[V8] cheap car shipping

[I.S. Gall]

I've cut and pasted a response from Theodore Chen when he was looking
for a transport last year. I ended up using the same broker for two
short notice auto transports last December and was very pleased as
well.

HTH

I.S.Gall


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Car transport
To: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>, s-car-list at audifans.com


Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.  I decided to go with the
company after Bruce's comments.  The company was up front about how
much money it would get, and how much money would go to the truck.
For this transport from Louisiana to California, it was $800 total:
$150 to broker, $650 to the truck.  $800 to move a car 2300 miles was
a pretty good deal, door to door on an open carrier, on short notice
in just 3 days.

I debated whether to go with a covered transporter, but after
realizing that new cars are moved on open carriers all the time, I
went with open.  The car wasn't that dirty when it got here, and
looked great after I washed it.

Below is the review I posted at www.transportreviews.com for AAA
Discount Auto & Truck Transporters, Inc.

I fully realize that this company is a broker, and does not actually
move vehicles itself.  However, brokers do have to find good truckers,
and based on this experience, it appears that this company has access
to good ones.

I bought a car from my friend in Louisiana.  He was leaving town on
Sunday, and I needed to arrange transport by then.  I called late
Tuesday afternoon and spoke to Steve Craig.  I explained my short time
frame for getting the car picked up.  He assured me that the chances
of finding a truck by Sunday were good.  I was skeptical because of
all the things I had read about long waits for pickups, but decided to
give it a try.  The next morning, I had an email from Steve saying
that he had found a truck and that pick up would be on Thursday or
Friday.  The car got picked up on Thursday and arrived in California
on Sunday, far faster than the 7 to 10 days that I had expected.  The
trucker was friendly, soft-spoken, and efficient.  I tipped him a few
extra bucks for the speedy transport.

I got several quotes and though AAA Discount was not the cheapest, I
was impressed by their attempt to be transparent and educate the
consumer.  The company had a good rating at Better Business Bureau and
on this site.  The only question I had was the small number of reviews
on this site, but I was persuaded by the fact that this company does
not charge the customer until a truck has been assigned.  Steve
confirmed this, and explained that because he does not get paid until
a truck is assigned, he has incentive to find a truck as quickly as
possible.  This is key to getting your vehicle moved and not sitting
for several weeks.  I had a short time frame and Steve met it.  No
extra fees were charged for the short notice.

This shipping was practically door to door (truck tries to get close
to your house but has to find a spot big enough to load and unload the
car).  Much better than other companies like DAS, which uses terminals
and charges extra for door to door.  The problem with terminals is
that they usually aren't in the best part of town and your car sits in
a big lot with other cars, where it can be damaged, vandalized, or
broken into.
--
I.S.Gall




On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 4:32 PM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all... anyone know how/where I can find a cheap source of open
> hauler car shipping?  I'm scouring the net but most big name places
> are outta my range, and as well im not exceptionally worried about the
> quality of the service... haha.  One former trucker driver friend
> recomended that I find a place to get quotes from indie truck drivers
> or owner operators who are coming back empty from my pickup point, but
> can't find that either.
>
> Any thoughts, cats?
>
> Thanks!
> Nick
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