Car shipper

[bigdave33]

Looking for any leads
On enclosed shpiping
Companies, to ship midyear corvette from
Florida to Seattle.
Thanks Dave

[Crush]

I recently used Beacon shipping and they did a nice job

[x77-69z28]

I have used Reliable. They were great, and are one of our sponsors.
Buddy

[firstgenaddict]

I use SHOWTIME TRANSPORT, he has multiple transports - enclosed plus he is a CAR GUY.
Rick Powell [email protected]

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...owell.1072642/

[TimG]

Reliable does a good job. Some of the low dollar companies use poor equipment, I don't go that route any longer.

[67since67]

Originally Posted by TimG

Reliable does a good job. Some of the low dollar companies use poor equipment, I don't go that route any longer.

You mean like this Tim?? Lol! This is what you get when you hire a broker. the driver was just as sketchy as the rig, barely understood English. There were some high dollar exotic and muscle cars inside. (Not mine fortunately!)

[x33rs]

Originally Posted by 67since67

You mean like this Tim?? Lol! This is what you get when you hire a broker. the driver was just as sketchy as the rig, barely understood English. There were some high dollar exotic and muscle cars inside. (Not mine fortunately!)

I used something like that once. Had soft sides on it similar to the picture, which delivered the cars completely filthy. Guy was Russian and barely spoke broken English. Was also hauling some high dollar Ferrari's and bragging to me how he had one out doing burnouts at one of his stops. No kidding!! Said he thought he burned up the clutch.

I was glad to have my junk back. Other than the filth, they arrived unharmed.

Ever since that experience I have used Reliable for many years and have never looked back. They are the main carrier for many of the big car auctions around the desert South West here, and probably others, so scheduling can sometimes be busy, but worth the wait for me. From my experience with them, most of the time they give a big lead time and don't make special trips for pickups and wait until they are heading that direction for other stops, but they have always showed up earlier than they initially tell me when making the appointment. Great service.

[72-SS-L48]

Originally Posted by TimG

Reliable does a good job. Some of the low dollar companies use poor equipment, I don't go that route any longer.

Even some of the brand name companies use old equipment overdue for service and have to divert to a trailer service station in the middle of no where with your car on the back.......... Ask me how I know and then ask me how many sleepless nights came from that.

Bottom line, brand name is usually better. But even with the "big guys" expect poor customer service, outdated equipment and at least one person in the front office who clearly knows much more than you do (despite being in the logistics industry and despite having a brother who runs a fleet of 200+ white glove, non-auto trailers).

The above has reference to two major companies that we've used over the years and won't use again.

I get Florida to Seattle you have to use someone as you likely can't do it yourself but anytime you have the ability to trailer yourself, I recommend it!

Best,
Dave

[Big Block Bill]

Passport Transport is another no B.S. Outfit. I used them to ship 1953 Corvette # 100 out to Long Island New York with no Issues.

Bill

[tjs44]

I used a cheaper carrier when I shipped my 69 T/A,cost me a new paint job.Have tried to stick with Reliable ever since.Tom