoods for the purposes of local weight and height restrictions on large vehicles such as the trailers used by auto transport companies. Interstate 95 runs directly into the Jacksonville area from Georgia (which also continues South to cities like Miami). Interstate 10 connects Jacksonville to Tallahassee and Mobile in the West.