Don't be surprised when your rail shipped truck gets delayed again

[Roadster_Randy]

I have read that a 250-mile radius around MAP is the truck limit and after that rail is more cost effective.

Good! I'm 62 miles from MAP!

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[Irony Guy]

Just FYI for anyone that has the truck coming via rail, there's a chance that your truck gets taken off the train and sits at the rail yard for anywhere from days to multiple weeks until a convoy picks it up. This has nothing to do with Ford and is just the consequence of logistics managed by the third party shipping company.

I stumbled on this Bronco6G thread with a poll asking how long people's orders were waiting at the railyard and the results are interesting.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...g-at-the-final-rail-yard-to-the-dealer.40020/

Here's the same poll from the Maverick forums

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...railyard-before-arriving-at-the-dealer.11982/

It isn't the biggest sample size, but the gist is you'll probably have to wait a week or more for your truck to be pulled out of the railyard and hauled to your specific dealership. And no, you won't be allowed to drive to the railyard and pick up your truck there.

My dealer has told me that this has been an issue in the past but since covid has eased off they have been much better moving them out of the holding yard and to the dealers in a more timely manner.
I guess that's all we can hope for.

 

[sikedsyko]

I would have been surprised if trucks were leaving the railyard in less than a week or two.

 

[Critical Habitat]

dealers in my area indicate their trucks are typically delivered anywhere from 21-42 days after being released for sale, depending on how long it takes to transfer from rail to trucks. Combo of rail/convoy from Michigan. They typically get deliveries weekly currently.

 

[Dpowhatan]

dealers in my area indicate their trucks are typically delivered anywhere from 21-42 days after being released for sale, depending on how long it takes to transfer from rail to trucks. Combo of rail/convoy from Michigan. They typically get deliveries weekly currently.

That’s pretty much what my dealer told me as well.

 

[PawnX]

I'm not sure what difference it makes that one is made in Mexico versus Michigan. If a Bronco from Michigan is riding a train to texas railyard #123 and a Maverick from Mexico is riding a train to the same texas railyard #123, they are both going to sit in that same railyard until they're selected for a convoy to the target dealership. The source of that specific vehicle doesn't determine how long it's going to sit.

I would anything coming form another country is going to take longer due to customs.

 

[Wayfaring Ranger]

I would anything coming form another country is going to take longer due to customs.

Customs for trains happens at the border, not the rail yards.

"All train consists, which include shipper, receiver and travel route information, go through a thorough inspection with Customs Border Patrol (CBP) prior to being allowed to enter the U.S.
Once CBP has vetted the train consist, the train will enter the U.S. and will first go through an x-ray portal called VACIS, which x-rays each individual rail car for anomalies inside the rail cars." source

 

[Ranger#5?]

Quality union work right there

what does unions have to do with it? Last I remember reading about it waiting for my Maverick delivery Ford switched trucking companies for better performance than what they were experiencing (don't think that company had union drivers) and the railroad employees are under contract after striking in last couple of years? No clue if railhead lot workers are unionized, but that didn't seem to be the case a couple of years ago.

The biggest bottleneck is a shortage of the specialized automobile transport rail cars in the system that are constantly being shared and rerouted for all customers needing them.

 

[Crapblaster]

Could someone that knows Warren Buffett call him and tell him to prioritize Ranger shipments? We could all buy some shares of his company to help out. He owns BNSF.

 

[Chassis N2531]

Could someone that knows Warren Buffett call him and tell him to prioritize Ranger shipments? We could all buy some shares of his company to help out. He owns BNSF.

The Union Pacific has the lions share of automotive rail shipping.

 

[Dpowhatan]

Found this list of rail yard codes listed on the Maverick site.

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/rail-car-delivery-ramp-1-codes.11658/page-2

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