The orange truck guys moved my Bugeye and all of my household goods from
California to Michigan 20 years ago. The car was loaded last at the very back
of the trailer. They also loaded a bunch of spare engines and parts in the
belly containers under the trailer. Everything made it in perfect shape. I
guess it all depends on the driver and loading/unloading crew.
Rick
Sent from my keyboard
On Jan 29, 2013, at 6:50 AM, David Booker <tncarnut1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not sure if these guys even move cars alone, but Atlas Van Lines moved a
car
> for me as a part of a whole-house corporate move a few years ago. Won't
bore
> you with all the details of the horrible experience, but suffice it to say
the
> car (A freshly-painted, almost complete restoration of a '70 Triumph
Spitfire)
> showed up close to a month after it was scheduled to arrive. There were
> either dents or scratches or both on every single body panel when they
> unloaded it. It looked like the idiots had pushed it onto the truck with a
> tow-motor, sat things on top of it, and leaned over it with large belt
> buckles. At first they said it must have been like that when they loaded
it...
> Then they tried to give me $500 for the damages. It took months of phone
calls
> and threats of lawsuits to finally come up with enough money for the
bodywork
> and another paint job.
>
> Stay away from the Orange truck people!
>
> - David
> Booker
> Long Island
>
> From: "lindalnhvt@nhvt.net" <lindalnhvt@nhvt.net>
> To:
> spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:05 PM
> Subject:
> [Spridgets] Car shipping
>
> I have purchased a classic Mini for my son who is
> currently serving in
> Afghanistan. When he returns this spring we would like to
> ship it from NH
> to WA (state). We have listed it on UShip and have only 4
> bids. One of
> them looks like a reliable company. Have any of you had a good
> experience
> with a long distance shipper that you would like to share?
> Thanks.
> Dick Byrne in NH
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