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ragtop man Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2002 Posts: 403
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 6:48 am Post subject: Best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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I am looking for a new way to ship my large parts cheaply. I used to have greyhound, but they have moved and no longer ship packages. please let me know how I can ship these parts cheaply with some other carrier, thanks! |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 7:51 am Post subject: Re: best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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fastenal
store to store freight
https://www.fastenal.com/en/22/blue-lane-freight _________________
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These are the reasons we have words like “wanker” |
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ragtop man Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2002 Posts: 403
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 10:38 am Post subject: Re: best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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I have one across town, but have never used them. are they as cheap as greyhound? |
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60vwnewengland Twin #2
Joined: June 25, 2003 Posts: 1784 Location: District of Columbia & Cape Cod
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 11:25 am Post subject: Re: best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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Ups isn’t all that expensive either and is sometimes a few dollars cheaper than greyhound. I shipped a bumper from DC to St. Louis and it was like $90 using UPS and it includes tracking and door to door service. _________________ 77 Westy - Cape Cod Sage
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ragtop man Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2002 Posts: 403
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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thanks I will check that out. I never use UPS. Usually they are more expensive, but for big stuff they might work out okay. thanks! |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22648 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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I shipped two car seats with Grryhound from ny to nc for $90 _________________ .ssS! |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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Watch out!!! Fastenall has divided the country into 2 "Zones" , West and East- no shipping between zones. Greyhound has canceled a large number of terminals accepting packages and things are moving very,very slowly due to reduced service. UPS will just kill you on anything not a rectangular BOX, ignore damage claims, and destroy what you ship.
No cheap options anymore _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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TrulyVintage Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2008 Posts: 207 Location: Direct Enclosed Transporter
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Best way to ship heavy bulky parts, besides greyhound |
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Leave it to the Buyer to find a suitable
shipper - same thing works for vehicles.
Most folks think with their wallet.
They will blame you for recommending a
transport method if things fall apart.
Offer to store the parts at n/c for a reasonable
amount of time until the Buyer arranges shipping. _________________ Jim is on the road @ http://www.trulyvintagetrailers.citymax.com/trulyvintage-feedback.html |
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