Documenting for the archive since timeline questions dominate this section. F-250 bought at auction near Dallas, delivered to Columbus:
- Day 0: won lot, sent buyer number and yard hours to the coordinator.
- Day 2: carrier assigned — name, MC number, insurance cert in hand.
- Day 4: yard pickup (one day later than hoped; yard gate appointments are the bottleneck).
- Day 7: delivered. $980 for ~1,050 miles, open transport, running vehicle.