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Fellow Rusty Old Truckers

I have located a '74 M151A2 in another province. The bill of sale is expected imminently. I've given myself 6-months to take delivery, otherwise I forfeit the payment. So there is a clock counting down. The issue is, it is inside the so-called Atlantic Bubble with border crossing conditions stated in absolute terms. As an ineligible resident without an approved reason, I cannot just drive 12-15 hrs and take delivery. Even having had my first flea treatment vaccine, I have no reason to be in that province. The seller is about 4-hours away from the border.

A couple of thoughts are rattling around what few brain cells I've got left:

- a, have the seller deliver to the border
- b, hire a flat bed towing company to pick up from the seller and deliver to the border where it gets crossdecked.
- c1, have a trusted MLU Express accomplice trailer or flat bed the vehicle to the border
- c2, meet the accomplice at the border with a suitable trailer, he takes to the seller's where it is loaded, then turns around to hand off to me at the border
- d, arrange with a commercial carrier to do the long distance haul, however it has to be received at a terminal, which still needs an accomplice to take delivery and move to a company loading dock.

As a nonrunner it needs heavy equipment or winching to be manoeuvered. The fewer handling steps the better for the sake of saving on exertion and breakage. I'd prefer to load once and be done.

Thoughts?