Wanted: Logistics Help Wanted

[r.morrison]

Gentlemen looking for some help on a WW11 trailer going from "Vancouver" to either Ottawa or Montreal. The trailer is the 1945 10 CWT CDN Model. Weight approximately 900 lbs. Details are as such....I sold my trailer to Robert Bergeron of this forum and who resides in St Georges Quebec. Now we are looking to getting it there for a reasonable cost. Options.....

1/If you are going from here to there and can tow this is the first option. Trailer is empty and has a plywood and canvas top on it. You can use it to haul "stuff". "NO BC BUD"!!! Once it gets to Ottawa or Montreal, we need a safe and dry storage place to drop it off at, for a short time. So you members in Ottawa and Montreal chip in. Robert will drive down and pick it up.

2/We are looking at getting pricing from a transport company to haul it down to either of the 2 cities. I will be able to mount it on pallet(s) and have a fork lift truck to place it in the back of a trailer or barring that, it can be rolled onto a flat bed. If you have anything happening that we can combine shipping, we're all ears. Drop me a PM if there are any great revelations.

Many thanks for your time and help......2 Roberts

[chris vickery]

Robert
Failing a safe and sound storage location, I am in the North Bay area and could provide temp storage (outdoor) for a couple weeks if need be.
Also, you may want to post an ad on Uship, I have used them several times to haul stuff for me in the USA and Canada, prices were reasonable.
I had a deuce trans in a crate moved from Louisianna to Buffalo NY storage for about $140USD. I had my M715 Kaiser moved from S OH to Guelph ON for $900 which included the driver brokering and clearing the load at the border for me (usually $500-$1000 on its own if you use a customs broker)
I have seen cars listed on Uship for around $1500 from BC to Ontario.
Nice thing about the trailer is that it can go on just about anything, a dry van, flatdeck, float, enclosed cargo trailer etc etc.

[Bob Carriere]

Plenty of room for storage at the Hammond barn (Ottawa)....... Robert can them pick it up or we can arrange for delivery for gas money.

Bob C

[r.morrison]

Chris/Bob: I'm going to put those offer(s) in the pile and let Robert sort through them. I am waiting for Adams Forwarding to get me a price. They were recommended to me by George Mckenzie and I've used them a couple of times and recommended them to others.

I tried the U Ship last month, but not much luck at all. Chris, you might have lucked out, but I sure got some weird ones. One guy emailed me 5 minutes after I listed it, promising to take it the next day once I paid him up front! That one was quickly trashed.

I'll try it again, maybe I'll have better luck this time with the major cities as opposed to the small towns.

I'll keep you posted as to what happens. Cheers.....Robert

[chris vickery]

Yes Robert, the downside of Uship is that there are some scammers on there.
Authentic shippers contact you through the website service and never ask for funds up front. It at least gives you the options to look through the bid prices and make up your own mind.

[rob love]

I can also be used as a drop off point if you find something going only as far as Mb. It can sit here for as long as it takes to find someone traveling from Mb (which is geographically the center of North America) to the East. I am only 7 miles from the trans Canada highway, and can pick up or drop off to the highway as need be.