Wanted: Logistics Help Wanted

[Bob Carriere]

Plenty of room for storage at the Hammond barn (Ottawa)....... Robert can them pick it up or we can arrange for delivery for gas money.

Bob C

[r.morrison]

Chris/Bob: I'm going to put those offer(s) in the pile and let Robert sort through them. I am waiting for Adams Forwarding to get me a price. They were recommended to me by George Mckenzie and I've used them a couple of times and recommended them to others.

I tried the U Ship last month, but not much luck at all. Chris, you might have lucked out, but I sure got some weird ones. One guy emailed me 5 minutes after I listed it, promising to take it the next day once I paid him up front! That one was quickly trashed.

I'll try it again, maybe I'll have better luck this time with the major cities as opposed to the small towns.

I'll keep you posted as to what happens. Cheers.....Robert

[chris vickery]

Yes Robert, the downside of Uship is that there are some scammers on there.
Authentic shippers contact you through the website service and never ask for funds up front. It at least gives you the options to look through the bid prices and make up your own mind.

[rob love]

I can also be used as a drop off point if you find something going only as far as Mb. It can sit here for as long as it takes to find someone traveling from Mb (which is geographically the center of North America) to the East. I am only 7 miles from the trans Canada highway, and can pick up or drop off to the highway as need be.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I had indifferent success with Uship. The website lets you post your load and a ceiling price you are willing to pay. I found that $1000 wasn't enough for moving my M151A2 from Edmonton to Ottawa to get much action from the bidders. I had to bump it up, and eventually paid a side price to the lead bidder, just so things would start moving.

[cletrac (RIP)]

I shipped a 1A2 box from Sask to Ottawa for $400 on a United Van Lines backhaul. The driver said they haul vehicles east all the time. He already had a couple of wrecked vehicles onboard that were going from Vancouver to Ottawa. He went 200 miles out of his way to get here too.

[r.morrison]

Well Chris and crew.....I threw it back on U Ship. I've had 1 quote for $1900.00 + and another inquiry which I'm waiting for a quote from. David. I never thought of United Van Lines. I'll call them on Wednesday and check it out. Adams Forwarding is seeing what they can do to bring their price down from $1800.00. And yes Terry, I was probably a "tadge" off on my estimate. It's almost cheaper to put it in a container and ship it to Europe.
Thanks Rob also for the offer. Are you sure you'd give it back??? You know you are related to that museum and you know what museum people are like! I'll keep you all posted. Cheers for now....Robert