How long did your truck sit at the train yard?

[mrblonde]

How long did your truck sit at the train yard at the destination city before being delivered on an auto transport to the dealer?

 

[Jake17]

25 minutes

 

[oilman]

How long did your truck sit at the train yard at the destination city before being delivered on an auto transport to the dealer?

2 months. It was supposed to be dropped off in Reno when it left Dearborn but the driver forgot. It ended up in Benicia and took them a month to locate it. In the meantime i went back to work and couldn’t take delivery. So i got all the windows tinted and a bed liner put in at cost. Just got the hassle.


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[mrblonde]

2 months. It was supposed to be dropped off in Reno when it left Dearborn but the driver forgot. It ended up in Benicia and took them a month to locate it. In the meantime i went back to work and couldn’t take delivery. So i got all the windows tinted and a bed liner put in at cost. Just got the hassle.


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That's disappointing!! I don't get any info from Ford or the dealer.

 

[oilman]

That's disappointing!! I don't get any info from Ford or the dealer.

It all worked out and i have been really happy with the truck. Cost for the windows and liner was cheap so i was happy in the end.


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[RaptorMaryland]

25 minutes

Mine was off the train and delivered by noon on the same day in Maryland. Dealer was ready to deliver it later that afternoon.

I have seen the transport truck arrive at the dealer, not full, the one today had just 3 F150’s on it.

 

[mrblonde]

Apparently it's private auto carriers once it leaves the train. So we are at their mercy.

 

[10SpdsOfFury]

I haul new cars for a living and it’s whoever has the contract for that area and is usually a big company. The trucks come on trains to rail yards then get unloaded and scanned for bay location (where it’s parked in the yard) then released to the Transport carrier. Now with all that said the dealer can call the transport company with the VIN and find out the status and ask them to Expedite getting it to the dealer, that happens all the time. The dealer will call dispatch and say I have vin xxxx that is sold what is the ETA, at that point dispatch can tell them it’s on the way or make Arrangements to get it on a load ASAP.



Also transport carriers are rated on performance times meaning the manufacturer says we want the cars off the ground and on a truck to the dealer within X amount of time depending how far they go. So it’s not good for the carriers to sit on freight, well unless it’s a union company then boys don’t care about nothing. lol

 

[mrblonde]

Very informative.
Thanks

 

[Raptorguy1]

Mine arrived last Friday and was at the dealer Monday. The rail yard is less than half hour away.

 

[mrblonde]

Mine arrived last Friday and was at the dealer Monday. The rail yard is less than half hour away.

Good to hear. Mine was 5 miles from the rail yard and hasn't been updated in 4 days.

 

[ASV731]

Mine has been sitting in the local railyard for over two weeks. Transport company and the dealership have said there is a hold on it from Ford themselves and no one could tell me why. Picking up another very similarly specced Ruby Red 802A Screw on Monday because I am sick of waiting.

 

[TXRaptor]

Mine has been sitting in the local railyard for over two weeks. Transport company and the dealership have said there is a hold on it from Ford themselves and no one could tell me why. Picking up another very similarly specced Ruby Red 802A Screw on Monday because I am sick of waiting.

I am glad you found one that was close to your order. I did not want to wait the 2-3 months, so I scoured the state of Texas before finally finding one that was "close enough" to what I would have ordered.

I have the Raptor stickers on the back and the moonroof that I would not have ordered, but the rest of the items were spot on.

 

[Robtor310]

1-2 weeks

 

[mrblonde]

Did Ford chat, Ford performance tell you it was at the rail yard? I'm assuming mine is at the yard but all Ford says is in transit. Never told me it was unloaded but a week ago the tracking said 5 miles from the yard.

 

[Rapt1]

Mine has been stuck at rail yard since the 16th 60 miles from the dealer. Neither chat nor dealer has mentioned any holds. Was escalated to hot last Friday and still no movement.

 

[Buzzard2]

Mine has been sitting in Salt lake City for two days still needs to get to Vegas and then the dealer. Hoping to have it Saturday but not sure that is realistic after reading this thread.

 

[mrblonde]

Mine has been sitting in Salt lake City for two days still needs to get to Vegas and then the dealer. Hoping to have it Saturday but not sure that is realistic after reading this thread.

Mine also was dropped in Vegas. Team Ford. It takes 3 days for the train to pass through a state. After getting to Vegas no updates for a week then dealer calls and says being delivered tomorrow!!! Picked it up yesterday.

 

[Buzzard2]

Mine also was dropped in Vegas. Team Ford. It takes 3 days for the train to pass through a state. After getting to Vegas no updates for a week then dealer calls and says being delivered tomorrow!!! Picked it up yesterday.

Glad you got yours picked up and hopefully had a great ride home. Mine is being handled by Friendly Ford as they were only $400 vs $1000 to I guess just hand me the keys.

mrblonde, how close were you to the date it was to arrive at the dealer? So it took a week to get to the dealer after it arrived in town? Man I am going to be pissed if that happens.

 

[mrblonde]

Glad you got yours picked up and hopefully had a great ride home. Mine is being handled by Friendly Ford as they were only $400 vs $1000 to I guess just hand me the keys.

mrblonde, how close were you to the date it was to arrive at the dealer? So it took a week to get to the dealer after it arrived in town? Man I am going to be pissed if that happens.

They told me 17-19. I think it got to train yard on 20. Delivered to dealer 26. There was no news from 20-25 until dealer said it's arriving tomorrow. There was some info about a train problem outside or town. Sitting for a few days to two weeks at yard is not uncommon from what I'm told. Friendly wanted $10k over when I asked. Team msrp.