NEWS and EVENTS for the CAR HAULIN' BIZ

A visit to the New York trailer manufacturer's website reveals Delavan Industries Inc has signed a license agreement with T & C Welding out of Jacksonville, Florida to upgrade existing auto transport trailers with the Flat Foot Safety System. Check it out...

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Welcome to my "BLAMBLING" !

Since this will resemble my personal space to "ramble" more than a "weblog", I took it upon myself this rainy Christmas Eve, to contrive the above word. Maybe in a year or so, it will be an acceptable and frequently used part of American articulation and Mr. Bill O'Reilly will utilize it in his "Word of the Day" segment broadcast on Fox News Channel. I can hear it already..."When writing to us here at Fox News...don't be a (ding!)...BLAMBLER!" You're welcome, Mr. O'Reilly.

I intend to use this blog as an avenue to reach out to others in the automobile transport field and related areas of trucking in America today. Along the way, maybe I'll be able to find some of the old acquaintances I have made over the course of some 30-plus years doing this ridiculously demanding job. From the old Automobile Transport Inc crew based out of Wayne, Michigan & across the eastern U.S. to the now defunct Dixie Auto Transport crew down on Talleyrand in Jacksonville, Florida...many, many good friends were made and enjoyed but now have become fond memories. Maybe some of them will find this little corner of the vast blogosphere and drop in to share what I came to know as some of the most enduring American personalities one could ever hope to meet.

There are plenty of sources for general freight transporters, flatbedders, reefers, tanker "yankers" and such but not so many car haulin' blogs. Yeah, a Google for "car hauling blogs" or "auto transport blog" will net you many pages but once you dig in to them, seldom are they much more than a prop for a carrier's website attempting to direct traffic their way. To be truthful, I am in the biz myself and currently operate a late model full-sized "stinger-steered" Peterbilt hitched to a Cottrell trailer and yes, I do have a small web presence but that is mainly for introduction aid to my existing customers and the referrals they send my way. One man and one horse doesn't need a lot to keep them busy and a steady base of buyers and exporters keep me hopping. So I say to the car haulers out there, join in and get a piece of this blambling...we may learn something along the way and at the very least, maybe we'll make some new friends.

So, bookmark us, visit us when you can and feel free to send us your comments and ideas along with images, stories, etc and we'll add them (with your permission) to this blog. Bear with us as I ease into this blog format and try to learn some new tricks. And THANKS for dropping by!