I had a pickup hauled from Los Angeles to Omaha (close to the same miles) and it cost me about 900 in 2005
back then the auto auction was paying trucks .30 a mile per car on a load of 14 to 16 cars and the 900 i was quoted was for a running truck that can go on a big transport.
freight brokers are crooks and the insurance is on the trucking company which isn't going to make much.
the broker has zero responsibility but if you don't deal directly with a carrier yourself and stipulate no brokers or re brokering the load then your going to get with a broker.
They made some changes to the commercial authority few years ago.
More big government protection for big wallstreet.
the increased the brokers bond from 10,000 to 100,000 running most brokers out of the market or requiring them to become an agent under a large corporation's broker license
Carriers (trucking companies) are no longer allowed to ship the stuff they contracted to haul on another carrier. They either have to haul it themselves, or release the contract.
That is unless that trucking company is rich enough to pony up 100,000
there is a website called central dispatch where all the hotshots and car haulers go to to find loads
http://www.centraldispatch.com/index.htm
Expect to pay anywhere from $1.00 to $1.50 a mile.
1482.14 miles from davenport to Mountain Home
If you can get it shipped for 900 to 1200 going through a broker.
I had bought an 85 f600 with a 20 foot flatbed a few years ago
i was looking at $3.50 a mile to flatbed it from Denver to Omaha
i ended up driving my pickup truck out, stopped in Fort Morgan and bought a tow dolly for $1200
http://www.americancardolly.com/
And had a hitch put on my f600 and burned $300 in gas coming home
maybe towing your car with the truck would be cheaper?
