cornbinder89 wrote:Rookie rods is what we called them, and yes they are an "accessory" sold at most truck chrome shops. Was $400 what Vanderhaags's quoted?
LTL is not easy or cheap unless you list it as a "partial" and can wait for someone to pick it up. Still will cost more than the bumper to be worth while for a truck to go get it.
Yes, that's what Vanderhag's quoted. But I'm sure eventually I'll find a straight bumper like that closer to Calif. Or I'll make one out of steel stock. And it took very little research to find lots of "rookie rods" for sale. So its not all that important to me right now.
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However, I now have my eve on a short wheelbase Loadstar 1700 4x4 for sale in Tremont, Illinois. No bed on the truck. Cab's rusted out but the drivetrain is claimed to be in good running condition. I want some of the parts - front axle, power steering, possibly the engine depending on what is wrong with my engine, couple interior bits etc. Thinking possibly then part out the remainder to recoup my money. Someone may want the transfer case, or 5-speed trans or rear axle or springs, etc.
My question - how do I get quotes and find someone to transport the truck?
I only know how to use U-Ship and I have been very disappointed in their service. It seems they use brokers that pay the actual truck transporters a less-than-fair part of what the actual client pays. I remember when my firetruck was delivered I was so shocked at how little the truck driver got from what I paid U-Ship, I gave him a big cash tip.
Another time the axle assembly I bought was delivered by U-Ship to the wrong address. It was delivered to a near-by recycling yard. I would not have known except I saw it sitting in the street. The office worker signed for it but had no idea how to reach whoever it was for, or if it was just given to them to crush/recycle. And despite my request to U-Ship to be informed of delivery so I could tell the driver where on my property to drop it off, they never called me. Fortunately the recyclers were kind enough, using their forklift, to bring it the few blocks to my house.
My question is how do I, other than through U-Ship, let independent and big companies know I have a pending shipment? I don't care if it takes them weeks or even a couple months to put together a full load so they don't have a partially empty trailer going either way, I'm just looking for something economical and fair to both me and the truck driver.
I remember years ago when I had my first Loadstar delivered to Los Angeles, it was not through U-Ship. It was through an independent carrier. It came from Nebraska at a very reasonable price. In addition to my truck, there were a couple pallets of big boxes and a big load of steel bars on that flat bed. Ideally I'm looking for a similar situation - where my truck is only part of the load so I'm not paying the full shipping costs. Is there something similar but different than U-Ship? How do I go about getting quotes from other sources? Perhaps other web sites active truckers look at?
Thanks.