Hi, I'm new to this forum! I have the opportunity to get a 1952 Ford F4 1 Ton, they only issue is i live in Ontario and the truck is in Saskatchewan, i was wondering if anyone has ran into the same problem of finding a cost effective way of transporting a heavy truck, I was thinking of either flying out and loading it on a trailer and hauling it back, or getting a truck company to haul it, or getting a private hauler to load it and drive it to ontario? Any thoughts or suggestions Would be great!
Thanks!

 

Cost effective? Well, that certainly can be open to interpretation.

As to moving your truck, there is a fellow up in Saskatoon that has been looking for hauling jobs related to old vehicles. I'll find his info and pm you.

Not a lot of success locating the hauler, but he was posting regularly on Facebook on the Saskatchewan Classic Cars group. I'll keep my eyes open

 

To give you an idea. Our trucking company would charge between $2-2500.00 from Winnipeg to the GTA. Good luck.

 

Welcome to the forum.
I had trusted eyes verify the actual condition of a non running F4 and had it shipped 1500 miles. Ross also was there when the truck was loaded, etc.
In my case, I wanted a rust free truck that I had not found local. Cost of shipping the truck was much less than time and efforts would have been on any local rusted truck.

 

Try Uship- might be a good choice.

 

6 or 7 years ago when gas was 2 times what it is now, I had my '56 1 ton shipped a little over a thousand miles for $500, less than 50 cents a loaded mile. At the time I had an 89 F250 (460 V8) and a borrowed gooseneck I could have used to go get it myself for a lot more time and money. I went through an on-line broker and hired an independent hauler. If you are lucky you might find someone like I did that made their profit going out and just needed to defray costs on the return.

It is luck of the draw both for price and the type of service you get. The first guy they set up called me 2 hours after he was supposed to make delivery and said he never picked up my truck (that is a whole 'nother story) but the broker had #2 lined up within a couple of hours and I ended up getting my truck without additional delay. If you are working with someone else to load on the other end a change in schedule could cause problems. Also most haulers will charge a premium to load and unload if the vehicle is not running. Mine ran but had no brakes. I had a couple miles of flat deserted country road to figure out my next move but he still wouldn't let me drive it off the truck so I tipped him $50 for his trouble.
If you use a broker they will ask for the wheel base, overall length, width and an approximate weight. Depending on his rig, your hauler may ask that dual wheels be removed and secured.

 

I tried this shipping a cab from Arizona to PA and was impressed with the bids I got. If you can find someone already going through that rout with room on their truck you may be surprised.

 

Looks like you can't use PM's yet. Try messaging Garrett Small on Facebook.

 

I have had 3 inop trucks moved to Western Washington by small time independant haulers. 2 from Minot ND and one from Sho Low AZ. A landcruiser pickup, a '47 2 ton and a 53 f530. I am in the process of having a 1 ton '42 panel move from Parkers Prairie Minnesota. Believe me you, it is cheaper to hire a broker who places your vehicle and it's description and destination etc on 'central dispatch'. Then a trucker going that way with a space picks it up. So far all has been according to the script. All 3 mentioned were 900.00 cash delivered to my area north of Seattle. I can't vouch yet on the delivery of the panel. It is scheduled to arrive on Sunday the 7th. Time will tell if that goes as easily as the first 3. I can vouch it's a real trip driving 1/2 way to to Minnesota in the winter. Good luck.

 

I had my f-4 shipped from Nebraska to Pennsylvania for 1000 bucks, I don't think I could have done it myself for that,gas tolls trailer rental and lodging, not to mention the miles and wear and tear on my truck! If that helps you out any.

 

I'm in the middle of getting a F5 and a M6 shipped from the crows nest pass area to me on vancouver island. Found a guy who does hot shot hauling for the oil guys and usually backhauls empty. He can get both trucks at the same time and deliver them for $2500. The chunk of that is about $600 for the ferry round trip. Just to give you an idea. Search craigslist for guys looking for backhauls. As long as the F4 is mobile, most of them might take it.

 

Never thought of looking on CL. Which section? Men seeking men with trailers? But seriously is there a section for trucking?

 

I usually find them under the movers section if that helps.

 

Thank you Capt'n