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james (66.169.230.142)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 12:23 pm: | |
Does anybody know of prices to ship a 40ft bus from La to Oregon.Would it have to be loaded on a lowboy?
THanks,James |
Ross Carlisle (Ross) (207.88.96.26)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 1:39 pm: | |
The best I could get for hauling a 37ft American Eagle from MI to NH was $2 per mile. Would have been about $2000. The trucking company said that they would use one of those low boy rigs with a detachable goose neck...Like the ones they use to haul excavators.
Ross |
jmaxwell (66.42.92.125)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 10:29 pm: | |
A couple of months ago somebody on the board had shipped an RTS from Wash. state to Chicago area I believe and as I recall the price was in the area of $2500. |
mel4104 (208.181.100.63)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 9:13 am: | |
if you are not in a great rush try going to some of your trucking outfits in your area and portland and ask them for a back haul price , a lot of the time they will do it for the price of fuel plus a little for the driver, the small guys are the best as it helps to have a paying return. might work for you... mel 4104 |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (64.114.233.15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 10:10 pm: | |
Hi James, I take it that driving it is out of the question, but if not, what hurdles do you have to get past?
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |
rts matt (12.65.156.2)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 1:22 am: | |
This was the post:
Finally got my RTS shipped out to Chicago from Washington State. The new owner didn't have the time to come out and drive it back and decided to have it trucked out to him. A local company called Best Ways Brokerage, Inc. in Tacoma did an excellent job of successfully finding an experienced driver, a nearby loading dock, and located a loading facility in Chicago for the new owner. Julie Coleman helped every step of the way. She called to make sure everything was satisfactory, then on her lunch hour another Bestways employee called just to double check. I call that service! I'd recommend them to anyone needing to ship a bus cross country or move a bus from one state to another. If you would like thier phone number feel free to email me for it.
From Tacoma, WA to Chicago the cost was $2625.00 with a licensed, bonded, insured driver. The bus was shipped backwards on a step deck trailer. This way allowed for better weight distribution and saved me from covering the windshields. If you ship your bus backwards and you have turbo you will need to plug your exhaust. ( Just something to keep in mind ). The RTS model turned out to be a tricky bus to ship because of it's low 13" clearance and it's 298.7" wheelbase. It bottomed out on any of the portable loading ramps the various trucks carried, and an RGN/lowboy trailer had a 12 foot hole directly under the wheelbase when extended to fit the bus.
RTS owners pay attention if you need to ship or tow. It's tricky! From what I have learned it might very hard for a tow truck to tow you if you should break down somewhere. So be aware, if the tow company sends out a flat bed or lowboy trailer. Make sure you tell them the maximum height 119", the length of the bus 35' or 40'. The wheel base of the RTS is 238.7" for the 35' and 298.7" for the 40'. Then, you'll need to measure from the center of the front tire to the front bumper and measure from the center of the back tire to the back bumper. My bus measured 7' frunt and back. MOST important is that you tell them the maximum and minimum height from the ground to the belly of the bus. Mine was 13" aired up and 8" aired down.
Hope this helps. Thank you all so much for your advice and answers on this subject. I'll sure miss my RTS. I hope there will be another in the future.
RTS-less Matt |