Some of the folks on this board have asked about the pros & cons of shipping a vehicle in CONUS during a PCS transfer. I just completed my PCS move from Whidbey Island, WA to Jacksonville, FL and shipped both my wife's car (a 2004 Nissan Murano) and my new, 2008 Toyota Tacoma. This was my 7,485th PCS move with the Navy (or, at least it felt like it), and my wife didn't want to drive across country again. I chose not to drive my new truck across three mountain ranges in the middle of winter by myself (plus I'm old, my bones hurt after about eight hours of driving and I just didn't want to do it).
I shipped my wife's car back in Oct' 07 through a company called "All American Auto Transport (AAAT). The contact info is listed below. This company is merely a front which brokers out auto shipping contracts to anyone that has a truck and a driver. For me, this meant a Russian company (LOTS of shady, eastern European characters in the auto transport industry I learned). My wife's car was delivered within the advertised timeframe, but had significant damage to the roof (deep scratches). The driver (who spoke really good Russian, but not so good English), tried to bribe my wife with a $100.00 dollar bill and said: "Don't worry, go get your car detailed and a good wax job, the car will be fine." Bottom line - we had over $1300.00 in damage which we made a claim against USAA for. The car is repaired now and USAA is going after the "Russkies" for the deductible and repair bill. A good resource for researching auto transportation companies is: "transportreviews.com."
When I bought my Toyota in Nov'07, I asked about reputable auto shipping companies that either the dealer used/uses, or if anyone had any personal experience with an auto shipper. The company "United Road" was highly recommended to me (contact info listed below). They primarily ship exotic, custom vehicles, vehicles bought and sold at private auction, and to a lesser extent, personal vehicles being shipped around the country. The company owns all of their own trucks and drivers and only brokers out a shipment when it is absolutely necessary (No Commie Russkies though !!!). They charged me $1,425.00 and delivered my Toyota in excellent condition (although a bit dirty). I was quoted a 12 to 14 day delivery time - I got my truck in only eight days. Anywho, PM me with any questions.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
www.aaat.com
Mike
Senior Sales Rep
All America Auto Transport
7514 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 450
Bethesda MD 20814
800.942.0001 (B) // 301.215.9215 (F)
THIS COMPANY WAS EXCELLENT - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM
United Auto Transport
www.unitedroad.com
(800) 788-7173
Matt Wade
I shipped my wife's car back in Oct' 07 through a company called "All American Auto Transport (AAAT). The contact info is listed below. This company is merely a front which brokers out auto shipping contracts to anyone that has a truck and a driver. For me, this meant a Russian company (LOTS of shady, eastern European characters in the auto transport industry I learned). My wife's car was delivered within the advertised timeframe, but had significant damage to the roof (deep scratches). The driver (who spoke really good Russian, but not so good English), tried to bribe my wife with a $100.00 dollar bill and said: "Don't worry, go get your car detailed and a good wax job, the car will be fine." Bottom line - we had over $1300.00 in damage which we made a claim against USAA for. The car is repaired now and USAA is going after the "Russkies" for the deductible and repair bill. A good resource for researching auto transportation companies is: "transportreviews.com."
When I bought my Toyota in Nov'07, I asked about reputable auto shipping companies that either the dealer used/uses, or if anyone had any personal experience with an auto shipper. The company "United Road" was highly recommended to me (contact info listed below). They primarily ship exotic, custom vehicles, vehicles bought and sold at private auction, and to a lesser extent, personal vehicles being shipped around the country. The company owns all of their own trucks and drivers and only brokers out a shipment when it is absolutely necessary (No Commie Russkies though !!!). They charged me $1,425.00 and delivered my Toyota in excellent condition (although a bit dirty). I was quoted a 12 to 14 day delivery time - I got my truck in only eight days. Anywho, PM me with any questions.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
www.aaat.com
Mike
Senior Sales Rep
All America Auto Transport
7514 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 450
Bethesda MD 20814
800.942.0001 (B) // 301.215.9215 (F)
THIS COMPANY WAS EXCELLENT - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM
United Auto Transport
www.unitedroad.com
(800) 788-7173
Matt Wade