Shipping Big Items

One thing you may want to investigate is whether a company in your area will allow you to bring an item there to be picked up, and ask them what company they receive and ship from. I have done business with many companies in my area that have no interest in Mopar stuff at all, but might allow me to drop off a skidded item and do all the legwork and just have it picked up there during normal business hours.

I know with most carriers that the fee is totally based on how much the driver has to do. If the truck needs to be a drop-lift gate, it's another large chunk of cash. If the driver has to get out and pallet jack the item through your gravel driveway, another large fee. If they can just pull up to a dock and roll it right in and drop it off at another dock at or near it's destination, that is the cheapest way to freight an item. If they have a terminal near it's origin and destination, thats the absolute cheapest way to go.

You gotta factor the cost of freight into your price and decide whether you need the item that bad. When I had those $50.00 motors up for grabs, even if you had to pay another $150.00 to have it freighted, you still would be ahead, especially if you can't find items near you!! Yea, shippings a pain, but you gotta buck down and pay the price sometimes!! Just do a little research and you can usually do it on the cheep!! JMO, Geof