[TowerTalk] freight services

[Grant Saviers]

John makes another good point.    I had a Bridgeport mill shipped 
terminal to terminal, loaded onto my tilt flatbed trailer and I did the 
rest.  My mill had 4 miles of 1.5 lane twisting mountain road to go as 
the final leg and local terminal to site carriers said NFW.  One problem 
with heavy flatbed loads is you have to unload it and without a forklift 
that is a problem.  Terminals have them and will load onto your truck or 
trailer. Make sure the load fits and can be side loaded or slinged (you 
provide them). Logistics and timing of getting rental shooting boom or 
regular forklifts on site at the same time the truck arrives can be iffy.

I would think Rohn25 would be banded to a large pallet and shipped 
flatbed, but the good news is each stick is light enough to lift.  In my 
experience truckers vary a bit in willing to help unload or having the 
time to wait around for the unloading process.  Or make a deal, $50 
might help.  Note that US Tower won't ship common carrier, only with 
truckers they know as damage to crankups is a disaster.  Likewise to the 
ends of R25.  Access to the site also has to be planned.

Grant KZ1W

On 11/9/2018 17:33 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> As Grant mentioned, trucking companies often give businesses huge discounts.
> At one point in my life I was able to ship personal items LTL very
> inexpensively though my employer. When this is not an option, ship terminal
> to terminal or to a business as home delivery really jacks up the pricing.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> From:	Grant Saviers KZ1W
> Date:	Fri, 9 Nov 2018 16:49:07 -0800
>
> You might try an on-line freight broker that specializes in LTL (less than
> truckload).  I used Freightquote a few times, not sure they are still
> around.
>
> OTOH, FedEx and UPS now handle LTL freight.  UPS beats stuff up pretty badly
> in my experience.  FedEx doesn't.
>
> Some employers allow employees to use the discounted rates they have.
>
> Grant KZ1W
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