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Need a reliable and honest car shipper recommendation
After wading through the BS of the many nefarious shipping scams, er "brokers", I need to get a Porsche I just bought from Airmont, NY to Bellingham, WA. Open air carrier fine.
Any recommendations welcomed. Thanks
Tempus Logix broker out of Los Angeles.
I have used them many times to ship Porsche's from east coast to west coast and vise-versa https://tempuslogix.com/
I have used Montway (broker) a few times and have had good luck.
So far every trucker that have hauled my cars have been dependable and careful, no damage.
I selected closed transport from FL to TX when I bought the car, it was only an extra $200.
Going from Austin to Los Angeles, the closed transport was quite a bit more, so I selected open.
I will say Montway is about half of what the other direct non-broker shippers have quoted, I think the quote last time from Montway from Austin to LA to Austin was around $1,600 open air, while other direct shippers were about double that.
Montway also makes the truckers document all damage through the app, so I always am present for the walkthroughs. That protects both sides.
Thanks guys. I will look into these options. For the record and be warned: Do not use SHIP AUTO NOW.COM
Classic bait and switch. Quote you a low price, then when it comes time to pick your car up the price doubled! And they of course won't refund the "deposit". To me it's more about business principle, integrity and doing what you say to do.
Thanks guys. I will look into these options. For the record and be warned: Do not use SHIP AUTO NOW.COM
Classic bait and switch. Quote you a low price, then when it comes time to pick your car up the price doubled! And they of course won't refund the "deposit". To me it's more about business principle, integrity and doing what you say to do.
Warn your friends:
Did you check out USHIP? I've used them as well and have had good experience. Positive references are accurate
The plus of USHIP is that occasionally you get a shipper with excellent references who has planned trip and can pick up car and add it to their load for a very reduced cost.
Of course timing is everything but when you review the bids they mention their schedule.
^^Also your shipping story can be a come issue - Many companies are thieves/thugs and strong arm customers.
Had that happen 1x 6 yrs ago shipping 997 to my house in Seattle from Southern Ca. - I paid for open carrier and to have car positioned on TOP of carrier to avoid oil spills on paint/etc.
Car arrived with oil all over paint - A real mess.
I refused to pay them unless I got cleaning discount. They refused so I shut my door and they took my car to storage.
In the end my car was delivered with a tiotal detail as I instructed before releasing funds. I don't fvck around with ******.
Last edited by groovzilla; 01-08-2024 at 04:37 PM.
Did you check out USHIP? I've used them as well and have had good experience. Positive references are accurate
The plus of USHIP is that occasionally you get a shipper with excellent references who has planned trip and can pick up car and add it to their load for a very reduced cost.
Of course timing is everything but when you review the bids they mention their schedule.
IIRC UShip is direct posting to market.
So word to the wise, on any of those types of websites, use your real email address and fat finger your phone number.
Because you will get calls from seemingly hundreds of truckers and trucking companies over a few weeks.
Made that mistake, once.
Last edited by ATX_Native; 01-09-2024 at 01:18 PM.
FYI anyone needing West Coast shipper for Seattle/Portland/ to & from SF/LA/SD car shipping - Open Carrier not enclosed.
I just sold a collector Mercedes to buyer in Los Angeles last week and picked up today by shipper. Car was picked up yesterday from my house.
*Above average condition but not show car so open transport chosen.*
Owner/driver Moses who owns MOBILE MOSES LLC - 575 BRAUN AVE- SAN DIEGO, California 92114 - MC Number: 998696 - Phone: +1 (619) 846-9983 - Email: mobilemosesllc@gmail.com
Did excellent/Careful/Gentle loading and documenting of the Mercedes - Also he guaranteed car be transported on TOP of carrier for extra $100 - Therefore no oil drips from cars above which is what I always prefer and I recommended to buyer Price is $800 Seattle to LA + the $100 for top carrier guarantee = $900 - Great deal these days when average cost is $1100-$1200 thru Broker.
Just thought I would mention since this all happened yesterday. I will be Posting Thread in 997 Forum now.
You definitely have to be careful with these transport companies.
I contacted Shaughnessy Overland Express/RMS Auto Brokers and got a quote from Laki Prousalis to move my Supra and 997 from San Diego to Knoxville in 2022. I thought he was going to handle the pick up but then he said he doesn't do West Coast to East Coast and mostly FL to NY. Fine, no problem. He said he has another company that he works with that can do it. I emphasized to him that both are lowered and would need a ramp to load if the haul doesn't have a motorized flat ramp. He originally quoted me $6800 but I sat on it for a couple months until he reduced it down to $4800. I only accepted it because we were on a timed schedule and needed to have our vehicle loaded for the second drive across the country.
The company that came to pick up my cars wasn't in communication with Laki at all. @#$%!, he didn't even know who the heck Laki was?! Talk about a WTF moment. ! I was going to load up both my cars to a guy who doesn't even know or have any clue of the transaction. I was beyond pissed at this moment. Then on top of that, the dude didn't have any equipment to load the vehicles. The drop down ramp was angled so much that my car started to scrape not even after half way up. I was livid but I couldn't cuss out the driver, he was just the middle man. It was a good thing that I'm mechanically inclined and built a helper loading ramp for his hauler.
After an hour, the cars were loaded up and the Armenian driver from ONEOONE LLC was a nice guy and made the trip to Knoxville in 2 days. When it came time to pay, Laki's invoice was to pay him but the driver was on the phone with his manager said that I had to pay him, not Laki. So wait a sec, the driver who didn't know Laki but his boss did. Again another here we are with another mess and miscommunication with whom I had to pay. WTF again! After they were able to handle who gets paid, I was Venmo Laki and he wanted the Friends and Family to avoid the fees; so I was **** out of luck if any should happen.
All in all, I got my cars moved but the process and communication sucked.
01-08-2024, 02:56 PM
Need a reliable and honest car shipper recommendation
! I was going to load up both my cars to a guy who doesn't even know or have any clue of the transaction. I was beyond pissed at this moment. Then on top of that, the dude didn't have any equipment to load the vehicles. The drop down ramp was angled so much that my car started to scrape not even after half way up. I was livid but I couldn't cuss out the driver, he was just the middle man. It was a good thing that I'm mechanically inclined and built a helper loading ramp for his hauler.
