What Freight Companies for Shippping Big/Heavy shit??? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

cummins · 04-01-2007, 11:11 PM

No not shit literally, but stuff like axles, engines, transmissions, tc's, etc... I have an axle I need to ship and I'm not sure which company to go with. Suggestions? Anyone ship an axle before? Just put it on a pallet and strap it? What about the other big/heavy things?

Todd W · 04-02-2007, 12:15 AM

Forward Air.

Propane · 04-02-2007, 06:55 AM

The new U.P.S. freight rates have been great so far!

89hawk · 04-03-2007, 03:49 PM

When I was looking at shipping a motorcycle the shipper offered a discount if there was a loadind and unloading dock. You can ask your company if you can ship it from thier freight dock.

cummins · 04-03-2007, 06:02 PM

forward air has great rates thanks!

ToyFamily · 04-03-2007, 10:15 PM

We Used Forward air before since they had best rates

MightyRAM_97 · 04-04-2007, 01:34 AM

Check with an LTL Carrier, I work for SAIA, the best way to ship an axle (if you want it in one peice, is to crate it...the better the packaging the better it'll ship without damages.. but if it's a used axle, it'll get a price value rated at a used part, which isn't much...but strapping it to a pallet will work but no guarantees of it not being damaged by the time it gets to it's destination. I see it first hand it's what I do for a living...

rockcrawler1981 · 04-04-2007, 05:18 PM

try motor cargo

04-01-2007, 11:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
cummins Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Member # 56773 Location: bay area , CA Posts: 333	What Freight Companies for Shippping Big/Heavy shit??? No not shit literally, but stuff like axles, engines, transmissions, tc's, etc... I have an axle I need to ship and I'm not sure which company to go with. Suggestions? Anyone ship an axle before? Just put it on a pallet and strap it? What about the other big/heavy things? __________________ "My sheep sits down when she sees me coming."

04-02-2007, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Todd W I make websites! Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12429 Location: Rubicon Trail - CA Posts: 10,338 Blog Entries: 9	Forward Air. __________________ My 4x4 Blog Rockwell axles too!

04-02-2007, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Propane Rock God Join Date: May 2004 Member # 30839 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,155	The new U.P.S. freight rates have been great so far! __________________ Bulletproof, complete propane kits for carbureted offroad and street vehicles. Please visit our website for details. www.gotpropane.com

04-03-2007, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
cummins Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Member # 56773 Location: bay area , CA Posts: 333	forward air has great rates thanks! __________________ "My sheep sits down when she sees me coming."

04-03-2007, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
ToyFamily Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 463 Location: everywhere Posts: 3,469	We Used Forward air before since they had best rates __________________ A bunch of Toyotas...who wants to know Torchmate Racing www.torchmateracing.com

04-03-2007, 03:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
89hawk Wheeler Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77942 Location: San Jose Ca Posts: 209	When I was looking at shipping a motorcycle the shipper offered a discount if there was a loadind and unloading dock. You can ask your company if you can ship it from thier freight dock.

04-04-2007, 01:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
MightyRAM_97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84916 Location: UNDER THE BIG BLUE SKY AND ON TOP OF THE BROWN DIRT Posts: 378	Check with an LTL Carrier, I work for SAIA, the best way to ship an axle (if you want it in one peice, is to crate it...the better the packaging the better it'll ship without damages.. but if it's a used axle, it'll get a price value rated at a used part, which isn't much...but strapping it to a pallet will work but no guarantees of it not being damaged by the time it gets to it's destination. I see it first hand it's what I do for a living...

04-04-2007, 05:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
rockcrawler1981 Caveman Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44646 Location: Sonora, CA Posts: 729	try motor cargo __________________ 81 Chevy 3+3 250 Inline 6 465/208/205 56s all the way around D60 456s, Welded, Solid Knuckles, Highsteer 14bolt 456s, Welded, Shaved/Trussed 39.5 tsl Doved front shortend wheel base

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