From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Feb 18 2004 - 11:56:13 PST
You will find that the transport business is filled with shrewd operators,
shall we say. The first person you speak to will assure you that the
drivers are his own employees, and the trucks belong to him. He will get a
$300 deposit, then refer you to another company, who will (maybe) be the end
trucker. They will seldom, if ever, give you a written estimate or guaranty,
or estimated time of pick up & arrival. It's all a game, to get the most use
of the trucks, within the least time. You may have to wait for two weeks
until it becomes convenient for them to begin the movement of your vehicle.
I can show you reams of paperwork, mostly from me, with little response from
them, asking, begging, pleading, for tracking, pricing, location, etc, info
about vehicles that I have needed to have moved. I hate to broadbrush the
industry, for I am sure there must be good operators out there, but I
haven't found one yet.
A P Bloom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lathrop" <lathrrs@snip.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: [MV] shipping question
> I need to have a vehicle shipped and recieved a quote from a trucking
company.
>
> Should I get a document confirming the rate quoted to avoid any possible
issues later.
>
> I am new to shipping and I am concerned about the carrier holding the
vehicle while asking for more money.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Lathrop
>
>
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