Date:         Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:35:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: UPS is VERY  expensive...
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My personal shipping wisdom & experience
Shipping oversize stuff is too spendy with UPS...
I ship most all my trannys with UPS because Fedex doesn't like the heavy
stuff and they are not convenient for me..A 100 lb tranny runs about $90
give or take destination and they all get there in one piece due to my
bubble wrap packing.
Fed Ex is cheaper to Canada due to their lower fees
DHL (was Airborne) is trying to get into the market and is cheaper for
now...
Beware small towns that may only get fedex or dhl deliverys once a week or
not at all...UPS will go to them ALL daily.
I had a G50 porshe tranny shipped from Alabama via truck...cost me $285
The key to shipping heavy stuff is to pack it so it won't move in the
box...A shrp edge of something will hammer at the box and poke thru, where
as a secured item will just sit there happy & content.
Greyhound takes packages fairly cheap
Amtrack used to...
nuf said....Daryl of AA Trans

Subject: Re: UPS is VERY expensive...


> I've been preaching this for years.... SHOP AROUND. I sent a
> transmission to california for $65. It came back by truck because the
> shipper "didn't do Fedex." (I live in Alabama for god's sake and we
> have it everywhere. Go figure.) The bill was about $175.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:06 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>> this eve after work i drove over to UPS to ship a vanagon sliding
>> doorpanel
>> from here to Nevada.   they wanted $70 to ship it.   yep.   70 freakin
>> dollars..
>>
>> i took it over to FedEx and they wanted $35.
>>
>> i know who i'll be doing more business with...
>>
>> chris
>>
>