Transporter suggestions?

[Bill]

Great answer, Bruce. Do you have some additional thoughts on the following?

As I recall, one of the other things in the discussions was the difference between a shipper who will tow your trailer, usually behind a pickup, and a shipper who will put your trailer on a flatbed or car-carrier of some kind.

Never having used a transporter of any kind, I can't comment. But I did a household move with an outfit called ABF U-Pack, and got royally scammed and screwed. I don't know if U-Pack is related to uShip in any way, but I will be glad to provide info off-line to anyone who is interested.

Bill

[FlowerPower]

Thx for the links!

I ended up making a deal with a great transporter last night on Uship who regularly makes trips to and from TX to northern IN hauling trailers. Fair price, great reputation.

Happy to pay the extra $ to deal with the actual guy who's going to be hauling it instead of a broker's contractors. Although I had a good experience with a broker 3 years ago hauling two vehicles for me, but those were only a few hundred miles away, not a thousand.

Re: Uship, I've hired transporters for a variety of stuff over the past 5 years and, knock on wood, have had no issues.

[BrucePerens]

Originally Posted by Bill

the difference between a shipper who will tow your trailer, usually behind a pickup, and a shipper who will put your trailer on a flatbed or car-carrier of some kind.

Flatbeds and car-carriers are good for a few things. They are best for moving most cars, since SUVs with AWD are popular and many these days aren't good to tow for long distances with even two wheels on the ground. They may be big enough to allow the transporter to move two vehicles at once. Including for two separate customers. So, they may clear more for their time and expenses. It's good to move a vehicle that isn't ready to move under it's own power. And it saves your vehicle from some wear and tear.

But there shouldn't really be any problem with towing a Trailmanor a few thousand miles.

Thanks

Bruce