[Healeys] Shipping

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In a message dated 10/2/10 3:03:33 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net 
writes:


> 
> I had a very good experience shipping 2 Healey's 2 years ago. Used to be
> Passport but they were and are now a division of FedEx (believe it or 
> not).
> Clean beautiful truck, driver that knew how to start both and load them, 
> and
> pick up and deliver on time with several calls along the way.
> 

For what it's worth. FedEx has now sold Passport Transport to a private 
individual in St. Louis, a car collector who is well known within the 
Mercedes-Benz club. I'm doing an article on transporting cars   and in talking to one 
of their drivers last week, learned that all the drivers have stayed with 
the company, but the purchase has resulted in the company replacing a lot of 
its trailers with new equipment (drivers, of course, own their own 
tractors). I've used InterCity myself, but would probably go with either of these 
companies depending on available of a rig going the right way at the right 
time. (Since you're moving just one car, you'll have to fit your shipment into 
their schedule, when they've got a space available on an appropriate truck 
that's already carrying other cars, or have the car stored between legs of the 
journey in one of their regional warehouses.) 
In any case, my recommendation is that one of the large, established lines 
is your best bet, better than a small independent (never can tell about 
insurance and/or experience) and cheaper and safer than driving it yourself.

Gary