Fed-ex shipped my Singer to the East coast a few years back. It was
super easy and the car made it there with no issues. I would use them
again. I don't know who but Fed-Ex bought out a major shipper and that
is what they use to ship cars, I liked dealing with them and the amount
of information I had about where the car is at all times.
mike
On 01/29/2013 10:05 AM, Rick Fisk wrote:
> The orange truck guys moved my Bugeye and all of my household goods from
> California to Michigan 20 years ago. The car was loaded last at the very back
> of the trailer. They also loaded a bunch of spare engines and parts in the
> belly containers under the trailer. Everything made it in perfect shape. I
> guess it all depends on the driver and loading/unloading crew.
>
> Rick
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Jan 29, 2013, at 6:50 AM, David Booker <tncarnut1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if these guys even move cars alone, but Atlas Van Lines moved a
> car
>> for me as a part of a whole-house corporate move a few years ago. Won't
> bore
>> you with all the details of the horrible experience, but suffice it to say
> the
>> car (A freshly-painted, almost complete restoration of a '70 Triumph
> Spitfire)
>> showed up close to a month after it was scheduled to arrive. There were
>> either dents or scratches or both on every single body panel when they
>> unloaded it. It looked like the idiots had pushed it onto the truck with a
>> tow-motor, sat things on top of it, and leaned over it with large belt
>> buckles. At first they said it must have been like that when they loaded
> it...
>> Then they tried to give me $500 for the damages. It took months of phone
> calls
>> and threats of lawsuits to finally come up with enough money for the
> bodywork
>> and another paint job.
>>
>> Stay away from the Orange truck people!
>>
>> - David
>> Booker
>> Long Island
>>
>> From: "lindalnhvt@nhvt.net" <lindalnhvt@nhvt.net>
>> To:
>> spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:05 PM
>> Subject:
>> [Spridgets] Car shipping
>>
>> I have purchased a classic Mini for my son who is
>> currently serving in
>> Afghanistan. When he returns this spring we would like to
>> ship it from NH
>> to WA (state). We have listed it on UShip and have only 4
>> bids. One of
>> them looks like a reliable company. Have any of you had a good
>> experience
>> with a long distance shipper that you would like to share?
>> Thanks.
>> Dick Byrne in NH
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