My experience is, that there is an internet operated pick up network
nationwide.  The operators check it every time they are about to come to an
area and want to load up with an other vehicle to avoid going empty.  They
stay on the road all the time, milling around the country, charging about
50c per mile, up to about $1200 max.
There are companies who take on your car and find a driver to take it to
you.  They make about $200 on every job by not doing very much.  The driver
pays for everything, gas, maintenance, speeding tickets, insurance of their
vehicle, cell phone, etc., while live in their cab, and making just enough
to keep on going.
So, most companies are just brokers and doing the communication between you
and the driver, and really they make good money.
I use a little joint, that charges me only $50 for the listing of my van and
lets me know when one driver selected my van for moving for the offered
price given, or asks me to up it for them to make it more attractive,
otherwise it may stay on the list for very long until a poor sole takes it,
finding nothing else better.
This is more or less the picture with moving vehicles today.  You can't
expect your nearby company to drive cross country empty and pick up only
your van.  That would not be good economy.
My advice is to find one online company that will charge less than the
others.
For this planned move, I think, you would expect about $1000.
Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Ward" <MrNegNRG@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:23 AM
Subject: Re: transporting a Campa from Rockford, Michigan to seattle

> In a message dated 10/16/2006 9:03:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> donalds1@VERIZON.NET writes:
>
> Fellow  vanagon types
>
> I'm writing for a friend he has purchased a Camper in  Rockford Mi
> and is having trouble having it transported by truck due to the  height of
> the vehicle
> open to ideas and suggestions
>
> B  Bob
>
>
>
> Is it registered and drivable? I'm going to be in Battle Creek MI this
> weekend. Maybe we could work something out.
>
> Dale  Ward
> LiMBO Club House Keeper
>
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