Hiring A Boat Trucking Pro Shows Good Sense

By Eric Burns


Boating enthusiasts from all over the world have a similar system of working their way up from a small flat-bottomed John Boat to a lake yacht. There are often a number of boats that they own and enjoy before reaching the top of their game, and each old vessel can get sold in order to accumulate a handsome down payment. Unfortunately, these men and women sometimes make the mistake of not hiring a professional boat trucking company to deliver their new toy.

The average motorist is not really prepared for the complications of transporting large water vessels across the country. First of all, it is necessary to contact the automobile insurance carrier and inform them of their purchase as well as their intent to transport the watercraft themselves. In many cases, the insurance carrier most likely attempts to talk some sense into their new yacht owners.

The complications involved in steering such a large object over land is often much greater than the new owner could anticipate. The entire load can potentially be too tall for most bridges, and making turns without a spotter as well as a wide-load accompaniment is simply a bad idea. Even if there is no actual accident, the weight of their load can do serious transmission damage to a vehicle that is not built for the task.

Many of these craft are purchased out of country, and delivered to a harbor far, far from the home they will soon know. This creates an additional problem for the new buyer since they have to go twice as far to pick it up. The overall potential cost of picking up a large ship from one coast and driving it to the other will run them well over what a professional driver would charge them to perform this service.

Such an independent driver, in any country, would have the skills and experience to make the delivery in a safe and efficient manner. Bridges and tunnels are no sweat to these seasoned road jockeys. It carries a much lower risk factor for them to do the job they know rather than the new owner setting out and risking everything.

While the owner may be well meaning, he or she is most likely not going to have a big enough or sturdy enough trailer for their new ship. Using inadequate equipment makes the entire task unnecessarily dangerous for all. Not only do they endanger themselves, but every other motorist is also is peril from this choice.

Professional drivers will have much more adequate insurance for their service as well, and this is why an auto insurance carrier is likely to encourage the owner to hire someone. In this way, should there be an accident, the new owner holds zero liability for the consequences of their choice. In fact, the commercial insurance carrier will have to provide them with a brand new yacht.

The facts are glaringly obvious when it comes to the necessity for a seasoned driver behind the wheel of such potential for disaster. Not only does this prudent decision secure the safety of the yacht as well as the owner, experience behind the wheel also helps secure the safety of anyone else who happens to be on the road with them. To make it better, all this safety is most likely going to cost less than that coast-to-coast trip some owners try to make.




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