04/04/22 Build Week Chat

[alangant]

Car is still not at the dealership as of this morning. I did confirm with Norfolk Southern that rail car TTGX 604536 was "released/empty" and was on its way back west. So, the car is in the Petersburg Vehicle Terminal awaiting on pickup by a road carrier. Hopefully I will hear something this week about what the status is and maybe it will show up to the dealer soon. Still waiting......

Progress, but not enough! Soon!!!

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[dark_ma773r]

Ramp 2L in Petersburg, VA per Ford Chat, just a few minutes ago, with an ETA of June 21-27 2022.

 

[P65]

dark_ma773r , hope you will get yours this week !

It is kind of surprising, my car was on vessel "Grande Texas" which was in Baltimore on 12th May (same build week). East coast of US could also be served by car carrier vessel. Is rail so much cheaper ?? that Ford only use rail for delivery to US.

 

[FrostyICE]

Ramp 2L in Petersburg, VA per Ford Chat, just a few minutes ago, with an ETA of June 21-27 2022.

Not acceptable!!!! We want it 2 b THIS week.

 

[DrJay32]

Ramp 2L in Petersburg, VA per Ford Chat, just a few minutes ago, with an ETA of June 21-27 2022.

They can do better. That's just silly.

 

[dark_ma773r]

They can do better. That's just silly.

I spoke with my Sales guy yesterday and gave him everything I had on United Road, where the car was located at Ramp 2L, and he said he put a call in with the transporter. Hopefully it will get picked up this week sometime and delivered to the dealership which is about 100 miles from the yard where it is currently located.

 

[CB1234]

I spoke with my Sales guy yesterday and gave him everything I had on United Road, where the car was located at Ramp 2L, and he said he put a call in with the transporter. Hopefully it will get picked up this week sometime and delivered to the dealership which is about 100 miles from the yard where it is currently located.

This has gotten ridiculous. You are playing the role of logistics coordinator for Ford at this point. Ford needs to do better.

 

[FarSide]

Congratulations. I know the champagne has been actively popping in this golden build 4/4 group. Did anyone take delivery on the east coast and if so, did your car travel through Norfolk Southern's New Jersey auto terminals? Cheers.

 

[NJ_MachE]

Congratulations. I know the champagne has been actively popping in this golden build 4/4 group. Did anyone take delivery on the east coast and if so, did your car travel through Norfolk Southern's New Jersey auto terminals? Cheers.

There were at least a few of us who did go through Newark. I can provide you the timeline for the end of my car's trip below. Basically it took seven days for my car to just get off the train once it arrived in Newark (that seemed to be the biggest delay-- finding a spot to unload). Continue to track Norfolk Southern until you get a status of "released empty". Then it took another four days for my car to get delivered to the dealer via truck.

Norfolk Southern: XFRO Doremus auto ramp, NJ	5/5	2:00 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Actual Placement	5/12	2:00 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Unloaded	5/12	10:56 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Released Empty	5/12	3:37 PM
United Road: (status changed to pending pickup)	5/12	~ 6pm
United Road: (estimated delivery date provided)	5/15	late PM
United Road: Delivery/ Ford: Final Preparation	5/16	12:00 PM

I picked up my car two days after it was delivered to the dealer.

 

[CarDreams]

Congratulations. I know the champagne has been actively popping in this golden build 4/4 group. Did anyone take delivery on the east coast and if so, did your car travel through Norfolk Southern's New Jersey auto terminals? Cheers.

We are the Golden group. Seeing other build weeks a month before ours (or several months) and the build weeks after ours has been heart-wrenching to say the least. So many people still waiting on their cars.

Thats why @dark_ma773r 's car has to come soon!

 

[FarSide]

There were at least a few of us who did go through Newark. I can provide you the timeline for the end of my car's trip below. Basically it took seven days for my car to just get off the train once it arrived in Newark (that seemed to be the biggest delay-- finding a spot to unload). Continue to track Norfolk Southern until you get a status of "released empty". Then it took another four days for my car to get delivered to the dealer via truck.

Norfolk Southern: XFRO Doremus auto ramp, NJ	5/5	2:00 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Actual Placement	5/12	2:00 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Unloaded	5/12	10:56 AM
Norfolk Southern: Port Newark/Elizabeth Released Empty	5/12	3:37 PM
United Road: (status changed to pending pickup)	5/12	~ 6pm
United Road: (estimated delivery date provided)	5/15	late PM
United Road: Delivery/ Ford: Final Preparation	5/16	12:00 PM

I picked up my car two days after it was delivered to the dealer.

Thanks Jersey-Mach, this is very helpful. How did you pick up the United Road tracking info once NSR released the car?

 

[Shenred]

Hey, everyone. I was part of this build week and have been checking up on other people's statuses over the past week or two. I'm happy for the people who already have taken delivery, and I hope to join soon.

 

[NJ_MachE]

Thanks Jersey-Mach, this is very helpful. How did you pick up the United Road tracking info once NSR released the car?

Check out this post (https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/3-14-22-build-week-gang.13889/page-107#post-403445). Some of the surrounding conversation in that thread may also be helpful-- it's not the easiest site to register for.

 

[dark_ma773r]

Check out this post (https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/3-14-22-build-week-gang.13889/page-107#post-403445). Some of the surrounding conversation in that thread may also be helpful-- it's not the easiest site to register for.

I have tried to register for that thing on multiple browsers using all kinds of emails to no avail. Only thing I have not tried is to use my Android device.

 

[NJ_MachE]

I have tried to register for that thing on multiple browsers using all kinds of emails to no avail. Only thing I have not tried is to use my Android device.

I got it to work on my Android device but not my PC. But it took several tries.

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