[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

Some food for thought regarding using a transport company - - - - -

Ask them a few questions:

- Will they broker the transport of your car to another company? (getting an additional party involved can complicate things....and some companies that represent themselves as transport companies are exclusively brokerages!) Many, many companies are exactly that - brokerages. They own no equipment and employ no drivers. They simply make arrangements for other companies to transport your vehicle. Not saying there's anything bad/wrong with the concept but it does get "more cooks in the kitchen".......
- - - - can add additional wrinkles if you need to get questions answered once the transport is underway
- - - - can present issues if a damage claim would need to be filed.

- How many times will they off-load and re-load your car between your old house and TV? (every time someone moves your car, there's potential for problems)

- How tightly will they guarantee a pick-up date/time and a delivery date/time?

- Will they provide door-to-door service? (some transport companies will want to specify non-residential pick-up and drop-off points)

Read and understand the contract presented to you and understand how problem resolution works with them before signing it.

Bill

Also consider buying a car cover for the car and ask if they will allow you to use it. Everytime we move our cars are shipped arranged by our new employer and if they didn't allow the car cover we had rub marks on the paint from the tie down straps. They paid to have the paint touched up but it's not the same. Also take pics of the car all around with a time date stamp in the frame so no confusion over any damage.