has anyone here who had a vanagon (or other vehicle) shipped cross country
had any horrible experiences?   i have talked to a few listers..and they have
experienced situations where the transport company took months to pick the
vehicle up, to situations where the vehicle was abandoned during transit, to
situations where the vehicle suffered bad damage..
 has anyone else had a shipping horror story when they were dealing with auto
transport companies?  which companies to avoid?

from what im gleaning, everyone seems to be getting around $1k to ship coast
to coast. these shipping outfits contract out with independant truckers with
their own rigs..and they tell me the rates are high because of the bad
weather..and they can't find truckers who want to drive in the northern states this
time of year..and they cannot give a definative answer when the vehicle will be
picked up..and what bothers me the most is wondering how many times my vehicle
is going to have to be loaded/unloaded (ie, damaged) to shuffle other cars
around, before it reached its destination..  has anyone else been thru this
mess?

thanks..

chris