rick_bostrom
Onda Kattan Racing
I need to get a substantial number of spares, extra bodywork, wheels, and tires from Pennsylvania to my garage in Tacoma.
Considering the diversity of experience among the racing community I feel confident that one or more of you can significantly improve my knowledge on the subject!
I started out thinking one of the "PODS" style shippers that drops of a storage container of a certain size to be filled then picks it up and transports it to it's destination might be the solution but they are shockingly expensive! It would cost close to twice the cost of transporting the actual car out to send the container of spares.
I looked at pre-fabbed shipping crates of different sizes but they are not only fairly expensive but I am concerned about how well they would protect the cargo.
I thought about going and fetching them myself but it would be an 88 hour round trip for me, my truck, and my trailer and I just can't be off work that long.
I considered flying out, buying a small trailer and the cheapest truck that I thought would be able to make the return strip towing the trailer but that is still 44 hours of driving and has the potential to cost a similar fortune if the truck or trailer conks out on the way back plus I might lose a fair amount of cash on resale at this end.
Anybody worked their way through this kind of quandary? I would be grateful for any help finding a solution.
Considering the diversity of experience among the racing community I feel confident that one or more of you can significantly improve my knowledge on the subject!
I started out thinking one of the "PODS" style shippers that drops of a storage container of a certain size to be filled then picks it up and transports it to it's destination might be the solution but they are shockingly expensive! It would cost close to twice the cost of transporting the actual car out to send the container of spares.
I looked at pre-fabbed shipping crates of different sizes but they are not only fairly expensive but I am concerned about how well they would protect the cargo.
I thought about going and fetching them myself but it would be an 88 hour round trip for me, my truck, and my trailer and I just can't be off work that long.
I considered flying out, buying a small trailer and the cheapest truck that I thought would be able to make the return strip towing the trailer but that is still 44 hours of driving and has the potential to cost a similar fortune if the truck or trailer conks out on the way back plus I might lose a fair amount of cash on resale at this end.
Anybody worked their way through this kind of quandary? I would be grateful for any help finding a solution.