[Tigers] Auto transporters

[Jay Laifman]

I guess I lucked out.  I went through a broker and the trucker was great.
I met him in Massachusetts where the car was loaded on the truck, and then
again at my house.  Super friendly, efficient, and took great care of my
car.  Of course it was a non-operational race car.  And I was first on, and
last off.  So made it less likely that he would touch it in between.  And,
he made it so fast, I'm still not sure I comprehend what he drank or
otherwise ingested to stay away.

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 8:30 AM Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> �� I have heard similar stories. The car comes on/off many transports
> always in search of a driver "going that way." And it seems cars can get
> left in yards because the route is nothing that any driver wants. After a
> period of time they accumulate "storage" fees.� Then there is the extra
> fee because the car wouldn't start (easily accomplished by leaving the
> radio on on the last leg - thus it never was a "real" problem). So, yes, do
> be diligent.
>
> �� When I became aware of that nonsense I flew to the car location. It
> was somewhat inspired by the fact the seller worked for Southwest and he
> gave me a free buddy pass. But even there I started reading horror story's
> about truck trailer rentals. In my case the lowly U-Haul did provide me
> with a 7,000 mile, 10 foot box truck (they don't rent pick ups with their
> trailers). But I read about people wanting/needing nothing more that a 10
> foot truck and instead getting a 325,000 mile, 24 foot box truck that broke
> down mid-route. If I factored the need to have bought my own plane ticket
> it probably would have cost $1.50-$2.00 a mile to transport by myself - one
> way.
>
> On 6/26/2020 7:47 AM, steve wick wrote:
>
> I'm not sure of the specific company (I can get it if needed) but beware
> of "brokers". My son had a Jeep transported and went through a brokerage
> that contracts with independent drivers. They quoted a price, but when the
> vehicle showed up-3 days late- the driver wanted another $400 or so before
> he would unload the vehicle. I think Hagerty's recommends Reliable Carriers.
>
> Steve
>
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