Generic auto transport question. Extra labor needed at load site.

[signsup]

Have an opportunity to pick up two vehicles 700 miles away. Ran when parked, but not driving now. Agency that is offering vehicles cannot provide any sort of loading assistance. So, if I get quotes from Uship or some other broker, if driver pulls up with winch truck and vehicles need to be pushed or rolled around a building to get to an exterior door, how do I arrange that?
Do I request during the bid quote process? Any comfort level that it will be adhered to and driver will show up by himself and I'll miss the loading deadline? Any way to contract with day labor when I don't know day or time of loading?
Not really practicle for me to drive up with empty trailer and load and bring back from here, so just inquiring how you would arrange such a shipment?


Vehicles are being donated, so I don't mind spending a few bucks. Vehicles are somewhat small, so two guys should be able to roll them to an outside roll up door for winching onto a truck or trailer.
I'll hang up and listen.

[rockfla]

One sort of out of the box thinking I saw WAS, a fellow bought a car in a garage for a long long time and the house was up a very steep long driveway, so he hired a flatbed wrecker from down the road to come and load it on the wrecker and take it down the street to a big parking lot for it to be easily loaded. Just a thought, may a local wrecker company can help??


Where are they located, maybe a Barn member can help??? If they are in Florida, depending on where, I will!!!

[hueyhoolihan]

had a similar problem when picking up my non-running '41 recently. getting the vehicle on the tow truck was not the problem, but once it reached its new home would require a bit of assistance getting it through the storage facilities' door and into the unit.

it could be done (because the towed car can be maneuvered a bit) with an old-fashioned tow truck with a crane, but they wouldn't tow it on the roads they would need to traverse. odd that for about 100 years the vast majority of cars were towed with the front on the crane and the back tires on the ground, but no, not anymore. so i contacted a flatbed type tower and asked them if the driver could assist me in pushing it into the storage facility, noting that it would just be me and him, and that the surface was flat, and it would probably not require moving more than a total of twenty feet. he said okay.

long story short...it worked!

i decided that if in the event that i couldn't find anyone to tow it, i would rent a two-wheel car towing trailer (two tires on the ground and the other two on the trailer) and do it myself with my 2001 dodge 1/2 pickup. ...glad i didn't have to do that, i can tell you.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by rockfla

One sort of out of the box thinking I saw WAS, a fellow bought a car in a garage for a long long time and the house was up a very steep long driveway, so he hired a flatbed wrecker from down the road to come and load it on the wrecker and take it down the street to a big parking lot for it to be easily loaded. Just a thought, may a local wrecker company can help??


Where are they located, maybe a Barn member can help??? If they are in Florida, depending on where, I will!!!

I read that thread also and agree that it looks like an excellent solution. I would ad, take along a portable tire inflator compressor to make the roll easier.

[Bill's Auto Works]

First of all,

Stay away from Uship if you want the job done correctly & DEFINITELY do not post your phone number unless of course you enjoy phone calls 4 months later in the middle of the night!

Personalized single car service includes the knowledge of a "Car Guy" to show up & know how to load the vehicle regardless of whether it runs or not. If you called Myself or the 4 or 5 gentlemen I trust 100% with my customer overflow...We would get all the information we needed to successfully do the transport before we ever showed up!

Remember,Uship is almost 100% brokers & bottom feeders who can't book their transports on their own because of their BAD reputations! There is even on e guy who got banned from U-ship that I know of....Can't imagine how bad you could screw somebody to get banned from a place like that! LMAO!!!

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/

[hueyhoolihan]

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long haul shipping is a jungle. even after four years i'm getting texts from these guys.

if the job goes out to the internet bulletin board site for bid through a broker, there's no telling who or what to expect...i'm telln' ya.

[trulyvintage]

Do it yourself with your own equipment and
some assistance from some friends.
Rent the equipment if you don’t have it.
Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
I have personally transported over 2300 vehicles
since 2006, at least 30% did not run.
There is a difference between extrication
and transport, no one can honestly give
you a bid for a scope of work that is unknown.

I posted a detailed thread with images
and video links to my YouTube channel
here on Ford Barn of extrication and
transport I did for a family several
years ago …

@ https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ight=Transport


Jim

[signsup]

Bill, PM sent. There are two vehicles involved in two seperate buildings on the property and I would see scheduling issues with a local tow truck and getting the vehicles outside for transfer to another hauler. But, worth pursuing.
I agree with the Uship scenarios. unfortunately, you have to enter your cell phone number to get a code to obtain quotes. And, then, like was said, they have you. Badmouthing the competition, beating the lowest quote by $1, paying them the broker fee up front and then paying the driver with cash upon delivery. Like the TV show, I've had some great drivers and some real jerks.
A "private" hauler that would be more expensive, but would do the job correct seems like the way to go. I have a 26ft trailer with winch and a F250 that would do the job, but several day trip, loading and unloading, finding motels with trailer parking and stopping for food with trailer and cars and 70 plus years old...I'd rather throw money at the situation. A change in my mental attitude from the first 69 years.
Thanks for the comments. Vehicles are in the Philidelphia area.

[hueyhoolihan]

yep...there comes a time...

[Bill's Auto Works]

Originally Posted by signsup

Bill, PM sent. There are two vehicles involved in two seperate buildings on the property and I would see scheduling issues with a local tow truck and getting the vehicles outside for transfer to another hauler. But, worth pursuing.
I agree with the Uship scenarios. unfortunately, you have to enter your cell phone number to get a code to obtain quotes. And, then, like was said, they have you. Badmouthing the competition, beating the lowest quote by $1, paying them the broker fee up front and then paying the driver with cash upon delivery. Like the TV show, I've had some great drivers and some real jerks.
A "private" hauler that would be more expensive, but would do the job correct seems like the way to go. I have a 26ft trailer with winch and a F250 that would do the job, but several day trip, loading and unloading, finding motels with trailer parking and stopping for food with trailer and cars and 70 plus years old...I'd rather throw money at the situation. A change in my mental attitude from the first 69 years.
Thanks for the comments. Vehicles are in the Philidelphia area.

I did not receive a P.M. from you Sir!

God Bless
Bill
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[signsup]

Bill, I tried again.

[Bill's Auto Works]

Originally Posted by signsup

Bill, I tried again.

Got that one!

God Bless
Bill
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