From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Tue Jun 27 2006 - 07:24:07 PDT
Have paid $3.10 a gallon for fuel time 125 times......
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] New Toys
> But how much might it cost the trucker to get to the starting point?????
>
> And then how many miles must he drive to get to his next load? Hey,
> getting stuff hauled these days don't come cheap with the way everything
> has just gone up. I bought a quart of oil in Wal-mart last week that cost
> me nine dollars and change.
>
> Sonny
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Houde" <houdel@carrinter.net>
> To: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] New Toys
>
>
>> $2000 for a 800 mile haul? Seems like a lot of money, but I was quoted
>> over $900 by two different companies for a 235 mile haul for a Deuce.
>> Looks like Steve did OK compared to my quotes. I managed to get my truck
>> running and drove it home; the fuel tank was 3/4 so I didn't even have to
>> buy any diesel!
>>
>> Sonny Heath wrote:
>>
>>> You're right, I apologize, I shouldn't have said that, but its just that
>>> a heck of a lot of people seem to want stuff hauled for less than what
>>> it costs the trucker to do the job properly. I feel that guy got taken.
>>>
>>> I just hauled for two different people and they were more than fair with
>>> me. One of them is on this list and posts quite often.
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Sonny
>>> Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 11:28 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] New Toys
>>>
>>>
>>>> I hesitate to call trucker "stupid" (or anyone) I do not know what kind
>>>> of help he might have had other than seller; and he might have been
>>>> glad to get back haul coming this way, load was in central Ohio and his
>>>> home is only about 30 miles from me. Broker might have had him sitting
>>>> for days waiting for a load. You never know what circumstances the
>>>> other fellow is having to cope with.
>>>>
>>>> - I have seen some hauled where these items were removed with "blue
>>>> wrench" even lug nuts.
>>>>
>>>> Mine were in excellent condition, even bolts that had been removed were
>>>> saved and given to me,
>>>>
>>>> E
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
>>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 9:38 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [MV] New Toys
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> and the trucker was stupid enough do all that work to move it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sonny
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everette"
>>>>> <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
>>>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:13 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [MV] New Toys
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> when mine was moved I thought charges were out of line also, until I
>>>>>> put it back together - which consisted of mounting 4 drive tires that
>>>>>> must weigh 300 pounds each and reinstalling the fenders over rear
>>>>>> wheels - it also was moved on drop deck and I do not remember what it
>>>>>> was but something had to be taken off top to shorten it - seller did
>>>>>> not assist trucker in making it road legal to haul without wide load
>>>>>> permits
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Everette
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen L Dussetschleger"
>>>>>> <dussetschleger@juno.com>
>>>>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:36 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [MV] New Toys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mine got here in Missouri couple of days ago. The M123A1C is a
>>>>>>> pretty
>>>>>>> neat rig.
>>>>>>> Wish I had gotten just as good a deal on moving it though. Got
>>>>>>> shafted
>>>>>>> (in my op.) for $2,000.oo for an 800 mile trip on a drop deck.
>>>>>>
>>
>>
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