How To Contract Transporting a Vehicle

Great service, Alan! 

This I will save and file.

Good advise Alan.  We pay the monthly fee to be a part of Central and act as our own broker/negotiator for all of our shipments.  It took me 1 shipment to realize that this is exactly what the middleman was doing and the deposit for shipment was their commission... and then their concern ended.

As a licensed Transport Broker I would like to mention that MOST of Alan's advice is good advice.  Not all Transport Brokers are "bedroom office" operators and in fact if you work with a good one ( me for instance), you will get great service AND a better price then what most transporters will charge you directly.  One thing Alan failed to mention was that brokers have access to hundreds, maybe even thousands, of transporters all over the country. As a broker we are back-filling transporters loads and as a result can usually locate a transporter faster and get you a better rate. 

Perhaps things have changed since Alan retired as I do have a MC# and I am bonded. I only use professional, fully insured carriers and do not get 1/3 or more of the actual transport. In fact I have never heard this until Alan mentioned it and I do not believe it to be true. Typically brokers will charge a deposit of $100-200 which is their fee. For the record, I have never changed the name of my company. 

Anyone who needs a vehicle transported is welcome to give me a call or request a quote. My website is www.transporttime.com or call me at 770-359-8400.  Thanks!

This is the reason that using a broker with a history of providing good service to other SOC members is SO important.  Robert Martin, the broker I use and have been recommending for several years, wants those future referrals.   He knows that if he drops the ball I'll drop him like a hot potato. 

If you blindly call brokers you find by a Google search, all you are to them is a one time customer.  If you use Robert, he will see you as a source of future referrals.

It's a sleazy business and I can't emphasize enough how important it is to use a broker with a documented history of taking care of SOC members.

If you use him, be sure to post your experience here and let me know. 

Robert Martin

786-802-2081

Hi gentlemen,

My name is Robert Martin and I am the transport broker that has been recommended by Troy Sloan. I have been working with him for about 4 years and have serviced many transports for him, his clients, and also members from this site. I just wanted to come on here and offer my services, we transport cars anywhere in the United States. You can contact me directly at robert@silverexpresslogistics.com or 786 802 2081 with any questions. I own my company and base my service and honesty and transparency in an industry that like some folks mentioned here before can be sleazy.

Also please feel free to check out my company site at:

http://silverexpresslogistics.com

Thank you for your time

My post     ( Brokers are nothing more than people with a " bedroom office"  )    should have read " the majority are Bedroom Brokers" )  and is intended to make others informed from my years of experience dealing with hundreds of Brokers There are, many less than desirable transport Brokers experiences . I stand firmly on the contents of my post  ............" Caveat Emptor "

Please feel free to contact me should you have vehicle transport questions.