| Author | Message | ||
     Monte Blumenfeld (Monteman71) New Member Username: Monteman71 Post Number: 31 Registered: 11-2002 |
I have check with Greyhound, Fedex and Ups and they all say that it exceeds the dimensions? How do you do it? Thanks, Monte | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 291 Registered: 08-2002 |
You might want to check with some of the manufacturers to see who they use. Or a freight or cargo company. Emery is who my company uses. | ||
| Garrett (Rover7592) Member Username: Rover7592 Post Number: 59 Registered: 03-2003 |
Southeastern Freight Lines | ||
| joshua Frances (Joshua) Member Username: Joshua Post Number: 142 Registered: 10-2002 |
consolidated frieght would do it | ||
| Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 198 Registered: 10-2002 |
fedex freight | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 1947 Registered: 02-2002 |
Joshua, CF went bankrupt, no longer in business. Averitt Express. -L | ||
| Chris von Czoernig (Chrisvonc) Senior Member Username: Chrisvonc Post Number: 1058 Registered: 07-2002 |
Unless you have an "in" at FedEx, you are going to get raped on using them even the frieght division. If I recall, they quoted me somewhere around $400 to ship a rack from east coast to Denver. One of the fellows I sold a rack to last year arranged frieght through a Frieght broker. I think I can find the info if noone else remembers and he only paid around $100 and it turned out that Watkins was the company that took it out to him. Chris von C. | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 92 Registered: 11-2002 |
http://www.forwardair.com/ | ||
| Tbow (Tbow) Member Username: Tbow Post Number: 103 Registered: 12-2002 |
Monte.. I've always use YELLOW Freight. They are very good and very customer friendly. I've shipped an large outboard motor, transmissions, engines and a bunch of other large items across the GREAT United States and they were always very helpful and one time, even assisted in putting it on a pallet and strapping it down. Good luck | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) New Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 33 Registered: 12-2002 |
TRY ABF.COM M. | ||
| joshua Frances (Joshua) Member Username: Joshua Post Number: 143 Registered: 10-2002 |
cf was just in my buioding last week...and the depot close by my house has trucks in and out... | ||
| Jeff Penrose (Craftman) New Member Username: Craftman Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2003 |
www.ship-inc.com shipped an adventure rack through them last year from virginia to missouri for less than a hundred. i had to put cardboard on the outside, so it wouldn't damage anybody else's stuff but it was the best price i found and i looked under every rock to find the cheapest place. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 1954 Registered: 02-2002 |
http://www.cf.com/ Bankrupt. "VANCOUVER, Wash., October 10, 2002 - Consolidated Freightways Corporation (OTC PINK SHEETS: CFWEQ) said today that the company has completed delivery of freight remaining in its system and has shut down its U.S. trucking operations" The CF terminal here in town is closed down and for sale. I have no idea who was in your building, but it's not CF..... -L | ||
| thom mathie (Muskyman) Senior Member Username: Muskyman Post Number: 231 Registered: 11-2002 |
I just shipped one from savannah to chicago for $156...but that was at a 40% discount rate. I have also recently looked into shipping them out from the chicago area nation wide and very few frieght companies want the business unless they are in rigid cardboard crates. | ||
| jay caragay (Jcaragay) Member Username: Jcaragay Post Number: 138 Registered: 02-2002 |
When I took possession of my D2 Adventure Rack the box had FedEx shipping stickers on it. It was shipped direct from LRNA in Lanham, MD via FedEx. So, evidently, FedEx will ship the thing. Speaking of an "in" at FedEx, if you don't know anyone that works for FedEx, do you know anyone that works for United Airlines? A pilot friend of mine for United was telling me they get significant discounts with FedEx. I also second TBow's Yellow Freight recommendation. I'm pretty new to the freight shipping scene and Yellow has been very accomodating and quite helpful. | ||
| Andrew Clarke (Aclarke) Senior Member Username: Aclarke Post Number: 327 Registered: 10-2002 |
You might try www.odfl.com, too. One of my clients ships flooring using ODFL & ABF. He used to use CF too before they went bankrupt. I don't know how well any of these companies play with individuals, though. |
