CWC Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 As a new old Mack owner I was wondering what to do for insurance. Do you guys have full coverage or just liability? How do you determine the value of the truck for insurance? Is there a company that specializes in antique trucks? How expensive can I expect insurance to be on a 1948 fire truck with historical plates? Thanks Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have State Farm for my truck. Try your local agent. Was through Smithville this morning on my way to Wooster Brush. I work in Barberton. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I too have my Mack, albeit not an "antique", insured thru State Farm. I never had my truck appraised. I hear others talk about Haggerty Insurance.Hmmm, Smithville...did you happen to buy the Mack wrecker from Massillon a few years ago? I heard it went west toward Wooster. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks, my auto insurance agent wasn't much help. He either doesn't know what to do with an antique or isn't interested in messing with it. I haven't pushed the issue real hard yet.I have a fire truck, not a wrecker. It originally came from a fire station in Bethlehem PA., was sold to a Shriner club in Cleveland for a parade vehicle, sat behind a club members barn in Orrville for a few years, then sold to my father in Wooster where it sat in his shop for the past 15 years. My goal is to have it back on the road by next summer which seems probable based on what I've gotten done so far. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Call my agent in Canton. Rachael Chandler Head(330) 477-8529 4422 22nd St NwCanton, OH Tell them Larry Kortkamp told you to call about insurance on a historical truck. This is not my first referral about this. Have a friend in Findley, Ohio that called her because his local SF agent wouldn't deal with him. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have full coverage on my trucks thru State Farm also.. No problems as my agent also does a lot of commercial and farm vehicle work. My 55 Ford F-600 only has a declared value of $5000 and it went thru on pictures only, BUT my 1949 Diamond T 201 pick up has a declared value of $65,000 and that took a letter from an approved appraiser as well as the pictures.A lot of the guys pulling a trailer, with other equipment on them, have gone to Gulfway in Hudson FL as they will insure the trailer also.Do a search on here as this topic has been hashed out before..Post us some picturesBrocky Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Freightrain-any pics of said agent? Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I have full coverage on my trucks thru State Farm also.. No problems as my agent also does a lot of commercial and farm vehicle work. My 55 Ford F-600 only has a declared value of $5000 and it went thru on pictures only, BUT my 1949 Diamond T 201 pick up has a declared value of $65,000 and that took a letter from an approved appraiser as well as the pictures.A lot of the guys pulling a trailer, with other equipment on them, have gone to Gulfway in Hudson FL as they will insure the trailer also.Do a search on here as this topic has been hashed out before..Post us some picturesBrockyI've got Gulfway myself, they specialize in antique vehicles, race cars, and what-not. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Gulfway, only way to go 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Freightrain-any pics of said agent?Oh, I see Hat.......with a name like "Rachael" she has to be hot? Dont worry, she is. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39979-insurance/#findComment-289673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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