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| fjl:
Sadly I still haven't started my cab yet(still in the works, honestly) but the other day I was telling my brother all about it building cabs. Now he wants one too. Although he lives two states away from me. While he gladly agreed to pay for the parts and shipping, it got me to wondering how I would go about shipping such a monstrous thing. I it possible to have some shipping department like UPS come to my house, wrap and haul it away. Or how would I go about wrapping it or putting in a crate myself. Basically, what should I do to ship it? How much would shipping a cabinet cost? |
| btp2k2:
Well, you are going to need to send it through a freight company. UPS or Fed Ex wouldn't be able to handle it. You are looking at least a couple hundred. |
| fjl:
What about the wrapping part? They do that too? Come pick it up? And I would think UPS and Fed-Ex would have its own freight company as well. |
| horseboy:
When it comes to freight companies, you pretty much pay for everything that they have to do. I don't know about crating it for you, but some freight companies will take unpalletized items for an additional fee. I don't think you would want to do something like that. There are a million factors at play here that could affect cost. I assume you would be shipping from your residence? Unless you have a truck high loading dock, you are gonna need a lift gate. With most companies that is a $50 fee. You can double that because I am sure your brother doesn't have a lift gate. Anything else you may need will cost you extra as well. If they have to call your brother to comfirm he is home, there is an extra fee. Not to mention what it costs just to ship the thing without fees. I get a 73% discount with freight companies, and I have never thought it to be a viable solution. Shipping a cab say 200 lb (conservative weight estimate) 350 miles with no discount and 2 lift gate will probably cost you over $500. If you must ship it, find a buddy that works in a shipping dept of a company ships lots of pallets. See if you can use his discount and loading dock. He might even have an extra pallet. Good luck. :) |
| Tailgunner:
Can either you or your bro borrow a pickup truck or a van for a weekend? If you plan around the weather you can haul a cab on it's back in a pickup without anything more than a blanket or some cardboard to keep it from rubbing the paint, and spend less on gas than shipping it will cost. |
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