Tracking Thread!! VIN's with Build Dates
06-01-2018, 10:31 AM
Is anyone seeing a long "awaiting shipping" delay out of KC?
Truck completed build on 5/27 but still awaiting shipment. I would have expected Ford to want to get these trucks out the door quickly after the restart of production. (and wouldn't the shipping pipeline have been pretty empty after the shutdown?)
At approx. 1000/day where do they park a week's worth of finished trucks?
Truck completed build on 5/27 but still awaiting shipment. I would have expected Ford to want to get these trucks out the door quickly after the restart of production. (and wouldn't the shipping pipeline have been pretty empty after the shutdown?)
At approx. 1000/day where do they park a week's worth of finished trucks?
06-01-2018, 11:08 AM
https://goo.gl/maps/5d9XJLrC5do
I suspect they try to move stuff at quickly as possible... they don't want thousands of units sitting around.
06-01-2018, 11:36 AM
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Mine was built in Kansas City. Just got an update (have checked it about 100 times today).
Ordered 4/23
In order processing completed 5/22
In production completed 5/30
Awaiting shipment completed 5/31
Current EDD of 6/20 with about 1000mi to get it to the dealership
Ordered 4/23
In order processing completed 5/22
In production completed 5/30
Awaiting shipment completed 5/31
Current EDD of 6/20 with about 1000mi to get it to the dealership
06-01-2018, 11:38 AM
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Right here, it seems:
https://goo.gl/maps/5d9XJLrC5do
I suspect they try to move stuff at quickly as possible... they don't want thousands of units sitting around.
https://goo.gl/maps/5d9XJLrC5do
I suspect they try to move stuff at quickly as possible... they don't want thousands of units sitting around.
06-01-2018, 05:15 PM
What is interesting about that shot versus a similar shot of the Dearborn plant is that there are no ramps on site to load trucks on trains visible. Also there is a Jack Cooper yard on site in KC. Makes me wonder how far they have to convoy trucks to the rail head. Dearborn has loading ramps on site AND has to convoy trucks to a ramp in New Boston MI
It looks like Ford uses at least 4 railroad loading facilities in the KC area, (depending on the railroad), but none are located at the plant:
UP:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/72...!4d-94.7348279
BNSF:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30...5!4d-94.693287
NS:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/12...!4d-94.4314466
KCS:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/34...!4d-94.5555818
06-02-2018, 08:18 AM
Is anyone seeing a long "awaiting shipping" delay out of KC?
Truck completed build on 5/27 but still awaiting shipment. I would have expected Ford to want to get these trucks out the door quickly after the restart of production. (and wouldn't the shipping pipeline have been pretty empty after the shutdown?)
At approx. 1000/day where do they park a week's worth of finished trucks?
Truck completed build on 5/27 but still awaiting shipment. I would have expected Ford to want to get these trucks out the door quickly after the restart of production. (and wouldn't the shipping pipeline have been pretty empty after the shutdown?)
At approx. 1000/day where do they park a week's worth of finished trucks?
06-02-2018, 09:20 AM
EDD was 6/21 and it's been updated to 6/24.
06-02-2018, 09:53 AM
Ordered on: 4/21
In Processing complete: 5/23
Production complete: 6/1
EDD: 6/25
06-02-2018, 10:12 AM
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9. Once your truck is built it will show "awaiting shipment" and the date that it finished production will be shown. Normally it will sit in awaiting shipment a day or two and sometimes it will go from in production to awaiting shipment to "in transit" within a few hours. Occasionally it will sit in awaiting shipment longer. Ford does extended QC testing on random trucks and this could cause a delay in this step. A spray in bed liner could also cause a delay here.
10. When your truck leaves the factory either by rail or convoy cotus will update to "in transit". It can take a while to get the truck from the factory to your dealership for many reasons. Ford ships trucks at the most beneficial cost to them to get the best cost they have to ship so many trucks to a certain rail head. Jessup MD is the largest rail head on the east coast and Ford probably has to ship so many rail cars with so many trucks on them to get a good price. With that knowledge your truck might be sitting at the ramp at the factory end until enough trucks are built for the rail cars that are going to the destination ramp. Once your truck is on a rail car it might have to go through a number of intermediate yards to switch trains before arriving at the final destination and finally when it is at the destination ramp it can sit for a number of days before enough vehicles are going to your dealership / in that direction, to multiple dealerships, to fill a car transporter. All of this can add days/weeks to transportation time.
06-02-2018, 10:24 AM
From this thread https://www.f150forum.com/f118/facto...r-faqs-416243/
9. Once your truck is built it will show "awaiting shipment" and the date that it finished production will be shown. Normally it will sit in awaiting shipment a day or two and sometimes it will go from in production to awaiting shipment to "in transit" within a few hours. Occasionally it will sit in awaiting shipment longer. Ford does extended QC testing on random trucks and this could cause a delay in this step. A spray in bed liner could also cause a delay here.
10. When your truck leaves the factory either by rail or convoy cotus will update to "in transit". It can take a while to get the truck from the factory to your dealership for many reasons. Ford ships trucks at the most beneficial cost to them to get the best cost they have to ship so many trucks to a certain rail head. Jessup MD is the largest rail head on the east coast and Ford probably has to ship so many rail cars with so many trucks on them to get a good price. With that knowledge your truck might be sitting at the ramp at the factory end until enough trucks are built for the rail cars that are going to the destination ramp. Once your truck is on a rail car it might have to go through a number of intermediate yards to switch trains before arriving at the final destination and finally when it is at the destination ramp it can sit for a number of days before enough vehicles are going to your dealership / in that direction, to multiple dealerships, to fill a car transporter. All of this can add days/weeks to transportation time.
9. Once your truck is built it will show "awaiting shipment" and the date that it finished production will be shown. Normally it will sit in awaiting shipment a day or two and sometimes it will go from in production to awaiting shipment to "in transit" within a few hours. Occasionally it will sit in awaiting shipment longer. Ford does extended QC testing on random trucks and this could cause a delay in this step. A spray in bed liner could also cause a delay here.
10. When your truck leaves the factory either by rail or convoy cotus will update to "in transit". It can take a while to get the truck from the factory to your dealership for many reasons. Ford ships trucks at the most beneficial cost to them to get the best cost they have to ship so many trucks to a certain rail head. Jessup MD is the largest rail head on the east coast and Ford probably has to ship so many rail cars with so many trucks on them to get a good price. With that knowledge your truck might be sitting at the ramp at the factory end until enough trucks are built for the rail cars that are going to the destination ramp. Once your truck is on a rail car it might have to go through a number of intermediate yards to switch trains before arriving at the final destination and finally when it is at the destination ramp it can sit for a number of days before enough vehicles are going to your dealership / in that direction, to multiple dealerships, to fill a car transporter. All of this can add days/weeks to transportation time.