Interstate hauling charges

Rayvyn · February 07, 2006, 09:14:59 PM

I've got my eye on a hot rod over in Texas and I recently contacted a few companies that haul collector cars across the country. I asked about the fees 1 way to tote it from Ft. Worth, Texas to Clearwater, Florida. The cheapest quote I got was for $2200.00 plus $150.00 for a fuel surcharge. Is this the going rate due to fuel prices??

I don't mind the dudes getting paid for hauling it, but I'm not going to pay their mortgage and next 3 truck payments for them... :x

Looks like I may have to come down with the flu in a few weeks...

32 Chevy · February 07, 2006, 10:19:51 PM

When I found the 56 wagon in Nebraska, I had the same problem.. I live in Washington State. I called all the big name haulers and figured that $2000+ to haul a $200 wreck did'nt compute. So I surfed around and stumbled across an antique farm tractor site. Those tractor guys like to haul their ol tractors to shows all over the country and often have extra space on a flat bed.

The guy who hauled my wagon was actually from Texas and picked up my wreck in Nebraska and dragged it here on his way to Canada. He charged $750 which seemed really fair. Unortunately I dont have that website any more but I'm sure it will turn up quickly with some keyboard hunting.

Dave

donsrods · February 07, 2006, 10:27:30 PM

I asked my Son about your question, because he sold a Mustang and had it shipped to Arizona from Fla. He said there are different rates, depending if enclosed trailer or open. If it is a valuable, mint car, the enclosed is probably the way to go. Otherwise, open is ok, and cheaper.

He says there is a guy on HAMB that everybody there seems to use, and his user name is BenD. You could check him out. A guy I work with just bought his Son a Jeep on Ebay and had it shipped from NJ to Fla, and the rate was like $ 500.00, but he got that rate because the guy signed into a pool, where these guys bid on a haul, knowing they are going to be somewhere, and rather than go back empty, they will make some money.

If you are shipping some prized, expensive car, the $ 2200.00 is probably a good investment as they are probably insured, bonded, and all that jazz. My ex-brother in law shipped his 40.000 mile 64 Vette by some fly-by-night company, and they cracked the front fender during the haul.

Bib_Overalls · February 07, 2006, 11:01:36 PM

BenD is the best there is. But, remember even he has to pay for gas, insurance, vehicle payments, rooms and food on the road, and a house and fodder for the family at home. Adds up fast. Ya can't go broke earning a living.

enjenjo · February 07, 2006, 11:36:53 PM

Here's the tractor board http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/haulquery.pl.

FWIW, $1 a mile is a pretty good price.

moparrodder · February 07, 2006, 11:56:51 PM

Quote from: "Rayvyn"

I don't mind the dudes getting paid for hauling it, but I'm not going to pay their mortgage and next 3 truck payments for them...

Most trucking companys that go from state to state have to pay license fees in each state they go into on a prorated basis and the fuel tax also goes by what each state has set and then there is the dreaded highway use tax that they have to pay each year that people with cars and pickups don't have plus higher tolls on toll roads if they travel on them, it all adds up pretty fast. Like Frank said a dollar a mile is actually cheap, around here it will cost you at least a buck fifty or more to haul a load of cattle over a hundred miles. Bill

EMSjunkie · February 08, 2006, 12:03:36 AM

Yo Bry, whereabouts in Texas is the vehicle?

I just shipped a 67 GMC 3/4 ton truck from Amarillo to
Albany NY for about $900.00

there is a guy who lives in Albuquerque NM that transports vehicles
all over the country. it might take a couple or three weeks before he gets a run down your way. but if you need a place to store it, I have plenty of room if it can set outside.

just an offer, just for you Bud!!

Vance

sirstude · February 08, 2006, 11:41:19 AM

I have a friend that does some hauling with a ton and a half, Ford rollback. He used to charge a buck a mile one way. He says now that even though the truck is paid for, he can't afford to haul for that anymore. He is more like a buck and a half now. He says between fuel and insurance that has gone through the roof even without claims, it is getting really tough to make a living out of that.

Doug

348tripower · February 13, 2006, 12:10:16 PM

Quote from: "Rayvyn"I've got my eye on a hot rod over in Texas and I recently contacted a few companies that haul collector cars across the country. I asked about the fees 1 way to tote it from Ft. Worth, Texas to Clearwater, Florida. The cheapest quote I got was for $2200.00 plus $150.00 for a fuel surcharge. Is this the going rate due to fuel prices??

I don't mind the dudes getting paid for hauling it, but I'm not going to pay their mortgage and next 3 truck payments for them... :x

Looks like I may have to come down with the flu in a few weeks...

I just tried a site called uship.com. Lets you put your info in and get the haulers to send you quotes/bids. No cost to you.
Don

HotRodLadyCrusr · February 13, 2006, 02:30:38 PM

I would use no one BUT BenD from the HAMB. He is an AWESOME guy and does a GREAT job. Tons of HAMB guys us his services and I have never heard of one complaint and trust me if someone had an issue the rest of use would know about it.

348tripower · February 13, 2006, 03:07:18 PM

Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"I would use no one BUT BenD from the HAMB. He is an AWESOME guy and does a GREAT job. Tons of HAMB guys us his services and I have never heard of one complaint and trust me if someone had an issue the rest of use would know about it.

Easier said than done. Because of his excellent reputation he is in very high demand.
Don

Dusty · February 13, 2006, 06:59:23 PM

I had a 1938 Chevy coupe hauled from Sheridan Wyoming to Orange Texas last May and it cost $1100. The Driver left Sheridan at 7am on a Tuesday, made 7 stops for drop off and delivery, and he was sitting at the "Flying J" in Orange at 8pm on Thursday night. My car was on an open regular car carrier, and not a scratch. If you are interested, I'll look up the name and phone number for the driver. He and his brother do this as a full time job.

Benny

chopped · February 14, 2006, 07:54:05 AM

I just tried a site called uship.com. Lets you put your info in and get the haulers to send you quotes/bids. No cost to you.
Don[/quote]
If I was five min. faster with my phone call on the Ford you wouldn't have that problem.

Grandadeo · February 14, 2006, 04:33:26 PM

If an open trailer is OK, I highly recommend BenD from the HAMB. He brought a '53 Plymouth Belvedere from Texas to Sarasota (where his dad lives) for me for a very good price. I met him there and drove the car across the state to the house. He's a fine young man.

Lee

348tripower · February 15, 2006, 02:18:07 PM

Quote from: "chopped"I just tried a site called uship.com. Lets you put your info in and get the haulers to send you quotes/bids. No cost to you.
Don

If I was five min. faster with my phone call on the Ford you wouldn't have that problem.

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I actually bought that for a pal. We got to puttin away a few beers on Saturday night and he wondered what our next project was gonna be. We are working on a 51 AD truck for him now but he is lookin into the future. So I got him Sunday when he was hung over and weak. lol That's my story and I'm stickin to it!
Don