|
|
|
|
|||||
|
||||||
(no email)
Date: Fri Apr 04 2008 - 21:12:02 EDT
Hello Michael,
You can check out any motor transporter here (boats, furniture, cars, etc.):
Details of operations, frequency of violations (all seem to have some, perhaps
it is unavoidable), crash rates (wow), their insurance, etc. is all there by
name, DOT number, etc. I would think the factory could recommend some names to
check out.
2 years ago I moved my 34 foot trawler from CA to WA. Previously, I had talked
with several "movers" (prominent advertisers on the internet, and linked to
YachtWorld, etc under the "get a quote for moving" links) who turned out to be
"brokers" instead- no trucks, only phones and fax machines. All wanted me to
sign a contract immediately, and wanted deposits before even getting all the
details of the boat. Only after signing a "contract" was I told the "firm
price" quoted was only about 1/2 of what the real charge would be, as the boat
was over 13.5 feet tall. I never paid a cent and never called them back.
I finally found a real local mover (with trucks) that was intimately familiar
with my boat exactly, as they delivered hundreds of them for many years. We
arranged addresses dates, phone numbers, and a contract was faxed back and
forth. I paid NO deposit. They said "we will have your boat. Meet the truck
with a certified check." I met the truck at both ends, did what needed to be
done (lots less than what the brokers say). Yes, they did hit a small tree in
town, after a thousand miles, only a mile from the delivery point, but the
driver apologized and pointed it out. The little scratch buffed out by hand,
no big deal.
Good Luck!
Jason Kovatch
CHB 34 Bay Heart
Everett WA
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:21:19 -0700
From: "Jean & Michael" <>
Subject: T&T: Truck Shipping
To: "Trawlers & Trawlering"
<>
Message-ID: <003a01c8959e$5e6be5c0$666e7d44 at DCG32771>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
We are having our new-to-us boat shipped cross country later this month. Does
anyone know how to check out a truckers shipping records and what to look
for?
Michael Wilkie
Dancin' Dolphin II
_______________________________________________
http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering
To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering
Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World
Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
|