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Posted By Discussion Topic: Car carrier     MOXIE 12-21-2009 @ 11:34 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 102 Joined: Oct 2009 Who's a good reliable car transporter for the mid East West area, thanks trjford8 12-21-2009 @ 12:55 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4214 Joined: Oct 2009 I have a couple of friends who have used Inter-City Lines and another that used Passport Transport. All of them were satisfied with the service and would use them again. I personally would NOT USE DAS(Dependable Auto Shippers)as I had a bad experience with them. They were supposed to store the car inside until a truck was headed my way. In the mean time they "brokered out" the job and when the transporter picked up the car it looked like it never been put inside( had bird droppings,dusty, dirty and had sat in the rain for a couple of days). Transporter cleaned it up as best he could, but I still spent weeks cleaning it up.The transporter was a good guy and he did more that his share to correct the problem. I contacted DAS about the issue and they refused to do anything about it. MOXIE 12-21-2009 @ 2:13 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 102 Joined: Oct 2009 I've used passport before to and they were very good but have been brought out by fedex. Fedex is maybe OK but they are very expensive. Model B 12-21-2009 @ 4:17 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 90 Joined: Oct 2009 I had good luck with Thomas Sunday...they are listed in Hemmings. Pat lightflyer1 12-21-2009 @ 7:38 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 107 Joined: Oct 2009 I had a very good experience with: http://www.reliable-carriers.com/ Florida to Texas lightflyer1 12-21-2009 @ 7:38 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 107 Joined: Oct 2009 Deleted double post This message was edited by lightflyer1 on 12-22-09 @ 1:19 PM JebNY 12-22-2009 @ 5:18 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 44 Joined: Nov 2009 Who ever you hire be sure they own some trucks. There are a lot of brokers that setup deals with wildcat drivers. I got messed over by one of them years ago. All indications were that they were a large company. Took me 3 months to get my truck from Montana, instead of the 2 weeks they promised (we have a truck coming back from Washington that can pick it up). Got here damaged from hauling it on top of a car carrier (hit a few low limbs) and the so called insurance they had was nonexistent. Jim... 1950 F1 Stake flatheadfan 12-22-2009 @ 5:26 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 450 Joined: Oct 2009 If you want to minimize auto transport problems you gotta do your homework. First, read what you can on insurance shipping contracts, liability and reliability. There have been MANY articles written about the subject so you shouldn't have much of a problem getting educated. Finally, to get the best possible carrier (and avoid potential grief), do two things: 1. Go to web site: http://www.moverreviews.com/directory/ 2. Next, go to: http://search.bbb.org/ I think you will find shipping rates vary widely so, get several quotes. As for me, I have only used one carrier, America's Choice and I had a very favorable experience. Finally, there are several other options (there are others but be cautious). One "off-beat" one is: http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/haulquery.pl?mode=All&Parameter=&AdSelect=All&firstrec=251&lastrec=275&StateParam=AllStatesJope Hope this helps. Tom 42ford 12-22-2009 @ 6:44 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 104 Joined: Oct 2009 I also used Reliable Carriers and was very happy. You need to remember that the value of the car you are shipping will determine if you want an open or closed trailer. The way I feel is that if you care enough for the car, have it shipped in an enclosed trailer by professionals. The cost between the open and closed is not that great. silverchief 12-31-2009 @ 6:27 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 520 Joined: Oct 2009 Used Passport Transport (Fed Ex) Chicago to Denver last year. A friend was there when they loaded and I was here for unloading. (Enclosed) Cost and time en route were appropriate. Trunk lid showed recent wipe down with water. Suspect the car must have been out of the truck somewhere en route but can't imagine why. Driver talked about morale problems when Fed Ex first took over, but said they were solved with hiring of new manager.

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