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Old April 1st, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Auto shipping company?

I've found a few online but some seem to be a little too cheap. Anyone have a company that they have used before that they could recomend? Nothing special, just an open trailer would be ok but I would need door to door service, or at least local truckstop to local truckstop service. Thanks for any help you folks can give.
Old April 2nd, 2010 | 02:58 AM
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Intercity has shipped a couple cars for me. I dont know if they have open trailer service? Google them.
Old April 2nd, 2010 | 05:14 AM
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I had good luck with USHIP.com, you get a lot of different quotes and get a history of the shippers, I did a Harley motorcycle and had 9 shipping offers, from $380 to $720 so a lot of range. The one I picked was near the lower end and was excellent. It was a door to door type shipping.
Old April 2nd, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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Having recently gone through this with my 62 F-85, I can say that they all suck. Every one of them gives you a lowball number, forces you to commit while they find a truck, then sticks you up for more money.

What, me bitter?

Also be aware that most of these outfits are brokers, not shipping companies. I did finally find a company through uship.com. It did end up costing me 20% more than the original quote, however.
Old April 3rd, 2010 | 07:02 AM
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I used DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers) twice, Once shipping a car from Flo to NJ($700) and once from NJ to CA($900). Both times the cars arrived before the scehlude delivery date. JKaz
Old April 4th, 2010 | 05:31 AM
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I'm in Australia and I needed a car shipped from North Carolina to California.
I put that detail in google, found a shipping Co search engine and received around 50 quotes. I then started working through them unti I narrowed it down to 2 companies. I wanted enclosed shipping 'cos I didn't want 5' of snow sitting on the car.
The company I wound up using was M2Reeves Car Shipping. Great price, excellent service and communications. I spoke with their sales people in Oregon, the car was collected in a couple of days and it hit california in 4 days. Never changed trucks and arrived clean as a whistle. I can recommend them.Very professional and inexpensive.
Old April 4th, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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I've used http://www.hillbillyautotransport.com/ like 6 times ask for Russel or Judy tell them I sent you
Old April 7th, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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Peg trucking inc. She runs dispatch her self,owns trucks and brokers to known carriers.
Old October 25th, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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You can check out American Auto Transport AAT. They did a pretty good job for me, definitely not the cheapest quote but cheap enough to be considered reasonable.
Old October 25th, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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LSX Transport. Dependable. Reasonable. Don't forget, if you cut corners you get what you pay for.
Old October 25th, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Having recently gone through this with my 62 F-85, I can say that they all suck. Every one of them gives you a lowball number, forces you to commit while they find a truck, then sticks you up for more money.

What, me bitter?

Also be aware that most of these outfits are brokers, not shipping companies. I did finally find a company through uship.com. It did end up costing me 20% more than the original quote, however.
Really hate that nonsense
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