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(541) 330-0828 email: tpartain 'at' bendcable.com Partain Transport Company

"After receiving my RV 7 Quickbuild, I came up with a solution to the transportation difficulties of delivering Vans aircraft kits. My company is offering a unique service that will eliminate damage, unloading issues and save you money! Place your kit on our truck and it stays on the same truck the entire trip unlike a big freight company where your kit may be cross docked and handled by several people before it is delivered. Partain Transport has custom built trailers that have a deck height of only 18 inches with a ramp to roll your kit right off of the truck and into your garage or hanger.

With our service, you can save several hundred dollars on the delivery of your Quickbuild fuselage and wings by eliminating the need for crating. The fuselage and wings must be shipped together for this savings.

Would you rather have your kit delivered by a large trucking company or a small company owned by an RV Builder?

Our service for RV Quickbuild kits encompasses everywhere in the continental US.

Tony Partain

Related Links: tonypartain.blogspot.com and partaintransport.blogspot.com

VAF Podcast (#22)
...this edition is from Tony Partain of Partain Transport, Co. 
He's the guy that delivers your RV to your door. 
  - Starting RV-3B
- FAQ on shipping (when to call, cost, damage,
insurance, # of helpers needed, delivery times, payment)
  - 3min 49sec in length (.mp3 format)

News:
02/23/07 - Tony would like to direct anyone interested in a comprehensive site on RV building to Dan Checkoway's www.RVProject.com.

10/21/06 - Tony often gets requests for how to store the wings.  'Smitty' has a nice web page depicting how to build a simple and quick storage rack.

08/30/06 - Partain Transport is expanding again! Trailer number six is now at work. The added capacity means we can now offer deliver for 10 to 15 Van's Finishing Kits per month.

To take advantage of this to-your-door service, Finishing Kits that are not part of a QuickBuild shipment must be crated. Delivery times will be one to three weeks from Van's door to yours. Our trucks will be equipped with a dolly to roll the crate right into your shop and you will enjoy the same personalized service we provide when we deliver complete QuickBuild kits.

Our service will save you headaches and effort, plus our rates will save you money -- most Finish Kit deliveries will be $50 less that traditional motor freight (Hey, every little bit helps!)

For the time being, our Finish Kit delivery service will be limited to the Midwest, East and Southeast.

When you order your Finishing Kit from Van's, call us so we can put your name on the schedule.

Tony Partain
Partain Transport Company
2512 NW Ordway Ave
Bend Oregon 97701

800-774-0828 watts
541-330-0828 local
541-330-0831 fax

Tony Partain's RV-7

Testimonials:

Charlie Kearns (Customer #1)
...sent in by Charlie Kearns [ckflyer at comcast.net]
Doug, just wanted to let you know that I had Tony Partain deliver my QB kit instead of the usual ABF freight method. It was easy to do, I contacted Tony a few weeks ago after Barbara at Van’s had let me know my kit was ready to ship. Tony called Barbara and arranged for a will-call pick up date and time. He showed up at Van’s a few days later and my kit and Tony were off to Texas from Oregon. I must say that Tony is a great guy to work with, first class all the way. He is having custom trailers made just to deliver RV’s. The trailer manufacturer however did not have his trailers ready when my kit was so instead of asking me to wait he arranged for another trailer and came on to Texas. He delivered it on Easter Sunday. It took all of about 15 minutes to unload and we were done. The best part is you take the wings out of the trailer and slip then into a wing cradle, then the fuselage is carried out of the trailer and set on sawhorses. No crating to mess with and dispose of and the whole operation is easier and safer since you are not working with unloading the heavy crated kits. The other thing I liked about Tony is since he himself is an RV builder he takes extra care in the handling and delivery of your kit just like you would do if you rented a U-Haul and picked it up yourself. Overall I saved about $400 which is the difference in what Vans’ crating fees and ABF freight would have been versus what Tony charges. I must endorse his service as a great asset to QB RV builders. If anyone has any questions feel free to have them call me.
 

Martin Sutter
...pictures and text sent in by Martin Sutter [martinsutter 'at' charter.net]
  As you might know I am building yet another RV, this time a 7A for ourselves. It is a "Quickbuild" and after seeing Charley Kearns glowing report on how nice it was to have his kit delivered by Tony Partain, I decided to give it a try. The kit was delivered yesterday and I could not be more pleased with the pleasant experience. This time Richard Crabtree and his wife Debi hauled the load east in the brand new Dodge Ram Duelie and a 40' trailer (the larger of the two rigs shown on your Monday edition of Vansairforce.net). They transported three kits on this load and a finish kit for my up the street neighbor Gary Bricker. The arrival created a small party here at Pecan Plantation among the large contingent of RV builders, as seen in the pictures. Within 10 minutes the kit was safely in my hangar. Richard and Debi are two of the nicest folks you could meet. The kit was in perfect shape, riding in a fat cushion of moving blankets and being securely fastened in the trailer. This service is so much more personal than getting a bunch of big busted crates from XYZ Trucking International. Best of all, since there is no crates there is no mountain of packing material to dispose of. I would recommend this service to anybody ordering a Quickbuild kit.
Martin Sutter