Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:05:28 -0400
Reply-To: David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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From: David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Car hauling companies?
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http://moveit.ca/
http://www.lhf.com/
http://www.quikasair.ca/
There are others, just google vehicle shipping.
Some clues...
Some charge extra to pick up or deliver vehicles to/from the shipping terminal.
Be sure to ask about insurance.... guaranteed delivery date (ha,
ha)......tracking code .. a phone number to call at the destination
end and the number of someone who can track your car if you can't.
They will give you an I.D. number or Tracking number but it may not
work, so get a phone number for the dispatch operator.
Also... and a big also... some of these operators are only middle
men.. they arrange the money and the billing but hand off the actual
shipping to one of 3 - 4 international shippers. So ask...
"Is your company the actual shipping company or only a booking
agent?" if they are a booking company.. get more phone numbers of the
company dispatcher who is in actual control of your vehicle. Some
times there are more than one shipper and they may hand off your car
to someone else outside their district.
The company I had a better offer from had turned around and
used the first company I had called but strange.... they offered a
better price by $150.00.. go figure.
There are also a number of "bulletin boards" where you can
post a request to ship a car.
Often enough there are truckers heading back empty and would love to
throw in a car for shipping. Be careful though, these fellas
generally have no insurance and they may even charge more. Be sure
to check the "bulletin board" where you posted on a regular basis.
The bulletin board charge the trucker a commission and don't
want you to side-step the bulletin board by using an e-mail or phone
number of your own. If you do they may not forward your request or
his reply.
Good Luck!
David
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>A friend ;-) needs to move a shiny new Intermeccanica 356 replica
>from either Washington State or B.C., down to Texas, and is torn
>between bringing a flatbed trailer from Texas and doing it himself,
>or just hiring a car moving outfit to deliver it. Does anyone have
>any personal experience with good movers over these types of
>distances, or advice on this? Prices? Names? The car is an absolute
>gem.
>Thanks,
>Courtney
>
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