Hello All... FWIW I recently sent a 270 Lb. Box coffin
shaped) from N.C. to West Palm, Fl.
using FedEx freight. ( different than regular FedEx) for $
116.00
told them I had hydrophonic gardening stuff inside .... (They
don't have a classification for that)
.....................Bill / w2ay
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From: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
To: "Patrick Barkey" <n9rvee@gmail.com>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shipping heliax
> Patrick Barkey wrote:
>> Does anyone have any experience with freight companies handling shipments
>> of
>> heliax? I have two 4 foot diameter coils of 7/8 inch heliax that need to
>> travel out here to Montana. They weigh about 70 lbs. each. UPS won't
>> take
>> them, and Fed Ex wants an exhorbitant (> $1K) amount of money.
>>
>> I think I need a trucking firm to do it. Any experience out there?
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
> I've used Old Dominion Freight Lines and Yellow Freight in days gone by
> for pallet sized things (e.g. a 19" rack on a pallet).. There's actually
> a lot of companies that do "less than load" (LTL) shipping. A couple
> things to think about: Do you have a forklift or other way to unload the
> truck?
>
> For interstate trucking, the actual rates are regulated, so you'll pay
> the same basic rate for the same freight regardless of company. You'll
> need to know the "class" of your freight (a number from 50 to several
> hundred that defines what kind of stuff it is and how delicate it is..
> as I recall Class 55 is stuff like scrap iron.. I seem to remember
> shipping surplus equipment racks with gear in them as class 100 or 120)
> (some googling turned up:
> http://freight88.com/NMFC-Codes-Freight_class.html )
>
>
> What really changes is ancillary services and convenience. Some
> companies will deliver to anywhere. Some will only deliver to a loading
> dock.
>
> Sometimes, you can get a better deal by picking up your freight at the
> terminal.
>
> Call around. If you know a business that ships this kind of stuff near
> you ask who they use.
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