11-08-2021, 09:06 AM | #1 |
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To anyone ordering from CSC...
If you're getting anything other than an RX4, I have bad news. There are not enough long-haul truck drivers available, so the shipping company is using the rail system. My SG400 has been stuck in Shreveport, LA for the last 9 days.
The rail system? They don't have enough carriages for all the cargo they're shipping. This also means more points for a forklift to move the bike, and more chances for damage. Charles. |
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11-08-2021, 09:50 AM | #2 |
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That sucks, but I would feel better about the rail system. Trucking companies don't give a crap about what's in the crate. My TT250 was on it's side all the way from CA. Clutch lever was broken, oil & gas all in the airbox. I'm not blaming CSC at all, they are great from a customer service standpoint. But trucking companies in general totally ignore "this side up" stickers and only care about cramming as many pallets as they can get in a trailer.
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11-08-2021, 10:03 AM | #3 |
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It's a California Issue. My Brother In Law is a truck Driver and California won't even allow him to pick up or deliver there because he's from out of state. BTW, if it's a motorcycle he will make sure it doesn't get damaged on his clock. He's a die hard motorcycle guy like most of us. lol
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11-08-2021, 09:04 PM | #4 |
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If I haven't updated here, it means my bike still hasn't moved from Shreveport, LA.
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11-09-2021, 12:00 PM | #6 |
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Probably should have had CSC break the bike down and stuff it in a set of large roller luggage so you could of taken it with you as checked baggage, lol.
This shortage of truck drivers is really bringing things to a head in this logistics logjam we're suffering right now. Helpful hint to the trucking companies - pay your damn drivers what they're worth, both to you and all of the rest of us. Everything that we eat, wear, use, need, and want comes to us via a truck at some point in its journey. Considering that, I think that they should be paid a lot more than the current average of $47,000 a year, especially considering the crap hours, incessant unpaid time waiting for loading and unloading, and total lack of family life. There should be a one in front of that forty-seven, IMO. |
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11-10-2021, 05:09 AM | #7 | |
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The trucker shortage is not all it is made out to be though. California has some of the craziest rules for trucks now. I'm not gonna list them all but let's just say "stupid as heck". I believe it is on purpose for some kind of power grab. I hope it backfires for the country's sake. There is some weird people in elected positions right now. Hopefully we can correct it again in 2024.
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11-11-2021, 10:34 AM | #8 |
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It's STILL in Louisiana. Now they're saying tomorrow it should be in Charlotte, but at this point I don't believe any of them have a clue when it will actually move.
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11-11-2021, 10:50 AM | #9 |
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I finished riding it yesterday. lol It's on it's way.
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11-14-2021, 05:19 PM | #10 |
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I had a DF250RTD leave CA on 10/28 by Fedex LTL with a promised arrival date of 11/9. It did in fact arrive on Tuesday. Fedex said it came across country by train and that is their normal mode of transportation for big items like this. I was able to track it on the Fedex sight as it moved. It came off the lift gate with a pallet jack and the Driver brought it right into my garage. Tuesday was a good day.
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11-15-2021, 06:43 AM | #12 |
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As I started reading this thread I was wondering "Why not just ask Jerry to go get it for you?"
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11-16-2021, 09:28 AM | #13 |
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It's been stuck in Shreveport, LA now for 18 days.
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11-19-2021, 12:58 AM | #15 |
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I checked tonight and it’s FINALLY in Charlotte, NC. Let means I should be expecting a call soon!
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