66dc75 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Looking at a truck for sale in St. JOE Arkansas. Anybody know of a reputable lowbed service to run this north? I was also thinking of hiring someone to go look at it if anyone knows of someone to do truck inspections in that area. I'd go myself but I'm finding you can't just fly to little Rock from Boston. It looks like 3 stops, 10 hours then a rental car an possibly some hitch hiking to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s. Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 sent you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Good luck it looks good. That’s the problem I have every time I go out there two transfers both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Plus, my wife usually makes all the reservations.she said your flights to Pennsylvania or are usually a fortune. She said actually flying into Logan is a lot cheaper for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I see a lot of those Kodak trucks for sale that are completely rusted out but that one seems to be in good shape. Does that have a cherry picker on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Sign crane on it. They sent me photos of the underside no rust. It was doldrums out of Iowa 80 Equipment about 7 years ago and ended up in an auction in Kentucky so I think it stayed out of the rust belt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Sold not doldrums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Is the late Daryl Gushee's, New Glouster ME, trucking business still in operation????? He used to do a lot of that work.. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 When was Gushee on business. I lived in Gray, from 82-90. Graduated high School at Gray-New Gloucester. In '87.. i dont remember the name. Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted August 19 Popular Post Share Posted August 19 (edited) Joey, Daryl had a large riggging / heavy haul business. He was very active in the antique / historical truck hobby and a close friend of the late Erv Bickford of Yarmouth ME. He also was a large collector of 4X4 type equipment. He had something like a dozen LINN tractors and snow plows.. He passed away of a heart attack, in his mid 50's, about 5 years ago. Do you have the ATHS Showtime picture book from the 2012 Springfield Mass show??? He had several pieces of equipment there.. Edited August 19 by Brocky 3 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Love the old bike but it doesn’t look very comfortable lol bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1958 F.W.D. Posted August 20 Popular Post Share Posted August 20 If you are still looking for someone to haul it for you, call UNDER DOG Gregg Hoffman (not Other Dog Tommy Blackwell) His number is 610-428-6075 If he does not answer, he is trucking but leave a message and he will call you back during business hours when his hands aren't full of steerin' wheel and shifter. 4 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 Thanks I'm going to call him now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Randy, Is Gregg the man in Central PA with a drop deck who has moved a lot of fire trucks??? If so, I could NOT remember his name.. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 If you can't find someone by word of mouth you can try UShip. Its a very easy app/platform to use. I used it on my last iron acquisition and was very pleased. It seems very daunting at first but at the end of the day someone who owns a tractor and lowbed (owner operator) is doing the work. Its just dealing with the brokers that can be a little annoying. Uship itself is a broker that puts your load out to actual freight brokers who compete for your business. Once you select a freight broker, they put the load out to O/O load boards. To give context, I got a full size farm tractor that did not run moved from Central Illinois to Pittsburgh, PA for right around $800. They made me pay half up front and then when the driver unloaded and let them know they charged my credit card for the balance. It was a completely painless transaction. I would use them again If I had the need. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 one thing to make sure of with uship is that the carrier has insurance. a lot of them can haul for next to nothing because they do not carry liability insurance if something gets damaged. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 8/20/2024 at 10:21 AM, Brocky said: Randy, Is Gregg the man in Central PA with a drop deck who has moved a lot of fire trucks??? If so, I could NOT remember his name.. Yup. That's him. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 8/20/2024 at 10:21 AM, Brocky said: Randy, Is Gregg the man in Central PA with a drop deck who has moved a lot of fire trucks??? If so, I could NOT remember his name.. Yes but he is actually over here on the East Side about 15 miles from me Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 8/20/2024 at 9:38 AM, 1958 F.W.D. said: If you are still looking for someone to haul it for you, call UNDER DOG Gregg Hoffman (not Other Dog Tommy Blackwell) His number is 610-428-6075 If he does not answer, he is trucking but leave a message and he will call you back during business hours when his hands aren't full of steerin' wheel and shifter. I've heard rumors that he only has to shift when he's leaving a stoplight because even though he drives a Mack it has a huge Cat engine in it. Huge. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 hey,,,,,what are you fixin on doing with that thing,,,greg????????????? bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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