Likely not. That’s for two reasons:
1.) He was going “against the flow”, as most traffic is coming south this time of year; and, 2.) Short notice. The closer you are to a move date, the higher the price gets. To contrast, I once moved a W124 400E from Greenville, SC to Tampa. It was in the winter, meaning that most traffic was moving south, although it’s a slow time. I gave a few days notice and my broker guy got me a ride within a day for $400. No doubt it was someone already coming this way who had an open spot on the truck. -D > On Apr 30, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > At that price did you get a covered van? > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:08 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > Glad it was a good experience, Scott. > > I’ve got a guy who I have used for over a decade to move cars for me as well > as referred to many people. He’s done a great job for everyone as far as I > know, and I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my cars if I needed one moved. > > The Internet services are cut-throat at best, which is why your son got a > $500 bid. His experience is common based on what I’ve heard. > > One of the things I really like about my guy is that he knows the business > well and will tell you if what you want to do is possible. Case in point: > > A good friend and neighbor is currently in Monterey, CA, with his daughter > and her family. He’s been out there for two year and is returning to Florida > this summer (son in law is officer in Army and he follows them around the > country.) My car broker moved their cars out to CA when they went out there. > Buddy called the broker a couple of weeks ago to explore the movement of the > cars back to Florida. Broker tells him that the current flight of > Californians out of the state is making the availability of carriers scarce > until late May. Buddy doesn’t want to move cars until June so he’s good to go > and will follow up as time gets closer. If he had gone ahead and booked > online for June or July he would be paying the current price, which is > astronomical. > > This business is seasonal and has a number of very well known “flows” or > migrations that has a huge effect on the cost and availability of trucks. My > guy knows these well and will do his best to provide guidance so you can > either avoid the higher costs or gain an advantage based on where the traffic > is going. > > I’ll gladly provide his contact information to anyone who wants it if you PM > me. > > -D > > > > On Apr 30, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Oldest stepson decided to move from FL to NC with two cars: shipping one and > > driving one. > > > > He contacted a Las Vegas based car-mover broker (from the Internet) who gave > > him a good price (like $500, I think). But when the deadline came it became > > clear that he would not get scheduled any time soon and no other broker > > would work with him as long as he was "on the board" with that original > > broker. Fortunately he was able to cancel that original arrangement > > (apparently someone there did not get the word not to answer his calls). > > > > Then he was able to list with a more reputable broker and was scheduled for > > pickup the very next day (about $800 I think). > > > > That actual move was very smooth: door to door in two days. I met the > > driver last evening, a great guy originally from somewhere in the Middle > > East (didn't ask). If someone needs a car moved on the east coast, I can > > recommend JILA Transportation: 781-244-9351 or 781-521-0077 for direct > > contact bypassing brokers. Apparently, the brokers get about $200 for > > scheduling but the truckers do all the actual work. The broker took a > > credit card but the trucker was COD. > > > > I never shipped a car and knew none of this. I didn't think to ask folks > > here until the original deal fell apart and by then we were out of time. > > Maybe this experience will help others or maybe experienced members can say > > what we did wrong. > > > > Scott > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
