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Anyone else wondered why destination charges are so high? $1495... what do they get on a hauler... maybe 10 Broncos... more? Almost 15 grand to deliver a load of Broncos... i ship full trailer loads all over this country for a fraction of that. I live in Ga... I would think a dedicated truck from Michigan to Ga would be no more than $3500. Making good money on hauling these things. My brother used to haul Honda’s from Florida to all points on the east coast... never got that kind of money.
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Majority of vehicles are shipped via rail, then truck. At least three middle men. Railroad, yard operator who unloads railcars, and truck driver.

As a truck driver you should understand how middlemen can jack up prices.

It's pretty standard across all manufacturers.
 

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The logistics are a lot more involved than just sticking it on a trailer. They need to be shipped to the rail yard, loaded. Shipped to a nearby destination. Then loaded on trucks and brought to the dealer. Shipping a vehicles a cross a country can take over a week to arrive. It took my currenty vehicles almost 2 weeks to arrive from Dearborn (where the Bronco's are being built) to Phoenix. I don't know how many times it had to switch trails. But I'm sure there is more to it than you think.
 

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Factor in unions.
 

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At least you live far away, I gotta pay the same amount when the dealership is not even 10 minutes away from the plant.:p
 

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It's a way to charge more, while not seeming to charge more.
 

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ive wondered about the destination charge myself.. The brand i work for usually for most models are from europe and the destination charge is usually only 1k. I figure boating them over from europe would cost more than training them across the us.
 

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At least you live far away, I gotta pay the same amount when the dealership is not even 10 minutes away from the plant.:p
I'm so here for skipping the shipping fee if it meant taking factory delivery. Hell, I'd still have some money tacked on for a factory delivery. I've driven from NC to Ohio several times easily. Michigan surely isn't much of a stretch.

I'll even detour through Stephens Auto Center in WV to have them put the accessories on lol
 

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It's basically a shipping & handling fee. I believe it also includes money for the dealer to perform new car prep to get it ready for the customer.
 

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Because they can ... And free money. Euro vehicles have similar charges so it seems mighty inflated.
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