Any recomendations for shipping a car/truck?

[f-two-fiddy]

I've found a car in St. Louis that I'm interested in. Debating on shipping vs driving it home myself. If the shipping price was right, it'd save me a lot of time. Very busy with work right now.

St. Louis, Mo. to Duluth, Mn. Around 650 miles.

Any hot shots left on the board?

 

[towcat]

when I bought the Nostromo back in '04, I caught the next flight from Austin to St Louis and drove it home to TX.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Yeah T-Cat. I did the same with my 93. Rode the Amtrak out to Portland. Caught a flight to Bend. Then drove her home to Mn.
If I could find a reasonable shipping quote. I'd go that route. I have more concrete work than I can handle. Prolly gonna have to hire a couple doods before winter hits. And was stunned last Saturday by the news that my beloved Mother has stage 4 lung cancer. So time is at a premium.

I'll go get it, if I have to. But would prefer that that time goes somewhere else

 

[Mulochico]

. And was stunned last Saturday by the news that my beloved Mother has stage 4 lung cancer. So time is at a premium.

Sorry to hear that news. Went thru prostate cancer myself 4+ yrs ago. We will be praying.

 

[OLDBULL8]

Just don't do any business with OnDaRoad. PM me if you want to know why. He was and maybe still is a member, hasn't been on for over a year now.

 

[smokin150]

Id need to know weather it had dew or not, but I can haul it.... Can pm you an estimate later this eve

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Id need to know weather it had dew or not, but I can haul it.... Can pm you an estimate later this eve

Umm.." Dew or not"?

 

[smokin150]

Umm.." Dew or not"?

Dang dumb phone and its auto correct, drw is what I meant to type.

Pm sent btw.

 

[Ramzilla]

Reliable carriers is pretty reasonable. They hauled a cummins for a guy at work from AZ to VA for pretty cheap.

 

[cjcathey2002]

look up a website called uship. It will allow you to post the vehicle you want shipped and the route. It will give you the average price people paid for similar routes. I paid 700 to have my truck shipped from outside of Eugene, OR to Temecula, Ca but I wanted it rushed. From what I learned about the online vehicle shipping companies, they are just middle men for between you and the actual drivers. The guy who brought my truck down said a lot of the drivers are independent contractors.

A quick search shows that 70% of transports for a 93 f250 is around 730...just as an example. hope this helps!

 

[junk]

I typically prefer dudes with a trailer over a car carrier. Normally i'm shipping classic stuff or repairables though so i like the extra care a guy with a truck gives compared to a car-carrier.

I normally find them on the hot rod forums.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Well, I found a cheap flight, and plan on flying down to STL. I figure I can go retrieve the car for under $500.

Thanks for all the advice. Most shipping quotes I found were right around $1K

I must be getting cheap in my old age? (who am I trying to kid? I've always been a cheapskate )

 

[texcl]

Man need to start hot shoting in my spare time.

 

[93cc7.3]

im moving to mexico mo next month i could haul it to ya

 

[wildman7798]

Being a broker based business the more you pay the sooner you get it. Be cautious of using the lower price quotes and find something middle of the road. I've shipped 4 or 5 over the years and only had a problem once when a car sat in a compound for a week waiting for a haul, someone tried to break into it and had minor damage. Look it over real well when you get it as they sometimes get handed off multiple times. Seems like DAS was pretty good, most will do an online quote instantly for you. Good Luck, it is nice to have them show up ready to go. Time is money.