Yeah, that’s another time where there’s a “bump” in traffic, but the majority of them come down in October/November. Weather can affect that, too.
The time between Thanksgiving and Xmas is tough, as a lot of carriers go off the road during this time since demand is low. They’ll do maintenance and spend time at home. I found this out when I moved the former 220SEb from Tucson to Florida a few years ago. I bought the car the week after Thanksgiving and he wasn’t able to get me a ride until the week before Christmas. However, he got me a covered carrier for the price of an open carrier because he found someone coming my way with an empty spot to fill. -D > On Apr 30, 2021, at 1:58 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > We were just after Christmas but there were still a lot of snowbirds moving > in. You could see them as you crossed the Florida state line, all of a sudden > there were more Lincolns/Cadillacs and Buicks on the road and you couldn't > see the driver's heads anymore... ;) > > -Curt > > On Friday, April 30, 2021, 1:48:52 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Curt, > > Since she was shipping during one of the “migration” periods and along a busy > corridor, I’m sure it was cheaper. Starting after Labor Day the migration of > snowbirds begins slowly, peaking in late October and going until > Thanksgiving. Since everyone is going in one direction and there are few > going out, a lot of carriers are deadheading back North to get more loads. > Some of them contract with rental car companies to move inventory or leasing > companies who are moving cars to other markets. That’s still a small number > compared to what’s going south at the time. > > -D > > > > > On Apr 30, 2021, at 1:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Neat. > > Back around 2002-2004 Angie and I used to drive a car to Florida from MA > > for a wealthy little old lady. We'd spend a week with her, Angie was her > > live in massage therapist and I was the handyman. She paid for everything > > and flew us back home.IIRC it cost about $1500 all told which included a > > car to take us from the airport back home.She told us that it was much > > cheaper and faster (we took 3 days driving) to have us move her car vs > > having it shipped. I don't know if that was true or she just liked having > > us around... > > -Curt > > > > On Friday, April 30, 2021, 12:26:05 PM EDT, 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 <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
