so mine is convoy, no train. that makes sense then b/c the ETA was 3 weeks from blend date. so my ETA is crap shoot based on when a driver picks it.
That makes logical sense to me. But more likely they have a bunch of routes predefined and they allow the trucker to choose which one he wants and that fits with his schedule. Just spoke to my salesman and told him that railtracking placed the Bronco in KC on the 28th. He said maybe, it could still be on its way there. He then said they have no control over when it will arrive and that they used to be able to drive up and retrieve the vehicles (dealer is 30 min south of KC) but not able to do so anymore. He said he would call me the minute it arrives whenever that is.
I'm guessing that's how it works. The driver comes in, informs the rail yard of his route, then the rail yard gives him which cars he could load for that particular route. That's the only way I can see it working.
It would make so much more sense if they let the dealer arrange pick up in my opinion, that way ya'll could get the cars you need instead of waiting on someone else to make the decision to bring it to you.
Also, really hoping that 3/22 blend that was on the truck with the 5/25 was one of the chip hold Broncos and had recently been released from the plant and didn't sit in a rail yard for almost 4 months
from what ive seen their eta is a hope and a dream that based on a perfect scenario you get your vehicle if that makes sense and they can always send another email saying new eta and customers are happy because now this one is real
The funny thing is my neighbor got his Bronco a few months ago and he told me the dealer said they had no idea it was coming, it just showed up. I figured that was BS to cover some laziness, but maybe it was true.
They said the info isn’t available. But that it has left MAP and is in transit. Idk
it really isThe funny thing is my neighbor got his Bronco a few months ago and he told me the dealer said they had no idea it was coming, it just showed up. I figured that was BS to cover some laziness, but maybe it was true.
Hmmm..I'm not exactly what the process is leaving MAP. Are they loaded directly into a rail car there or transported off site before they're loaded. If the second option is the case and it has been transported off site to be loaded into a rail car, maybe it just hasn't been placed into one and a rail car number will populate when it has. This would explain as to why they show it is "in transit", because it was released from MAP to the rail yard. If they are loaded into rail cars at MAP, this wouldn't make any sense. Hopefully it will just show up and surprise you!
At this point that’s what I expect will happen.
I just got off the phone with them and was told mine is passing thru Blue Island, Illinois. There wasn't a railcar number assigned.
Interesting. Thanks for the info!
I think Blue Island is a big rail interchange near Chicago. That's where mine changed from CSX to BNSF.
That’s interesting. I spoke with Ford Customer Support today and was also informed no railcar number had been assigned but the dealer would be able to provide it to me. Makes no sense, a railcar number hasn’t been assigned but the dealer can access the railcar number? Smells like bullshit. So, I called the dealer and he told me they were no longer providing railcar numbers to their customers. Said he’d see me in a couple weeks?
