Anyone familiar with TheAutoShip.com??
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2006 CLS55 AMG, 2005 SLK 350 AMG
My cost to move a car from the Portland, OR area to the Northern Virginia area outside Washington, DC was $1,550. When I accepted the broker's terms I paid him $150 and when the car was delivered to me I paid the driver $1,400. You can clearly see the broker's vig (fee) and the drivers compensaton. I don't think there is any deeper connection between the broker and the transport guy than that. I hope that the broker knows if there is a problem driver out there (I can't imagine there isn't some level of chatter about the so-called guy that fell asleep and all the cars were destroyed) but money drives these deals. A driver that has some issue just bids lower which puts more in the broker's pocket and and the driver is still moving cars - issues or not.
Bottom line, make sure the driver has plenty of insurance to cover all the cars they are moving at any time so when stuff hits the fan you can recover your loss. That and faith is what you have. I hope this is helpful.
