Best cheapest way to ship Larg Items

[imusa76]

What is the best and cheapest way to ship large Items?

any Ideas?

 

[OMS]

Best and cheapest do not go together

How large and what it is will determine shippng method

 

[mdan575]

I have used Greyhound multiple times for some oversized items with great luck. Price is reasonable and the service was good.

 

[imusa76]

its a set of Convertible rear seats, that are in Illinois area, that I'm interested in.

I'm coming up with UPS prices of about $400+ just shipping to Rhode Island.

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

I find Fed Ex ground to be more reasonable than UPS or the USPS, but greyhound is probably the cheapest route. Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight"

 

[Boss1Ray]

I had the best luck with Uship. Google it. Excellent rate - great service. Delivered as promised.

I will definitely use them again.

Shipped a block and misc engine parts from Neb to Ok for just under $300. It was already crated but about 450 lbs!

Ray

 

[goodnigh]

The Cleveland long block I bought from Don of OMS

cost $310 to ship 2500 miles door to door.

Try www.freightquote.com, I was very pleased with

the level of service. You tell them what want to do and

they give you several choices of shipping companies

that can do that for you.

mike

 

[imusa76]

Thanks Guys.

 

[caspianwendell]

I find Fed Ex ground to be more reasonable than UPS or the USPS, but greyhound is probably the cheapest route. Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight"

+1 FedEx seem to handle freight more carefully than UPS

 

[cobra3073]

The Cleveland long block I bought from Don of OMS

cost $310 to ship 2500 miles door to door.

Try www.freightquote.com, I was very pleased with

the level of service. You tell them what want to do and

they give you several choices of shipping companies

that can do that for you.

mike

What Mike said!

BT

 

[69 Rustang]

I have seen a few scary stories on another forum I participate in with some Greyhound shipments gone awry. Otherwise they do seem cheapest for large items. My personal experiences have been with UPS and FedEx ground, right now my preferred is FedEx ground due to price and service.

 

[Don65Stang]

its a set of Convertible rear seats, that are in Illinois area, that I'm interested in.

I'm coming up with UPS prices of about $400+ just shipping to Rhode Island.

I like uship.com

It's like an eBay auction for shipping services and you are in complete control.

 

[OMS]

I find Fed Ex ground to be more reasonable than UPS or the USPS, but greyhound is probably the cheapest route. Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight"

Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight

Plus 1 with Jeff on "dim wt"

There is no way it would cost 400 to ship the rear seats

Iyman are you looking for a core seat or something with blue upholestry on it ?

 

[imusa76]

I find Fed Ex ground to be more reasonable than UPS or the USPS, but greyhound is probably the cheapest route. Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight"

Watch your box size, it may be cheaper to use two boxes as the carriers tend to work on "dimensional weight

Plus 1 with Jeff on "dim wt"

There is no way it would cost 400 to ship the rear seats

Iyman are you looking for a core seat or something with blue upholestry on it ?

Rear Convertible seat Cores is what I'm looking for, and cheap as possible per the Boss

 

[goodnigh]

What Mike said!

BT

You give them some info about your package

and they send you a list of companies that

will do that. The driver on my end had to

put the engine on a pallet jack and drag it the

last 100 yards up the street because his truck

would not clear the power lines. I paid for

door to door service and that is what I got.

That company was also the cheapest bidder.

As I recall, there where 7 companies that

placed a bid.

mike