Date:         Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:10:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Michael Gronski <chrisgronski@hotmail.com>
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From:         Christopher Michael Gronski <chrisgronski@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: Advice on shipping a motor
Comments: cc: EVEHART33@aol.com
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Try www.forwardair.com they are a bit inconvenient but REALLY cheap. You
have to drop off at thier terminal and pick up on the other end (but who
knows you could probably work out a local shipping company to handle that
end of it. They also may have restrictions on goods (ie: you may have to
ensure all fluids are drained, the item is crated, etc.). Weight is not an
issue until you get really big (ie: entire vehicles). I shipped a pool table
with www.forwardair.com FEDEX quoted $700 US for 175lbs. Forwardair came in
at around $70 US (ie: one tenth the price).

Thanks,
Chris Gronski
Toronto, Ontario,
'80 Westy "Pokey"
'87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door
'91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hunter" <EVEHART33@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Advice on shipping a motor


> Thanks to all who responded but I need a cheaper solution. Amtrak has a
50#
> maximum, Greyhound has a 100# max., and Yellow Freight only gives their
> special $100 engine rate to business-to-business customers. I maybe able
to
> use a Mexican-USA bus line that goes from Albuquerque to LA for about
$.35/lb
> but I don't think they were clear with what I wanted to do (no habla
> english). Any other advice appreciated.
>
>
> Ken Hunter
> 82 Westy 1.9D
> 84 Jetta 1.5D
> 89 Mitsubishi van
>