Car Haulers/Transporters/Movers

[indynick]

I am in need of a hauler from California to Indiana.
Anyone have any experiences with commercial haulers...Good or Bad?

[Rude Dude]

Most haulers big riggs wait till they have full load so don't be in a hurry it ran my brother around a thousand bucks to get a 66 Chevy truck from Alabama to California. Check on the better business bureau before you commit to anything and send money. First hauler he contacted took months till he nix that guy keep saying next week, next week. So if you can find an independant one, car trailer hauler you dont have to wait for a full load. If you go on the Hamb they have a section on classifieds that user on that forum have used and re-commend and you can read comments. I think stovebolts has one also. Remenber diesel fuel is expensive so be prepared to pay! Good Luck

[mr48chev]

Running, not running ? When I inquired about shipping a car from Washington to Kentucky the convoy trucks all wanted it running and driving so that they could drive it up on the truck.

There are a couple of one person operations that do cross country car hauling with good reputations but you have to work within their schedule.

[solidaxel]

Check with Clark and see what his schedule is, a Pro with a inclosed car hauler.
He goes East and West, and then West to East !!

Clark
520-603-0803

[63 & 64 Bowties]

There are several threads here about transporters, like this one....
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518240
and as I posted above; my advise, find one with an office in your home state. Read my story in the post above.

[49bowtie]

I shipped my 49 from San Diego to Florida panhandle, Like others said, if you go with the cheapest, it may be over a month before something happens, then they will call and say "so and so" will do it for $50 more. It went through North Dakota on its way, and must have hit every rain, sleet, and dust storm on the way. It arrived finally with a non-English speaking driver when only my wife was home. No problems, just have patience. It ran me around $950 two years ago.

[focusedontheprize]

Just shipped my '49 in February from Minnesota to New York.

I was referred to this site: http://transportreviews.com/ to start off with and read about the shippers. It was my first time shipping so I wanted to understand how it worked.

You call one of these shippers and they act as your broker (I went with John Andrews from Envision Auto Relocations). You can give them a price range of what your looking to work around (the gentleman I bought it from said I could keep it there a month if I needed, so I had time on my side) or you can just lock in one of their quotes (my range I wanted to work with was between $900 - $1100 including their $150 broker fee, these broker fees vary so make sure you ask). My quotes ranged from $600 - $1140. One of my father's friends ships cars all the time (big dollar Hemi cars) and he had said "you don't want to go with the cheapest and you don't want to go with the one that is the most expensive, go in the middle" (this later was confirmed by another broker who said the same exact thing).

So when I closed on $920 for shipping they provided me with the name of the shipper and I did my research on them. Again once they give you a quote, you can get the name and do your homework on the shipper. They were an absolute solid reputable transporter (Bill's Transports) and I would HIGHLY recommend doing business with them.

My truck did not run, the brakes did not work, and it was no where close to the St. Paul - it was in the middle of no where so I was extra charged for all of this. So they required a truck with a winch. Bill's Transports picked up the truck the next week after I received the quote and it was delivered in 3 days. He called me when he picked it up, when he was half way to my location, and 5 hours before he dropped it off. The communication was key to me and they were ranked high for that.

Again just make sure they are fully insured and have a number of positive reviews. Good luck.

Any questions PM me and good luck.