Here's the 'official' word on what happened with Roadway Express... must be run by former FCC personnel...
--------------------------------------------- "I am happy to say that the Tilt-Over Section and base plate of the tower made it to Pittsburgh in 1 piece. However, the tower is nowhere to be found. While on its way from California to Pittsburgh, it appears that the two packages somehow got separated. How you ask? I have no idea and neither does Roadway Express. It seems that the 12 foot X 36 X 24 CRATE got lost. Roadway tells me that it never made it to Akron or Pittsburgh; the last 2 stops it made. Anyways, Roadway is looking for the crate with our tower in it and Tashjian Towers has filed a missing cargo claim, just incase they have to build us a new one. Thank Goodness for Shipping Insurance!! I have made all the necessary phone calls to the shipping company and the manufacturer to ensure we get what we paid for. If it is truly lost, Roadway will pay Tashjian Towers and they will build us a new one. I know that is not what I or you all wanted to hear, but at least our investment is protected." -- de Randy N3ZK --------------------------------------------- Well, at least we'll still have our tower, it will just take longer than we thought. Would have been very nice to have it in time for our hamfest on February 25th, but unless it shows up pretty soon, I wouldn't expect to get the replacement tower in time. (And that's assuming that they not only find it but find it in good condition... I'm beginning to wonder if it's sitting in pieces in a warehouse or transfer facility somewhere because some putz running the forklift dropped it, or something like that!) I've heard privately from a few of you that this may actually not be that uncommon with Roadway Express... they seem to have a reputation for losing things or not delivering them, and finding creative excuses to blame someone else. Still, this is ridiculous. And I also hope that if Roadway Express does have to pay to replace the tower, Tashjian Towers uses another carrier to ship it. And if it costs more, that's OK -- Roadway can pay for it! Sorry if I'm venting a little guys, but I'm steamed. Randy worked his butt off, literally, to get this project moving; he's personally invested a significant amount of time in creating the wooden callsign plaques that have helped fund it, and personally arranged for two of our big corporate donations. He could have walked away with his hands thrown up in the air in disgust, but he stuck to it, fought for it, SUCCEEDED... and now this? 73 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 1:49 PM To: DX Chat Reflector Subject: [DX-CHAT] Don't Tell Me, It "Fell Off The Truck" How do you lose a tower? Seriously? My local club, the Wireless Association of South Hills, has spent the last 18 months plus raising funds to purchase a mobile tower (see www.n3sh.org for details). When we had enough funds for the tower itself, it was paid for and ordered from Tashjian Towers (formerly Tri-Ex). Tower and base mount were assembled, tested, and shipped, due to arrive today. The person who has been organizing the project, Randy N3ZK, had arranged for the tower to be delivered to his workplace so that there would be enough people to unload the tower properly -- and sign for it too. So, Randy gets a call from his warehouse people, telling him that Roadway had come and gone... no tower. He starts making calls. The official word: They lost it. He called Tash Towers, talked to their shipping people. First words they said: "They lost it? How could they lose a tower?" All I can say is, Roadway had better find that tower -- or get on the horn to their insurance people. Meanwhile, I may have to have a word with one of the newest members of the club... who recently passed the bar and is now an attorney... How can you lose a tower? I'm just flabbergasted! 73 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
