[TowerTalk] TowerTalk] freight cost of tower part

[Stan Stockton]

Here is the scoop on freight rates.  They have published list prices, and then they have contracts with companies that include discounts - up to about 90% off those rates.  Even when I owned a small company selling aluminum tubing and antennas, I had a. 75% discount with Fed X Freight (world HQ in Harrison, AR, so I know some of them well).  I once had a company make a shipment to us that was specified to go on Fed X Freight and they shipped on another carrier.  A bill that should have been about $200 was well over a thousand.  Find a company who will ship it for you using their discount and there will be big money saved.

73...Stan, K5GO

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> On Aug 14, 2014, at 7:07 PM, "Wilson" <infomet at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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> That’s a crazy freight rate!
> 25 is always available used most everywhere.
> Look around, watch for estates, watch Craigslist, tell your pals.
> I have helped sell at least f towers in the last couple of years, mostly small crankups, but Rohn is commonly around for $50 or less.
> And don’t forget hamfests!
> Wilson
> W4BOH
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