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06-20-2019, 01:51 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Hill AFB, Utah
Posts: 32
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Shipping Advice
Good Morning All,
I am purchasing a bus from a dealer in Washington state and I need to transport it to North Carolina. I have gotten quotes from two companies placing it at $5k to get the job done. This is a very high price. I cannot retrieve the bus myself because the dealer will only release it to someone with a CDL license, which I do not possess at the moment. Any advice on this as it is the exact bus I am looking for and do not want to miss the oppurtunity.
Thanks!
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06-20-2019, 02:00 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Get someone with a CDL to accept it and park it on the street, then get in and go!
No, don’t do that. Maybe you can hire a driver directly? Probably wouldn’t save that much though.
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06-20-2019, 02:05 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Hill AFB, Utah
Posts: 32
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You make it sounds easy! I do not know anyone with a cdl. Anyone on here willing to help me out and make a quick $$$????
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06-20-2019, 02:07 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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I would go get it for you, the only issue is the CDL to get it off property.
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06-20-2019, 02:10 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHandBanana
You make it sounds easy! I do not know anyone with a cdl. Anyone on here willing to help me out and make a quick $$$????
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Yeah, not easy and my advice is probably not good either.
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06-20-2019, 02:10 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHandBanana
You make it sounds easy! I do not know anyone with a cdl. Anyone on here willing to help me out and make a quick $$$????
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I happen to have a Class A and just re-certified last month. PM or email me, maybe we can make a deal. I suspect I am not getting PM's on this site for some reason, however, so perhaps email would be best.
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06-20-2019, 02:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Posts: 1,635
Year: 2000
Chassis: Blue Bird
Engine: ISC 8.3
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The way I see it the options for transporting a bus cross-country more or less fit into four bins ordered by decreasing cost:
- pay a transport company with a semi truck and low-boy trailer to collect the bus where it is and drop it off where you want it
- pay a transport company to send a driver to where the bus is and drive it under its own power to where you want it
- pay a friend, acquaintance, or somebody you can trust to do same as #2
- drive it yourself.
A hybrid between 3 and 4 is to take somebody with you to pick it up. They drive it through the dealer's gate, then turn over the vehicle to you.
There's no law about selling a vehicle to a person who isn't licensed to drive it; you're going up against a corporate policy only. If you're licensed in a state that allows driving a heavy truck for personal use with a non-commercial license, you could try to reason with the company and perhaps offer an affidavit affirming that the license you hold is appropriate based on your licensing state's rules.
Upgrading to a CDL doesn't have to be a big deal and can be done quickly and cheaply. If you're in Utah I could give you tips on that, except I see your location says Hill AFB. I guess you might be deployed here and still licensed in your home state, and getting a Utah license could have unwanted consequences involving state of residency etc. Anyway, the offer is there.
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06-20-2019, 02:24 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Central MN
Posts: 191
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC RE
Engine: 8.3L
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What do you think is a reasonable amount to go to Seattle, drive 4 days, and return home? I have a CDL.
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GaryC
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06-20-2019, 02:46 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Hill AFB, Utah
Posts: 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gustav
What do you think is a reasonable amount to go to Seattle, drive 4 days, and return home? I have a CDL.
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I am not sure. There is no set price it all depends on that persons specific circumstance.
Only problem with that is the dealer says its a CDL class B
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06-20-2019, 02:48 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHandBanana
Only problem with that is the dealer says its a CDL class B
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Meaning Class A or B can drive it. Class C could not, however.
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06-20-2019, 02:54 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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What’s the GVWR?
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06-20-2019, 02:58 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Hill AFB, Utah
Posts: 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danjo
What’s the GVWR?
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I am not sure as of right now. It is a RE 8.3 Cummins with a MD3060 40 ftr.
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06-20-2019, 03:13 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHandBanana
I am not sure as of right now. It is a RE 8.3 Cummins with a MD3060 40 ftr.
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I suspect that GRWV is likely around 30k.
My 37' Bluebird has the same drive train and has a GRWV is 32k.
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06-20-2019, 03:14 PM
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#14
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHandBanana
I am not sure as of right now. It is a RE 8.3 Cummins with a MD3060 40 ftr.
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Oh yeah, definitely not class C
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06-20-2019, 03:21 PM
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#15
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Hill AFB, Utah
Posts: 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHEESE_WAGON
Meaning Class A or B can drive it. Class C could not, however.
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This is directly from the dealer
"I am sorry to say that we require proof of a CDL, this bus requires a Class B with air brake and passenger endorsement."
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06-20-2019, 03:23 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Central MN
Posts: 191
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC RE
Engine: 8.3L
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I have all of those. Not too common to hold a passerger endorsement.
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GaryC
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06-20-2019, 03:27 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Who is the dealer?
I have never heard of this from a WA dealer.
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06-20-2019, 03:51 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
I suspect that GRWV is likely around 30k.
My 37' Bluebird has the same drive train and has a GRWV is 32k.
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Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, GVWR
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06-20-2019, 04:04 PM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, GVWR
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I never get that right. A touch of dyslexia perhaps. 
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06-20-2019, 04:14 PM
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#20
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
I never get that right. A touch of dyslexia perhaps. |
We're getting old too. 
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