Finding an O/O to move my shop

Sounds like quite the project? I have a $ number in mind but you won’t like it. It’s ptobly similar to a Long weeks worth of work? (North of $6000.00 to give you an idea)

Find a broker and let them know how easy it will be for the driver to get in and out. You know, “Strap n Go”.

 

some LTL companies (ABF, XPO, FedEx Freight), will sell you capacity on one of their trucks. They'll drop a 28' trailer in your yard and you fill it up and they come back and pull it to Birmingham on a 'space available' basis, (that is to say it wouldn't get the standard 2-3 day service......it might take a week). Don't know if this will work for you, but it might be worth a try.

 

I did this with my move 10 years ago. Used ABF. Dropped a 28 trailer for 3 days to load, then took it into their system. I had them hold it in a yard for a few weeks until I was ready for it. Then called them and they delivered it the next day. I had 3 days to unload it. Only took a day then they picked it up.

About the smoothest move I ever did. BTW, hired local guys to do the lumping by the hour. For some of the stuff, mounted wheels on the workbench corners, turned them over and filled them up with the stuff from the bench, and secured it. Then wheeled it up the ramp and into the truck. Worked very well. My benches were not attached to any walls so easy to move.

 

C'mon man... That's just wrong.

 

Are you kidding me? That sounds like a sweat fest and every strap and chain I got! Ain’t no way that gets complete in under 5 days total. Also a freight claim waiting to happen.

I got something similar to that once. I called the broker within 30 min of ariaval and more than doubled the rate once I saw the #### show unfolding. It all worked out ok at the new rate. At the old rate I would of lost my shorts.

If he gets that moved for under $3k it’s one stupid trucker is all I’m saying? I’m on a regular easy flatbed load right now on less miles kind of the same direction for $4k through a broker.

I don’t know man? Maybe I’m stupid?

 

$6k sounded cheap to me: moving companies prolly triple that.

 

Haha, no man. No way I'd touch it for cheap. I was talking about the "Find a broker..." bit. But then, I guess if OP pitched this to me as a broker, I'd tell him to go find a moving company to do it...