Start of 2023 Production

[Jrodd52]

Did you order ram boxes?

I’m not sure if that would matter. Just a thought.

 

[Ramerod24]

Why does that add a significant amount of time?

 

[Jrodd52]

Why does that add a significant amount of time?

I don’t know, I know he’s been in production a long time and just brain storming. I’ve read it could be many reasons. I just know mine went from in production to shipped in less than 3 days so there has to be a reason his is taken longer.

 

[bigdodge]

The pizza tracker was just as accurate and timely as the updates received here!

Now if i could only track the shipping from SHAP to FL…

dealer connect report

 

[triple_B]

Found 964 Window Stickers tonight. None of them were forum members.

VIN	BS	WS	BStoWS	ETA	STATE	COLOR	SERIES
659478 @Mercury_Man	FRAME			7/13/2023​	WA	DB Black	Limited
664111 @jrchain	FRAME			7/6/2023​	TN	Silver	Limited

 

[Dsmith333]

My truck was built 5/17 with an ETA of 6/29, exactly 7 weeks from when the pizza tracker changed to KZ. That seemed like a long time but ok, trains are busy, it's a long way.
At some point this weekend, the ETA suddenly changed to 7/31, which feels like an arbitrary choice of "it's not going to make onto a train this month, so let's make it the end of the following month". I don't know what shipping times to the west coast are averaging but it feels odd that it's going to sit in the factory parking lot for another month or more. Am I destined to be one of those guys who's truck sits in parking lots and railyards for months for no apparent reason?

 

[ExFordGuy]

Did you order ram boxes?

No.

 

[6of36]

My truck was built 5/17 with an ETA of 6/29, exactly 7 weeks from when the pizza tracker changed to KZ. That seemed like a long time but ok, trains are busy, it's a long way.
At some point this weekend, the ETA suddenly changed to 7/31, which feels like an arbitrary choice of "it's not going to make onto a train this month, so let's make it the end of the following month". I don't know what shipping times to the west coast are averaging but it feels odd that it's going to sit in the factory parking lot for another month or more. Am I destined to be one of those guys who's truck sits in parking lots and railyards for months for no apparent reason?

They all leave the plant, and go to different lots. The plant doesn't have space to park them, considering they build 1,000+ a day. They are shipped to various Detroit area storage/ sorting lots, until they are loaded on appropriate transport, to move to the next destination. When there are 25,000 trucks, they have to be sorted as to where they go, and then loaded on to the appropriate transport to go the right direction. They have to wait until there is a full load to the destination.

 

[bigdodge]

They all leave the plant, and go to different lots. The plant doesn't have space to park them, considering they build 1,000+ a day. They are shipped to various Detroit area storage/ sorting lots, until they are loaded on appropriate transport, to move to the next destination. When there are 25,000 trucks, they have to be sorted as to where they go, and then loaded on to the appropriate transport to go the right direction. They have to wait until there is a full load to the destination.

what you say is mostly true
however some trucks are placed onto train cars (auto racks) right at the sterling heights plant because you can see railroad tracks next to the plant.

Google Maps

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you can see my truck was placed onto a auto rack at the plant

 

[triple_B]

Found 245 Window Stickers tonight. None of them were forum members.

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659478 @Mercury_Man	FRAME			7/13/2023​	WA	DB Black	Limited
664111 @jrchain	FRAME			7/6/2023​	TN	Silver	Limited

 

[triple_B]

1599 Build Sheets found today. 1 more forum members with a truck starting production! Congratulations to @jrchain

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659478 @Mercury_Man	FRAME			7/13/2023​	WA	DB Black	Limited
664111 @jrchain	X			7/6/2023​	Tennessee	Silver	Limited

 

[6of36]

what you say is mostly true
however some trucks are placed onto train cars (auto racks) right at the sterling heights plant because you can see railroad tracks next to the plant.

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

www.google.com

you can see my truck was placed onto a auto rack at the plant
View attachment 159791

They may or may not be loading direct, like they did 2 years ago. All I know, is that dozens were sitting in rail yards awaiting loading south of Ann Arbor a couple months ago. They come off the line faster than trains can keep up at the plant. And I know about the train tracks. I'm 5 miles from it, and have worked in it, when they built 200s there,and about 90% of the plants in the Detroit area.

 

[fmr5000]

what you say is mostly true
however some trucks are placed onto train cars (auto racks) right at the sterling heights plant because you can see railroad tracks next to the plant.

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

www.google.com

you can see my truck was placed onto a auto rack at the plant
View attachment 159791

Anyone here have access to these reports that I can PM? I can’t get my dealer to pull something like this for me. TIA

 

[Dsmith333]

If you search for FCA on google maps around the Detroit area, you can spot 4 or 5 big lots that had many many trucks parked in rows when the photos were taken. So, yeah, sometimes they stack up for whatever reason, awaiting chips, autoracks, shipping......

In my case, the sudden 4 week shift in ETA had something to do with the transfer to the rail carrier. It went from 6/29 not shipped to 7/31 not shipped to 7/3 in the space of two days. The dealer told me it was last in Ohio as of today. I presumed it had been loaded yesterday onto the Norfolk Southern train that runs to the Chicago area daily for the interchange with Union Pacific. Now I get to see how many railyards it loiters at along the way.

 

[bigdodge]

Anyone here have access to these reports that I can PM? I can’t get my dealer to pull something like this for me. TIA

no
that report is only available through the dealer connect system
if you are not having any luck, go up the management chain

 

[triple_B]

Found 1367 Window Stickers tonight. 1 more forum member with a truck on the way! Congratulations to @jrchain

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659478 @Mercury_Man	FRAME			7/13/2023​	WA	DB Black	Limited
664111 @jrchain	X	X	0​	7/6/2023​	Tennessee	Silver	Limited

 

[cliffsta]

Found 1367 Window Stickers tonight. 1 more forum member with a truck on the way! Congratulations to @jrchain

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659478 @Mercury_Man	FRAME			7/13/2023​	WA	DB Black	Limited
664111 @jrchain	X	X	0​	7/6/2023​	Tennessee	Silver	Limited

What is DB black?

 

[millerbjm]

What is DB black?

I'm assuming it is a reference to the color name - Diamond Black

 

[triple_B]

1 more forum members with a truck starting production! Congratulations to @Mercury_Man

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659478 @Mercury_Man	X			7/13/2023​	Washington	Black	Limited

 

[triple_B]

What is DB black?

@millerbjm is correct, Diamond Black