SO SORRY for your loss. I hope that Ford takes all those customer special orders that got killed on the train and moves them to the front of the line for re-production.
EPA isn't concerned with these trucks as long as they meet government regulations. Insurance companies don't own the trucks, so they really can't require anything to be done with them. It's a purely financial decision if barely damaged cars are shredded. Just like when Amazon and Apple destroy new or serviceable products because it's a better accounting decision.
If I had to guess, not a single one of these trucks can be sold as new, not a single part can be reused because if anything happens, even if someone has a minor injury from being rear-ended or crashes into a telephone pole drunk in a police chase going 100MPH, lawyers will try and show the manufacture is at fault and with a jury or judge, it's pretty reasonable that a train derailment can cause damage. However, there is precedent for selling damaged vehicles with branded titles, there's a few different options.
That's about how long it took for my order and I took delivery before the chip shortages.
That's pretty inconvenient and it's almost more frustrating than the other vehicles on the forum that were damaged/destroyed while being transported. Since there's still a possibility that your truck was on one of the unaffected train cars, it might still be delivered but then you will need to decide if you still want a brand new truck that was on a derailed train.
Sorry you were caught up in that.
This makes a lot of sense! Probably the best explanation for it. Thanks. I've been wondering why Ford just wouldn't sell them at a discount with the owner signing a liability waiver.
Seems to have been some sort of normal for quite a while. But I ordered my Lariat on April 7 and it was delivered June 8....so eight weeks for my truck...which seems to be a rarity.
https://khqa.com/news/local/train-carrying-new-vehicles-derails-in-northern-ralls-county
Anyone see this yesterday!? This would be just my luck. Looks like my truck was on a Norfolk Southern train in MO yesterday. I‘m praying it wasn’t on there....
Appreciate the well wishes everyone. I wish I could provide an update, the status through the fleet company is the same as it was last week. No ETA, just "Shipping or Transportation Delay". What's funny is the Ford Order Tracker is saying delivery will be between August 14th through the 20th which cannot be right. The fleet company tracking has been accurate to within a day or two in the past.
I was similarly lucky. Ordered my XLT 302A PB Jan 18 and picked it up March 23rd. Wasn't long after that things got really slow.
Owner waiver fine. But what about all the other drivers on the road if one of these particular FORDS crashed into an innocent because of faulty equip caused by previous train accident damage. Im just purely hypothetically speaking.
That's what Salvage/Rebuilt titles are for. When you buy a totaled car/truck, after it's been repaired; in most states an inspection will occur to ensure that the proper repairs have taken place and that the vehicle operates safely. At that point, any liabilities that arise from the repair will rest on the rebuilder or the manufacturer of the parts.
Right now, they're likely more worried about getting the trucks off the train cars without damaging the trucks even more as well as not killing any of their workers. Trains are dangerous enough when they're on the tracks, derailed train cars are another story entirely. Now that the derailed cars have been cleared and the tracks repaired, they are probably going to be a lot more leisurely about the operation.
How were you able to find out? I am sorry for your loss.
