[ihc] Re: IH shipping

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---That cannot be so. As I already stated, to ship a T-19 transmission from
Chicago to Alabama (900+ miles) would run me $80. That is transporting from
USF Holland to USF Dugan... IIRC (changing hands once regardless). When they
have to transfer the package/cargo over to the other district is when the
price makes drastic changes. You obviously didn't notify them that it was
auto parts class, or you didn't drain the fluids which would then be
considered hazardous waste, but seeing as it was an engine block, I would
say that somehow it wasn't classed as automotive parts (#85 IIRC). Not being
to good at geography these days, isn't MN extremely close to WA (300
miles?)? and If they are about the same Latitude on the grid and in the same
district for say... USF Bestway, then they wouldn't even have to transfer to
another department.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr. (confused)
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Camery" <jcamery@domain.elided>
To: <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Cc: <lipodog@domain.elided>; <T_R_E_Jr@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:13 AM
Subject: re: IH shipping


> Regarding how to send heavy things, I'm in the process of shipping a set
> of heads and a camshaft from the Minneapolis area to the Seattle area to
> someone who bought them from me on ebay.  With the plywood box I built,
> it weighs in at 130 lbs.  The cheapest method by far is simply Fedex
> Ground (which is separate from fedex nextday or fedex freight).  Cost is
> $76, door to door.
>
> USF Freightways' bid was over $300, as they wanted to strap it to a
> skid and charge the skid price.  In effect, I could have shipped the
> whole motor by USF almost as cheap as the heads, but I'm sure that
> there's already a good supply of scrap iron out there.
>
> Jim Camery
> River Falls, WI.