Re: [MV] Transport from KC to West Coast

From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 17:35:37 PDT


Paul,

You better jump on it for $1.25 a mile, thats probably the price before the
fuel went up. You bought any lately? I own a tire business and the
distributor informed me last week that they all went up by 5% across the
board.

Elect John Kerry and it will be ten times worse.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul A. Thomas <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: [MV] Transport from KC to West Coast

> Well the dreaded day has arrived: I would like to buy an tiny MV near
> Kansas City, Mo and ship it here.
>
> Most posts on list indicate the going price is/was about $1 to $1.25 per
> mile, but isn't that for a full load? I would like to buy a tug from
> Stephen near KC, Mo however the current bid to get it to my house is
> over $1000 which puts it at more than twice the tugs price :]
>
> Do haulers often combine loads, thus hopefully halving or significantly
> lowering the transport costs? Is anyone bringing a load of great goods
> out west who might have room for a lowly tug? ( no, Bruce: not a boat.. )
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul A. Thomas
> MVPA #24986
> '53 REO M35 Fire Conversion
> '53 AEC Chevy 3/4 Ton
> www.paulathomas.com/images
> Bay Point, Ca 94598
>
>
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