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Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:51 am

Anyone out there know of a inexpensive shipping company to ship single cab gates? They seem to be to big for Greyhound. :(

Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:56 am

Cut them in half :shock:

Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:13 am

ghostwagens wrote: Anyone out there know of a inexpensive shipping company to ship single cab gates? They seem to be to big for Greyhound. :(

They seem to be to big? What are the max dimensions that Greyhound will ship?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:23 am

call R&L carriers. dope company. they ship all kinds of crazy stuff for me. entire engine, from vegas to tennessee, 138 bucks. :)

Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:36 am

lurkinstock wrote: ghostwagens wrote: Anyone out there know of a inexpensive shipping company to ship single cab gates? They seem to be to big for Greyhound. :(

They seem to be to big? What are the max dimensions that Greyhound will ship?
I think its 72 inches long is the max.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:42 am

forward air

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:35 am

I tried shipping gates through GreyHound and they are too long. Try Fed Ex Freight. I used them before and they did a great job. If I remeber correctly it was $111 to ship from lower Alabama to Arkansas and it took 3 days for my buyer to recieve them. But that was 2 years ago or so. Oh, and you have to pick them up at the teminal or it's another $70 or $80 for them to deliver to your door.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:36 am

And that was for all three gates.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:42 am

Did you have to pick them up at a main warehouse or did it come straight to your door at that price? Seems like a decent deal.

simpsoncan2 wrote: I tried shipping gates through GreyHound and they are too long. Try Fed Ex Freight. I used them before and they did a great job. If I remeber correctly it was $111 to ship from lower Alabama to Arkansas and it took 3 days for my buyer to recieve them. But that was 2 years ago or so. Oh, and you have to pick them up at the teminal or it's another $70 or $80 for them to deliver to your door.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:13 am

ghostwagens wrote: Did you have to pick them up at a main warehouse or did it come straight to your door at that price? Seems like a decent deal.

simpsoncan2 wrote: I tried shipping gates through GreyHound and they are too long. Try Fed Ex Freight. I used them before and they did a great job. If I remeber correctly it was $111 to ship from lower Alabama to Arkansas and it took 3 days for my buyer to recieve them. But that was 2 years ago or so. Oh, and you have to pick them up at the teminal or it's another $70 or $80 for them to deliver to your door.

Read what you quoted... :wink:

Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:56 pm

oops :oops: That's what I get for being in a hurry. :lol:

Thanks for the info :)

///Mink wrote: ghostwagens wrote: Did you have to pick them up at a main warehouse or did it come straight to your door at that price? Seems like a decent deal.

simpsoncan2 wrote: I tried shipping gates through GreyHound and they are too long. Try Fed Ex Freight. I used them before and they did a great job. If I remeber correctly it was $111 to ship from lower Alabama to Arkansas and it took 3 days for my buyer to recieve them. But that was 2 years ago or so. Oh, and you have to pick them up at the teminal or it's another $70 or $80 for them to deliver to your door.

Read what you quoted... :wink:

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:27 pm

Make a nice crate for them and go with a good company like Fed Ex freight.We have termanils in a lot of citys,yes you will save about $70 charge for home delv. if you come and pick it up yourself. Hell get them shipped to your work if you can?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:23 pm

mightymouse wrote: call R&L carriers. dope company. they ship all kinds of crazy stuff for me. entire engine, from vegas to tennessee, 138 bucks. :)
you should post a website link for the lazy. :wink:

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:16 am

fwd air is good

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:46 am

crukab wrote: lurkinstock wrote: ghostwagens wrote: Anyone out there know of a inexpensive shipping company to ship single cab gates? They seem to be to big for Greyhound. :(

They seem to be to big? What are the max dimensions that Greyhound will ship?
I think its 72 inches long is the max.

Just went thru this trying to ship a nose ..... from the Greyhound website ....
Quote: What are your package weight and size restrictions?
The maximum weight per package is 100 pounds. The extreme measurements of length, width, and height shall not exceed 30" x 47" x 82".

Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:49 am

I used Greyhound awhile back to ship a split nose from MO-So Cal and it was in the $75 range

Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:32 am

there is a student advantage card that can be purchased for $25 a year and you get 50% off all greyhound freight shipping.unfortunately sc gates are far to big for greyhound to ship.I cant find anyway cheap to send sc gates either.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:04 pm

Today i mailed some gates out all 3 for a single and i used a company called http://www.fastwayfreight.com/ and it cost $325.I card-boarded each gate and taped them all together as one package.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:21 pm

I use Greyhound a lot for big items such as ice boxes, bumpers, etc.

Have you tried Amtrak? I sent a middle seat cross country with them once, it worked out great. The recipient needs to pick it up at his/her closest train station, of course.

Cris