The Car Haul Damage Thread:

Interesting thread. I do believe things have changed a bit over the years. I remember back in the mid to late '60's, maybe even early '70's when a derailment sent several train cars loaded with Chrysler products into the Arkansas River in Colorado.
The cars involved in the "drownings" were recovered, shipped on to dealers where they were dried out, body damage repaired and sold as new. Business as usual for those times.

 

That seems to be a Ford issue. Had some VPG's on(essentially a Ford) & the back glass blew out while I was parked. Matter of fact, had been parked since Sat. evening & this happened Monday morning around 5 am. It woke me & the two trucks parked beside the trailer. Assumed I was screwed & had just bought a back window. Called back to VPG & they finished my sentence... They knew it was a issue & had tried to address. Just asked for the code on the glass & to deliver it as is.

One of the guys that was there at the t/s that morning mentioned some years ago Ford had issue with rear glass in Explorers or Expeditions too.

 

You just jarred up an old memory...Back when I drove, Anchor Motor Freight, Ridgefield, NJ (Little Ferry) Conrail yard. Now I think CSX? Anyway, the yard was lower than the swampland around it. When a storm hit on high tide, this was salt water, the yard would flood. Conrail would not move any units to high ground, neither would Anchor. There were units with water over the roof. I saw them dry the units out and ship them!!!! Saw it happen and delivered some of them. Amazing stuff

 

Yup that's it. Right under the NJTP.

 

Always be careful that the delivery document damage codes match what you wrote up at loading time...and some codes cross and cover others but only one way. For example dealer writes L/F door chip 10-09-1, on load sheet you have 10-12-1 Covered. Dealer writes 10-12-1 and you have 10-09-1 Nope not covered. 12 scratch covers a 09 chip but not the other way around. 09 chip covers 34 edge chip...not the other way around. Unless the mfrs. have changed...34-1 panel edge chip is warranty unless it is on a 10 L/F door.