Give Freightquote a call. They will get multiple haulers to quote and
you can choose. freightquote.com
OTOH, UST only uses truckers they know as it is pretty easy to ding/bend
a crank up. Nothing but their towers on the flatbed.
Ask Tashjian if there are alternatives.
Grant KZ1W
On 8/25/2012 6:05 AM, Drax Felton wrote:
> Go down to your local truck stop and ask a couple guys for the name of their
> broker and tell them what you need.
>
> Brokers match loads to available drivers.
>
> Independent and owner operator drivers work with them all the time. If
> the broker can't help you ask for a referral to one who can,
>
> I used to work for Lowes freight working on the computer systems these
> brokers use to tender freight.
>
> You could also write down a few national carrier names off the doors of
> trucks. They're required to post contact info.
>
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> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 25, 2012, at 8:21 AM, "Bill Gaines" <ad8p@wcoil.com> wrote:
>
>> On June 29 my LM-470d was destroyed in a wind storm. I immediately started
>> looking here and elsewhere for a suitable replacement. I found a couple but
>> both were on the left coast and both indicated the buyer would have to
>> arrange shipping. I have since found others closer to me but still the same
>> thing about me doing the leg work on locating a shipper. I finally decided
>> to replace the old tower with a new one also being shipped from the west
>> coast. My reasoning was that since they do this full time they must have
>> shippers waiting at their door to pick things up and haul away. I am told by
>> the manufacturer that the tower is completed and is awaiting pick up by a
>> trucking company. I have been told this story several times now....waiting
>> on a company to come to pick it up. My question is this. Where do I go to
>> find a flat-bed truck that will pick this tower up in California and bring
>> it to me in Ohio?
>>
>> There simply must be a reasonably quick way to get this done.
>>
>> Bill AD8P
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