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Ordered a new 2500 power wagon

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I ordered a new power wagon And it was loaded to a train. And I was asking to see if there was a way to track it as it gets to Chicago to be dropped off to head to Michigan. The dealership isn’t helping much.
 
You are not alone. It is a lot of waiting and hoping at this point in the process.

If somehow you could get it registered within the Uconnect app, you could potentially see where it is, but I would assume you can't register the VIN within the app until you sign the paperwork making it officially your truck. I wasn't able to get mine registered until about a week after I took possession.
 
yea I tried that too and wasn’t able to get logged in due to I don’t Owen it yet.
 
Vieau41 said:
I mean is there any way u can get the train it’s on and flow it.
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I'm sure there is, but it wouldn't have anything to do with Stellantis/FCA/Ram. It would be purely through the train freight tracking system and since you wouldn't be listed on the waybill, you'd likely have to either do some hacking, or find the right railroad employee to bribe or sweet-talk into sharing the info.
 
Vieau41 said:
What company picked it up from the plaint as in Train company?
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Yeah, that is also something you'll need to track down.

I was never able to determine which freight line mine came in on, but we have a customs holding station just down the road where BNSF drops tons of vehicles where they then eventually make their way to dealerships. Chicago, however could be very different.
 
So BNSF picks up from Mexico 90% of the time? And u must live really close to the border or something. How long do they sit in customs do u know?
 
I have no insight into which company transports what percentage. My knowledge is purely based on my experience trying to track my order and being in my environment. But no, I'm in Colorado, just happen to live within earshot of a rail line and the mentioned staging area is just a couple miles south.
 
Yea my first time ordering a truck. I had more news before the dealership even told me my truck was on it’s way.my guess they probably pick up all trucks and deliver them to staged places then picked up by other companies to ship it to where it needs to go
 
Vieau41 said:
I ordered a new power wagon And it was loaded to a train. And I was asking to see if there was a way to track it as it gets to Chicago to be dropped off to head to Michigan. The dealership isn’t helping much.
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I ordered my 3500 Laramie Longhorn back in mid Oct. of 2020, still not in yet getting frustrated going on 6 months. They been telling me the last 2 months or so its built shipped but dont know where its at. How do you lose a $90 truck in todays world with every thing scanned and tracked. Now there telling me its about the auto industry not getting these computer chips for over seas.
 
i ordered a BMW years ago. You could log in and track it’s assembly. You could even find out the name of the ship bringing to US and track it. This was 15 years ago! Ram really sucks in this area.
 
LateToTheParty said:
You are not alone. It is a lot of waiting and hoping at this point in the process.

If somehow you could get it registered within the Uconnect app, you could potentially see where it is, but I would assume you can't register the VIN within the app until you sign the paperwork making it officially your truck. I wasn't able to get mine registered until about a week after I took possession.
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I was able to call XM Guardian with my VIN and have them turn on my Guardian service for the UConnect app. When they download the truck from the train the location should update and I will be able to see where it is at that point. I'd imagine the battery is unplugged for shipping right now as it doesnt update location yet.
 
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