Partain Trading Company

[ColoRv]

Or better yet the customers.

As essentially a broker of transport hot shotters I would have assumed Partain carries a policy of his own in case his hired subcontractor fails to pay his insurance bill the day before picking up six figures in merchandise. My company carries $5M liability for just such reasons...partly because we are required to and partly because I value my house and belongings. Surely he carries such a policy....right? Trusting a subcontractor to always do the right thing is risking everything.

[dav1111]

Tony has done great jobs for me, even picking up a formerly flying RV-3 with the wings removed and bring it to me from Northern California (cheaper than I could have gone up and picked it up).

[Brantel]

Originally Posted by ColoRv

Or better yet the customers.

As essentially a broker of transport hot shotters I would have assumed Partain carries a policy of his own in case his hired subcontractor fails to pay his insurance bill the day before picking up six figures in merchandise. My company carries $5M liability for just such reasons...partly because we are required to and partly because I value my house and belongings. Surely he carries such a policy....right? Trusting a subcontractor to always do the right thing is risking everything.

Maybe he does and maybe he does not....who knows but him but one thing that is well known is that you can bet your bottom dollar that his insurance would be secondary to all other insurance if the carrier was under contract to provide the primary insurance and until all other primary insurance has been exhausted, they ain't gonna pay squat....


Unrelated to your post:
I for one had good service from Tony and the delivery went without a hitch. Granted his way of doing business is a little different but it is my understanding normal for his line of work. He has been caught up in the typical mess that the Internet and forums can create during situations like this. Too many people posting stuff when they have no idea what they are talking about and people reading it like it is totally accurate. After all everything written on the Internet is the truth right????

[Bartman]

Ive used Partain three times, no problem at all.

[steveciha]

I rarely visit this forum anymore, but did today. I shipped a partially completed RV-8 from Iowa to Florida, and Partain did a good job for me. A man with first name Mike did an excellent job, taking hours to carefully load my aircraft. At the time, he had a tremendous tooth ache. My wife made him a good home cooked meal after we had the aircraft loaded, and he was so greatful. The life he led in the aircraft shipment business looked to me to be quite a difficult one. I do not know if this is the same "Mike" I hope not. He was such a good man.

Steve Ciha