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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 17, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Lyric Opera Kansas City via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Hello Everyone,<br class=""><br class="">Recently, I have found myself with the new responsibility of managing<br class="">all of our trucking needs. I have waded through countless hours<br class="">talking through our needs with truck brokers being assured that they<br class="">can provide a minimum 4 hours retention at each end of the transfer to<br class="">load and unload, asking them to provide a minimum number of logistical<br class="">straps and logistical posts, talking about the need to be on time<br class="">because we work with set IASTE crew calls (I know things can change<br class="">for traffic, weather, and acts of God), and many other things.<br class="">Companies that have promised me the things I need have more than<br class="">frequently left us dangling in the wind to make do with what we get.<br class=""><br class="">I originally was given this task because our trucking numbers were<br class="">getting quite steep. That being said, the company we worked with most<br class="">was pretty good. After speak with truck brokers and eliminated<br class="">companies I didn't think would fit our needs I found solutions that<br class="">cost less than half of what we were previously paying for trucking.<br class="">Those solutions have not been working out so wel though. Now I know<br class="">people may be quick to offer the old adage of "you get what you pay<br class="">for," but I want to know if anyone has suggestions for trucking<br class="">companies they have had success with.<br class=""><br class="">Thanks,<br class=""><br class="">Nate Wheatley<br class=""><br class="">____________________________________________________________<br class="">For list information see <<a href="http://stagecraft.theprices.net/" class="">http://stagecraft.theprices.net/</a>><br class="">Stagecraft mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">Stagecraft@theatrical.net</a><br class="">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>