Shipping other than UPS or FED-X!

[DOOM]

I'm trying to ship my Anvil tubs to Doug in Irvine ,CA from Chicago the box is 120X70X50 weighs 24 pounds. UPS and FED-X want about $230.00 to ship thats friggin crazy!! Does anyone have any other shippers they use that are a little more reasonable??

[GregWeld]

I remember a discussion with Albert about his shipping Carbon Fiber parts and he was blown away at the quotes he was getting... The problem is - that for us - we think of this as being LIGHT so shouldn't cost much... but it's the SPACE these parts take up that's the problem.

Maybe the US Mail (just before they go broke - oh wait! They already are! :willy: ) could stuff it in his mailbox... :D


In all seriousness -- DHL seems to have pretty decent rates.

[kochevy67]

I know this ounds crazy but Greyhound bus lines ship parts as well. Also try some freight lines such as ConWay and Overnite Etc.

[Sieg]

Call Anvil, they should know better than anybody. It is a volume game as Greg mention.

[camcojb]

yeah, once they went with dimensional pricing a few years ago it screwed everything up. The last large items I shipped were sent Greyhound, much cheaper than UPS or FedEx. The only problem is they do not deliver to your doorstep, so the recipient will have to go to the bus station to pick them up.

[Autokraft]

Mario, How were they shipped to you? As mentioned Greyhound is usually good on pricing.

[Musclerodz]

If you know someone that ships alot of freight that would have a good discount, you should be able to beat that price by quite a bit.

[carbuff]

I know this ounds crazy but Greyhound bus lines ship parts as well. Also try some freight lines such as ConWay and Overnite Etc.

I second the Greyhound recommendation. When I was trying to ship the fiberglass nose from my Firebird (about 10 pounds total), the costs via FedEx and UPS were crazy! Even the truck freight was ridiculous.

Greyhound was by far the cheapest option. You just have to make sure that the box will fit. The inner fenders probably would, but a hood was too wide. It has to fit in the luggage area under the bus.

Package them up real well, box them, and take them to the drop off location. Actually, box them and call Greyhound to make sure the boxes will fit. You need all 3 dimensions and the weight.

That's your best bet that I know of. Good luck!

[214Chevy]

As others have stated...Greyhound. And yes, he would have to go to the closest Greyhound to his home address and pick it up, but I'm almost positive it will be cheaper than what you have been quoted by the big guys.

[carbuff]

Oh, forgot to mention a second option. It likely won't be as cheap as Greyhound, but you can at least research it.

Get yourself a pallet, just the right size for the boxes (slightly larger), stack the two boxes, and strap them to the pallet. You can them ship the pallet that way. I Googled freight pricing, and I believe this was the site which I used:

http://www.freightavenue.com/default.aspx

You can go there and at least get quotes on the pricing with the to/from zip codes and weight. Definitely specify that the pallet is non-stackable. It costs a little more, but you don't have a choice. :)

The freight class tends to be confusing, and I pissed off a shipper once when specifying the wrong one (I didn't know better).

Worth a try...

BTW, are those dimensions correct? 120" seems a bit long, unless that was a centimeter measurement. Actually, I'm gonna guess that's the case. :)

[Rick D]

Mario, I have done both Grayhound and freight. Grayhound is cheap I sent a complete ground effects setup including front and rear covers to Cal and it was like 60 or so. As for freight I used to buy and sell lots of big items on eBay and if you do not ship freight a lot it will cost you a lot. Well I started talking to the salvage yard I used all the time and they where more then happy to help me get their rates. Also as Greg stated check with DHL I have used them in the past also. I bought a pallet of R12 30lb bottles form the warehouse club some years ago, well then I saw that I wouldn't need that much is I started to sell them off one at a time and found out that DHL was the only one willing to handle these and at very good rates.

[Ron in SoCal]

Bryan is correct; the box size from Anvil is smaller.

Although I did ship a hood 2x from Cali to the Midwest (close to Rick) for about $400...

[garickman]

I'm trying to ship my Anvil tubs to Doug in Irvine ,CA from Chicago the box is 120X70X50 weighs 24 pounds. UPS and FED-X want about $230.00 to ship thats friggin crazy!! Does anyone have any other shippers they use that are a little more reasonable??

Are those measurements in inches? That's a 10 foot by 6 foot by 4 foot box.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Greyhound does have limits on box size and weights...it has to be able to fit in the compartment under the bus. Tried to ship a hood about a year ago and with the boxing I felt was adequate, it wouldnt fit....

[DFRESH]

Mario---just charge me half of whatever shipping is bro!

Or, SEMA is coming up---if you've got guys coming out for it, let's wait till then and I can pick them up there if that works.

Dangerous D Fresh

[makoshark]

I used Greyhound to ship a subframe recently. It was $75 to ship through Greyhound. You can't beat that price at all

[tazzz2_ca]

Wish I had better news to share but the shipping retardation/rates caused me to reconsider my whole business model for Carbon Kustoms ltd. (at least out of Canada to the States)... If you can believe it, the quoted rates where so high and the attrition/damage rate on the parts shipped (75%) caused me to almost stop my efforts in my tracks...

As an example (extreme mind you), I shipped a TA shaker for Goldberg's car that had to go from Toronto to Old Man Hendricks shop in NC over night.... The shipping was double what the part cost to produce (a pure carbon shaker and built high end epoxy resigns). That's right it cost more than twice what it cost to ship a product with these clowns than to build it out of very high end aerospace materials...

The net result is I've discussed setting up a a limited group of certified install shops (my certified dealer network) where they buy into the product line,,, and I then also provide consigned product on a tightly governed agreement... This way they have product in stock and I can send my own truck around every 1/4 (or half) to replenish their stock/s... It also places the product in key geographic places around the states for dealers to assist each other with sort distance shipping/handling....

Given the knowledge of how to handle and ship the product, the care of personal ownership and lack of commercial shipping & boxing cost I am able to offer the dealer network a better solution... It will insure parts are not damaged for Dam near equal money in the end as well...

Shipping is way out of hand when it comes to Carbon gang,, and anyone that is cheap will likely not be licensed and or insured and I'd say that is a pretty big gamble given the parts costs in general terms.... Sorry for the bad news ....

[John510]

Put it on a pallet and ship it truck freight through Reddaway.

[redfire69]

Try yellow freight. Should be about half that amount.

[geberhard]

forwardair.com

[Simmo]

Rough deal...

I pay $85 USD per 15cu/ft to get stuff here to New Zealand..(about as far away from the US you can get..besides the moon). For any Oz based guys they serve you too, PM me if you want info.

It's getting it to the dock in CA that hurts!

[suark]

Give www.uship.com a try, there's lots of people just driving around the country delivering whatever, you may get it done for a good price if there's someone driving through.

[68rssscamaro]

howdy all try shipping to australia from dse mini tubbs upper and lower controll arms an 1 set coilover $1137 us dollars that hurts