Need NH575E hauled from AR to FL

TractorGuy · Jan 12, 2016

I'm needing a New Holland 575E hauled from Marmaduke AR to Miccosukee FL. Anybody here in the business?

JJZ 109 · Jan 13, 2016

My experience is to hire someone that you're dealing with directly if at all possible. Dealt with brokers once trying to get a small bucket truck hauled 9-10 hours away. Over promised, under performed. 3 weeks later, no hauler and my buyer backed out.

smstonypoint · Jan 13, 2016

Check Hauling Ads - Yesterday's Tractor Co..

Steve

TractorGuy · Jan 13, 2016

smstonypoint said:
Check Hauling Ads - Yesterday's Tractor Co..

Steve

That needs a separate section for the can hauls and need hauls. Would be much easier to navigate.

I probably just need to be more patient with my seller. It just keeps getting put off and not being definite about a delivery day. Starting to think I should have put it on Uship the day I paid for it.

Edit: Seller just called and said he was going to try and get it shipped tomorrow.

smstonypoint · Jan 13, 2016

JD855guy said:
That needs a separate section for the can hauls and need hauls. Would be much easier to navigate.

The site gives you the choice of viewing ads by type -- all, can haul, or need hauled.

Steve

JJZ 109 · Jan 14, 2016

JD855guy said:
That needs a separate section for the can hauls and need hauls. Would be much easier to navigate.

I probably just need to be more patient with my seller. It just keeps getting put off and not being definite about a delivery day. Starting to think I should have put it on Uship the day I paid for it.

Edit: Seller just called and said he was going to try and get it shipped tomorrow.

He's probably getting false promises from brokers like I did. I kept getting promised dates & times of arrival for the truck that never showed. They strung me along to avoid losing the job. In the end, I lost the sale and they lost the job anyway.

TractorGuy · Jan 14, 2016

JJZ 109 said:
He's probably getting false promises from brokers like I did. I kept getting promised dates & times of arrival for the truck that never showed. They strung me along to avoid losing the job. In the end, I lost the sale and they lost the job anyway.

Well in my situation I already bought and paid for the tractor. Been dealing direct with the seller on the delivery. He usually deals with one person for deliveries but I keep getting delayed. Finally the driver called today and said it would be middle of next week. Yet another delay after thinking I would get it today or tomorrow. It all started on December 29th with the seller saying the delivery guy was a week to a week and a half behind. I don't suspect any dishonesty. I just think they have more going on than they can get done but after a few delays it starts to get old. Kind of wishing I would have put it out on Uship the day I bought it but like you said that doesn't always work out either.

NorEaster · Jan 14, 2016

Driver is not "behind", he is doing what anyone would do and that is take higher paying loads until he gets a dead spot in his schedule, where you can then fit in.

Brokers and even owner-ops don't actually care about you getting your shipment, only the money they get from it. Even more so since delivery is not dire and I assume, not a special rate to guarantee delivery by a certain date.

JJZ 109 · Jan 16, 2016

NorEaster said:
Driver is not "behind", he is doing what anyone would do and that is take higher paying loads until he gets a dead spot in his schedule, where you can then fit in.

Brokers and even owner-ops don't actually care about you getting your shipment, only the money they get from it. Even more so since delivery is not dire and I assume, not a special rate to guarantee delivery by a certain date.

Sounds like over promise and under deliver to me. I own a business. Jobs aren't sorted by which one brings in more money. If that happened some folks would never get their job done because a higher paying one always comes along. Which would bite me in the *** in the end due to bad word of mouth advertising.
Seems to me like these trucking outfits are hedging their bets and saying they'll get to it when they have a slow period. Meanwhile the customer who was promised a delivery but sits waiting with vague promises of when it will happen.