Re: Tractors per Flatcar & Rates Charged?
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J. Stephen Sandifer <jssand@...>
In the early 50s it was not unusual for a box car of appliances to stop at 2-3 locations to unload part of its load. Tractors could be the same way. There may have been 8-10 when it left the plant, but possibly 4 were unloaded at dealer A and the balance 200 miles away at dealer B.
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From: lawrence Jackman To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Tractors per Flatcar & Rates Charged? Then you would be foolish to ship four tractors when you can ship 10 for the same rate. I have seen many box car loads of home appliances move on the carload but the rate is paid to the final town and the car stooped to unload a few before it cot to the last town for a small fee. Say the car was loaded in town A and going to the distributor in town b but he knew that the dealer needed for in town C. So he orders ten shipped to C and with a stop in town B where he unloads six and sends the car on to C. Also all these cars are weighed and at leas back then they would have this on the weigh bill plus the rate. How it is done today I do not know. A car load of house hold appliances or tractors or submarine motors had to meet a minimum weight or you will find yourself in the LCL department. I never saw a way bill that did not have the weight of the load on it. And if the bill was marked "est" by the weight we had to weigh it before delivery. And before the RR would accept an estimated weight the shipper had to have an agreement with RR on the subject. Thank you Larry Jackman What is the transloading Business today? Is that about the same as a freight forwarder of my time?? Thank you tgregmrtn@... wrote: > > Mike and all, > > Being in the Transloading Business in today's world I have to say I will ship > anything that you want me to in your car as long as it doesn't go over gross > to the car. The rate will be the same THANK YOU. $7200.00 to Nichols siding > in Brooklyn, NY or $7400.00 to most spots in Florida and yes we do ship there > quite often. The point is that most freight moves on a per car rate. But > items like grain, coal, minerals, and bulk commodities move on a per hundred > weight. I think it was this way in the 50's as well, Farm Implements likely > moved just as autos and auto parts on a per car basis. So ship only four but > cover your freight as we would remind you... > > Greg Martin Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Click here to find your contact lenses! To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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