Shipping via freight ?

LIM3 · 07-31-2013, 04:29 PM

I'm trying to get a good price to ship via freight.
Resident to terminal
Resident to resident
Terminal to terminal.

Does any one know of a good company that won't charge outrageous amounts ?

Overflow · 07-31-2013, 05:19 PM

Maybe you should check out the conductor thread. I'm sure he could point you in the right direction.

Stingr69 · 07-31-2013, 05:21 PM

UPS Freight is worth a try. I have used them recently and they did OK. I would call them again. Determining the freight class can be a big chore. Higher freight class numbers means more $$$ to ship. Don't ask me how to determine the class as it is a secretive nebulous mystery. I picked one and just rolled with it. Most carriers will offer a discount so ask when you are on the phone with them.

LTL shipping is a pain!

-Mark.

LIM3 · 07-31-2013, 05:23 PM

I will ask about discounts.
My ship class is 175 from what one of the reps told me

Stingr69 · 07-31-2013, 06:06 PM

What are you shipping? That is a pretty high rate class. FWIW - I was shipping HVAC equipment using a "77.5" class.

-Mark.

LIM3 · 07-31-2013, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingr69

What are you shipping? That is a pretty high rate class. FWIW - I was shipping HVAC equipment using a "77.5" class.

-Mark.

Front bumper fascia.
You think is should be lower ? The reps I speak with might think a bumper is something really big and heavy

Stingr69 · 08-01-2013, 03:02 PM

Try describing it differently - "Plastic cover".

LIM3 · 08-01-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingr69

Try describing it differently - "Plastic cover".

Yeah I'm gonna call

PoorMansCamaro · 08-01-2013, 03:49 PM

try greyhound.

LIM3 · 08-01-2013, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

try greyhound.

That was my first choice but then box exceeds the height by 12 inches which means no go.
That extra 12 is going to cost me

LIM3 · 08-02-2013, 01:37 AM

all the reasonable freight company's have bad reviews so the search continues

dkp2LT · 08-02-2013, 09:45 AM

I had a rear bumper cover for a Ford Flex shipped to me via Greyhound just a few months ago. As a FYI it was wrapped up in several layers, not boxed, but it showed up fine.

LIM3 · 08-02-2013, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkp2LT

I had a rear bumper cover for a Ford Flex shipped to me via Greyhound just a few months ago. As a FYI it was wrapped up in several layers, not boxed, but it showed up fine.

Problem is he only has a box to ship it in. And that box exceeds te limit of height

Mr Twisty · 08-02-2013, 02:46 PM

If you're not in a hurry someone that has shipped one may chime in...

Try ABF if they're in your area, don't call it a bumper cover or fascia, just say it's a plastic panel, the weight and box size. You might also tag it fragile.

07-31-2013, 04:29 PM	#1
LIM3 it's mind bottling.. Drives: SGM Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: miami floirda. Posts: 5,392	Shipping via freight ? I'm trying to get a good price to ship via freight. Resident to terminal Resident to resident Terminal to terminal. Does any one know of a good company that won't charge outrageous amounts ? __________________

07-31-2013, 05:23 PM	#4
LIM3 it's mind bottling.. Drives: SGM Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: miami floirda. Posts: 5,392	I will ask about discounts. My ship class is 175 from what one of the reps told me __________________

08-01-2013, 03:49 PM	#9
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 57,205	try greyhound. __________________

08-02-2013, 01:37 AM	#11
LIM3 it's mind bottling.. Drives: SGM Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: miami floirda. Posts: 5,392	all the reasonable freight company's have bad reviews so the search continues __________________

08-02-2013, 02:46 PM	#14
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,763	If you're not in a hurry someone that has shipped one may chime in... Try ABF if they're in your area, don't call it a bumper cover or fascia, just say it's a plastic panel, the weight and box size. You might also tag it fragile. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin lib·er·ty /ˈlibərdē/ noun 1. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

07-31-2013, 05:19 PM	#2
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	Maybe you should check out the conductor thread. I'm sure he could point you in the right direction.

07-31-2013, 05:21 PM	#3
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	UPS Freight is worth a try. I have used them recently and they did OK. I would call them again. Determining the freight class can be a big chore. Higher freight class numbers means more $$$ to ship. Don't ask me how to determine the class as it is a secretive nebulous mystery. I picked one and just rolled with it. Most carriers will offer a discount so ask when you are on the phone with them. LTL shipping is a pain! -Mark.

07-31-2013, 06:06 PM	#5
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	What are you shipping? That is a pretty high rate class. FWIW - I was shipping HVAC equipment using a "77.5" class. -Mark.

08-01-2013, 03:02 PM	#7
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	Try describing it differently - "Plastic cover".

08-02-2013, 09:45 AM	#12
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,907	I had a rear bumper cover for a Ford Flex shipped to me via Greyhound just a few months ago. As a FYI it was wrapped up in several layers, not boxed, but it showed up fine.