✅ 9/19 Lightning Build Week Group

[bydabeach]

Oh sorry I thought you meant yours was loaded on a semi. Mine has been sitting in Boston for two weeks now since being unloaded.

No worries. Your situation is what I am kind of concerned about. My intuition is that in busier ports like Boston and Wilmington, DE, the vehicles should move out quickly. Obviously, that is not the case. I was reading in a Bronco thread about a guy who had a 16 day delay from his Bronco being unloaded in the rail yard (not Boston or Wilmington) until it made it to the dealer. I thought I was a little over the top calling Norfolk Southern 2-3 times/day, but this guy went as far to track down all of the companies that did car hauling from rail yards, contacted them all until he found his carrier.

In the end, I think Ford's window is the best guide. We customers tend to get overly optimistic when we see our vehicle has been unloaded from rail car and think it will be picked up the same day (or in a day or two) and head right to the dealer. My window is Nov. 6-12, and I am good with that. I need to calm down.

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[Capertrj]

At this time our tracking services are reserved for our dealers and customers only. If you have questions about the shipment of your vehicle, please contact the dealership you bought it from.

Thank you,

Customer Care
United Road Services

ill see if my dealer can join up.

 

[EV Outdoors]

No worries. Your situation is what I am kind of concerned about. My intuition is that in busier ports like Boston and Wilmington, DE, the vehicles should move out quickly. Obviously, that is not the case. I was reading in a Bronco thread about a guy who had a 16 day delay from his Bronco being unloaded in the rail yard (not Boston or Wilmington) until it made it to the dealer. I thought I was a little over the top calling Norfolk Southern 2-3 times/day, but this guy went as far to track down all of the companies that did car hauling from rail yards, contacted them all until he found his carrier.

In the end, I think Ford's window is the best guide. We customers tend to get overly optimistic when we see our vehicle has been unloaded from rail car and think it will be picked up the same day (or in a day or two) and head right to the dealer. My window is Nov. 6-12, and I am good with that. I need to calm down.

At this time our tracking services are reserved for our dealers and customers only. If you have questions about the shipment of your vehicle, please contact the dealership you bought it from.

Thank you,

Customer Care
United Road Services

ill see if my dealer can join up.
[/QUOTE. I’m still impatiently sitting at ramp 51 . Interest rate expires the 31st

 

[bydabeach]

That really sucks. We are not doing financing. We are dropping our trade-in vehicle today, however, at the dealer, and they will apply the trade amount to our amount due. Our inspection sticker expires Monday, and we did not want to bother getting a new inspection to have the car for 1-2 weeks at most.

Keep hearing anecdotally that there is a shortage of truck drivers, which may be the reason moving from the rail yard to a car carrier takes so long.

 

[cjb]

Chatted w/ Ford today, my convoy lightning is apparently taking a ride on Canada Pacific after all. I guess it's time to cool my jets and buckle up for a bit of a ride.

 

[EV Outdoors]

That really sucks. We are not doing financing. We are dropping our trade-in vehicle today, however, at the dealer, and they will apply the trade amount to our amount due. Our inspection sticker expires Monday, and we did not want to bother getting a new inspection to have the car for 1-2 weeks at most.

Keep hearing anecdotally that there is a shortage of truck drivers, which may be the reason moving from the rail yard to a car carrier takes so long.

Ya you would think the local trucking jobs would be sought after.

 

[bydabeach]

Ya you would think the local trucking jobs would be sought after.

IDK. I keep hearing "nobody wants to work." I love working. I don't know what I would do all day without work. And money comes in useful for buying food, paying taxes, mortgage, and buying cool stuff like Lightnings!

 

[TaxmanHog]

At this time our tracking services are reserved for our dealers and customers only. If you have questions about the shipment of your vehicle, please contact the dealership you bought it from.

Thank you,

Customer Care
United Road Services

ill see if my dealer can join up.

This is correct when it comes to creating a log account, -BUT- you can still list your email in the tracking system for your dealer, be forewarned, you will forever get emails every time they receive a shipment.

To see the link I show above, you need to make the web browser a narrow width which forces a line wrap of the elements that contain the email field.

 

[TaxmanHog]

You are the man! What a find! Thank you! Do you think it’s fine if I use my own email or is this used for the dealership? Don’t want to step on toes.

I suggest creating an alternate email account for the duration of your search, then once it's delivered, ignore/close the email account, as I have not found an easy way to unsubscribe from the mailbot.

 

[bydabeach]

Finally, 8:25 a..m. - actual placement of car. Waiting now for next steps of Unloading and Released empty.

Unloaded 2:28 p.m.
UPDATE: 5:45 p.m. "Released Empty." Come and get me truck!!!!

I guess the only way to figure out if I have been picked up by a truck is by Ford Chat?

 

[TaxmanHog]

@RADGASMAN YOUR TRUCK ARRIVED

 

[Capertrj]

@RADGASMAN YOUR TRUCK ARRIVED

Congrats!

 

[bydabeach]

Finally, 8:25 a..m. - actual placement of car. Waiting now for next steps of Unloading and Released empty.

My order page now says " Estimated Delivery 10/29/2022 - 11/4/2022" and originally was 11/6 -11/12/2022.

Took a look on the dealer lot this evening-- A vehicle nearly identical to mine but with a few other options is on the lot. Looked up the VIN# on Ford tracker, and it was "built" on 10/12, mine on 10/14. Fingers crossed, mine is at the dealer early this coming week!

 

[Capertrj]

Don’t get your hopes up. My ETA jumped so early so quick. Now it’s a slow push to the right each week. No truck drivers, my truck is down the street and nothing to do.

 

[TaxmanHog]