Dc to Seattle. $2200 ripoff?

I agree, I love how everyone says to move the vehicle for cheap, yet do any of you non car haulers know how EXPENSIVE auto transport insurance is? Go ahead and ship it cheap on UShip, then if something happens, see if they'll have insurance to cover the damages.

Also, for you non car haulers giving advise, would you have the same 40,000 lbs load the same distance for the same price as that SUV?

 

If I had a full paying load on my flatbed and room I would beat out the hotshots and Uship people. Dealing with an individual though I would require being paid up front in cash. With a broker I can file against a bond but not with a private haul.

 

Fella?
Have you not read the last 2 pages of idiocy?

 

So your saying a $300k rig should be paid the same (or less) then some numb skill in a dually gets paid, all because he has more room?!

 

People amaze me with how cheap they want stuff done, working in the service industry for as long as I have, I can't believe how many people want top quality door to door service, all the while the driver or technician performing the service is living out of a shoebox and starving his family, all because your prized possessions aren't worth more than the bag of weed, or the new tennis shoes you need next week...wake up America

 

Look at the drive-away industry, they will find a guy to drive it instead of purchasing transportation, rates are negotiable, just a thought. Try United Road or check out the local auction and see who is loading out on sale day.

 

He mentioned he didn't want to put that many miles on his vehicle.

 

Are you suggesting that a driver who pays 300 large for a new rig + trailer could have a starving family?

 

There are many costs involved with any sevice that most people never realize. It's OK to question whether or not you're getting a good deal, I don't take offense to your question like some others have, it's a matter of explaining what's involved behind the scenes to make you realize why rates are what they are. The costs involved with car hauling is higher than normal trucking. Many things like, fuel, equipment costs, maintenance, insurace have been covered. But here's some other things to consider that you may not realize.

Liability, it amazes me how many people don't realize how many small scratches, scuffs, dings, etc. are on there cars. But they will do a very close inspection after delivery and blame the driver for all of it. Car haulers are forced to cover themselves and do an inpection on ever car. Anything they miss, there's a good chance they'll get blamed for. Not only is it harder to load and secure cars, inspections add additional time, time is money. Our company has been blamed for scratches, dents, missing floor mats, missing extra keys and a ton of other stuff. We have no choice but to do a very close inspection and get a signature, which adds a lot of time to loading/unloading and it alredy takes longer to load and secure cars that most other freight.

Hotel rooms were mentioned, but what most people never take into account is that most drivers do not get fairly compensated for time off while on the road as it is. IMO, time off means home, spending time with my family, cutting the grass, watching a movie, anything I want to do on my free time. Time off away from home is not really time off. On the road, you pay more to eat, you pay for showers and are very limited on what you can do. Most of the time when you're not sleeping, it's pretty boring. Just because they are not moving, doesn't mean that they should not get paid at least something. It really is a tough job.

I am not even a driver, I'm a mechanic, but I deal with drivers every day. This is what I see, which isn't everthing involved. I'm sure there's a lot more.