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modirt 
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 9:37am |
Now and then I'll see a tractor or piece of equipment on the classifieds here, or perhaps craigslist, that I'd be interested in......except it's several hundred miles away. I have no way of hauling this stuff myself.
How hard is it to arrange transportation and how expensive is it?
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Darrell G (MN)
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 9:55am |
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Yesterdays tractors has a hauling schedule link and you can contact someone who has posted on this site or post an add yourself and people will give you a quote. It sounds expensive, however if one figures fuel, lodging, & meals etc it's not real cheap to go yourself.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 9:59am |
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Another thought......I live 5 miles from an auto auction. Are the trucks those guys use adequate to haul a tractor the size of a 185 or 190XT?
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 10:03am |
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Maybe....maybe not. A 10,000 lb tractor all in one spot on the trailer is different than three 3500 lb cars with four points of contact on each.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 10:04am |
Ask on here. Often someone maybe going in your general direction and have room.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 10:48am |
 Darrell G (MN) wrote:
Yesterdays tractors has a hauling schedule link and you can contact someone who has posted on this site or post an add yourself and people will give you a quote. It sounds expensive, however if one figures fuel, lodging, & meals etc it's not real cheap to go yourself.
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This it? And I thought I was nuts for wanting to haul something a few hundred miles?
If these guys are reliable, that would open up a whole new world of possible options.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 11:09am |
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I found a local hauler on CL and he was reasonable. Ended up not needing him, but there should be someone close. You could also ask the seller if they can haul it or recommend someone.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 11:51am |
I had an Oliver 1550 Utility hauled from Mass to my place in Virginia right at 600 miles, cost me $900 bid it out on USHIP.The hauler did an excellent job.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 1:18pm |
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Heavy or Commercial Equipment Rental is the way to go.
I sold my trailer years ago but still have my pickup. I rent an equipment hauler trailer now since I don't tow or show too often. I usually get a 20' two axle tilting flatbed with a 12,000lb capacity. It's not that expensive. Most places charge by the day, unlimited mileage.
If you only need to move a tractor or piece equipment a couple of times a year its way cheaper than the cost owning a large trailer.
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018 at 5:09pm |
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Hauling prices. 10,000lbs or less $60 load fee. $3 per loaded mile.
10,000 lbs to 42000lbs legal height nothing over 12ft 4in wide. Is $200 for loading and the first loaded 20 miles. $50 for each additional piece put on trailer.
Anything overweight is $200 load fee, $1 per axle to scale per loaded mile up to 94000lbs of cargo thats not over 14ft 6in tall or 12ft 4in wide.
Yes its expensive. You get what you pay for. Trucks, trailers cargo insurance are not cheap.
Yes people pay it. Bobby (MO)
Edited by Bradleytrench - 17 Nov 2018 at 5:09pm
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 7:36am |
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Like Bradleytrench said it's not cheap.
Repairs, insurance, plates, equipment inspections, possible fines by law enforcement all cost more than the standard very day guy that just jumps in a truck to haul something for his buddy.
I charge between $1.50 -$2.50 a loaded mile plus any extra expenses (permits, tolls, etc.). If it's a situation where loading & unloading is time consuming and the mileage is short then I charge $70.00 per hour.
Some companies rates are over $5.00 per loaded mile.
Edited by DennisA (IL) - 18 Nov 2018 at 7:53am
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 9:31am |
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Do you have a local trucking company in your town? I no longer have my highway tractor but lots of guys will take a backhaul if they have a load going in that area. And you can generally get a better rate.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 9:53am |
Put it on USHIP like I said before cost me $1.50 mile no loading fees,trucker paid
$130 in tolls(included in the original quote for $900) coming out of the worst place to truck in the country NE US.I actually had one quote for less but he would have needed the seller to load it for him so to avoid hassle i went with the fellow that could load himself.I got some high quotes to start with but as more competition stepped in prices came down.Also USHIP puts the money for the haul in escrow and doesn't turn it loose until the customer gives the OK.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 3:20pm |
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When I started hauling my rate was $1.00 per loaded mile. It didn't take me to long to find out how fast you can get in the red. USHIP can be a great site to fine the best deals on hauling, but be care who you pick.
$900.00 sounds like a lot of money and it is until you start taking out the expenses. I don't know what his operating expenses are but I can put a few of mine in. Around trip 1200 miles. He most liking used 70 gals of fuel on the loaded trip which would be about $235.00. Unloaded return trip about $134 in fuel. Tolls both ways $260. Food $50.00. Lodging $90.00. He's left with $131.00 after his immediate expenses were paid. He still needs to set aside some of that for wore and tear on the truck and trailer, insurance, reg fees & possible fines. What pays the mortgage, gas & electric bills? I sure hope he had a load to haul back.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 4:37pm |
DennisA (IL) wrote:
When I started hauling my rate was $1.00 per loaded mile. It didn't take me to long to find out how fast you can get in the red. USHIP can be a great site to fine the best deals on hauling, but be care who you pick.
$900.00 sounds like a lot of money and it is until you start taking out the expenses. I don't know what his operating expenses are but I can put a few of mine in. Around trip 1200 miles. He most liking used 70 gals of fuel on the loaded trip which would be about $235.00. Unloaded return trip about $134 in fuel. Tolls both ways $260. Food $50.00. Lodging $90.00. He's left with $131.00 after his immediate expenses were paid. He still needs to set aside some of that for wore and tear on the truck and trailer, insurance, reg fees & possible fines. What pays the mortgage, gas & electric bills? I sure hope he had a load to haul back. |
He was in New Hampshire headed back to Florida by way of Virginia to see his daughter so my haul fit right in,but that's why it pays to put it on USHIP there are people like him around apparently since i got several good bids and I ended the listing early gets cheaper as it goes.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 4:56pm |
Gary Burnett wrote:
I ended the listing early gets cheaper as it goes.
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Yes it does, have seen quotes as low as .10 per mile.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 6:13pm |
Just got Semi load out of Ca to Mo. $3550.00 - 2000 miles. 1.75 Mile That had a stop in WY to pick up a 5th tractor. This was a back haul with a trucking company that I used back in the day to get semi load out of south and loads out of Ca. Single tractor transports cost more and some people cannot load semi trucks. Have not used it lately, but I could get a single smaller tractor from Ca for about $800.00 to my place in Mo.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 9:48pm |
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I was looking at a couple different skid steer loaders in NY and NJ, the prices were ok but unless a person can look and drive them, it's a crap shoot. What really killed the deal was the $2,500 trucking charge. Made them just too expensive. Even one in NE Ohio was $2000 to Colorado. Part of the problem in my case is that not as many trucks are heading west of the Mississippi as going around the eastern states.
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