Common Carrier

[vanscottbuilders]

I will be needing a fifth wheel and mounting frame shipped from the

Dallas, Tx. area to the Rochester, NY area.

It's one of those parts that you might not think is worth trying to send that far

because of the cost. I happen to have a good home for it.

We have posted about the common carriers before - so this is really just a reminder:

Yellow Freight quoted the job of moving one non-haz pallet of about 400# from Dallas to

Rochester for just over $340.00. Pretty reasonable. And - they guarantee delivery time,

so we're not waiting around the shop.

I think we, as hobbyists, sometimes make assumptions that it's not worth buying parts from

a distant vendor because of the cost.

The reality is -

You can't walk from Dallas to Rochester for 340. dollars! It doesn't get any cheaper.

Fuel's high, labor is high, and everything's looking bad. But some services are still a

really good value.

Let's not forget the common carriers for our stuff.

[Freightrain]

Make sure you get a TRUE quote(printed/faxed) on that price. Twice now at my work have a couple of us shipped "car" parts for a price quoted over the phone(specific weight/size). Then get the bill and it's 2 or 3x what they quoted. HUH??? Takes a few phone calls, and sometimes some yell'n to get them to "recall" what they actually quoted.

We ship common carrier daily, so it's not something we never deal with.