shipping large package help
 

Hello, I am looking to ship a large box with a decklid/tail combo inside. Diamensions are 58" x 34" x 19" and weight approx. 160 lbs.

What would be the cheapest option to explore going from Cincinnati, Ohio to N. Carolina?

any ideas or experience with shipping companies would be aprreciated.

thanks,

Bill

Greyhound Bus line is cheapest, but not a lot of towns have bus stations in rural NC, just the bigger towns. I have shipped received lids/tails with Fedex Ground as I live 2 hours from the nearest Greyhound terminal in Winston-Salem. Are you in Cincinnati? I was undergrad at UC 79-83 and Med school UC 83-87. What 911 do you drive?

Try Amtrak if they have stations near enough.

I've used FedEx Ground to ship several sets of wheels and several tails. Great service, fast, relatively cheap, no problems. My local terminal is about 10 miles so it's pretty easy to drop off.

FedEx Ground weight limit is 150lbs. Dimensions are outside of what UPS or FedEx Ground will p/u as well.

Try an LTL carrier, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, Central Transport and ask for straight rate as well as a pallet rate or in the case of Cental, pallet saver lite (restricts you to 50" H). Get a pallet and double or triple box (crate would be better) and ask for lift gate service if it is picked/up dropped off at a residence. You may be able to drop & pick up at a local terminal for less $$.

http://www.odfl.com/rateestimate/

Your cube on the carton size listed is 21.68cuft

+1 with deanp, one of the LTL(less than load) freight companies.

I have used greyhound to ship two front fenders in a very large box from North Carolina to Rhode Island for around 230.00 if memory serves me correctly.
This box was reinforced with a wood to prevent damage, so it was on the heavy side.
Only took a couple of days and Greyhound was very easy to deal with.
There take on it is that they are comming this way anyway, so it's kinda like free money. If they have the room.

First, I gotta wonder how a lid and tail weigh 160#? Try www.Forwardair.com

Wondering the same thing - must be a hellofa box! I used bicycle boxes and bubble wrap to ship mine, and they were nowhere near that weight. I'm wondering if the box/crate can be reduced in size and weight to simplify shipping. I think I paid less than $50 to ship a one-piece tail/deck lid from St. Louis to New Jersey by FedEx Ground. When I bought an early Carrera tail from you, group911, we charged the shipping (Denver to St. Louis) to my FedEx account and it was less than $40.

Yep, it's a pretty big wood box I made. Actual weight is coming in around 130 lbs.
after weighing it. Dimensions of box are 58" x 34" x 19". I'll check with Greyhound

thanks,

Bill

When I was still manufacturing replacement, composite body panels, the last one I had to ship was going to N.Y. It was an entire front clip and hood for a modified Ferrari. The shipping crate had to be able to fit in a less than 8' wide trailer, because you did not know if it was going to be transfered to a 102" width, or stay in a 96" wide trailer. I had used CF, ABF, Yellow, O.D., and some other normal LTL freight lines. Sometime, I would be able to get a hell of a bargain, with Allied, Bekins, Atlas, Mayflower, United, etc, household freight movers, (AKA: Bed Buggers) If you were able to get in on a household transit movers run, it could cut the cost of the freight charges down to as much as 1/4th of what one of the LTL freight lines were quoting. The only thing, it was not a regular thing that you could plan on. You might want to try that route to see if they have anything going your way. My shipping crates were very large and heavily braced, and needed a lift gate type trailer to load on my end, because I did not have a forklift. Regardless of the manner that you finally choose, just make sure that the items are secured and protected the best way you can, because there is a great possibility that other items will be packed on top of your shipping crate. Good luck with the shipping!! Tony.

thanks, Old Dominion shot me down: they wont ship auto body parts, no matter how well crated and protected in a wood box.