Date:         Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:35:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Raymond Paquette <raymondpaquette@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Raymond Paquette <raymondpaquette@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: shipping an engine price and shipper
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com>
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If you can wait until June, I'll be driving a box truck from San Diego to
Boston, and will need help paying for fuel.  I could pick up an engine or
two from Quality German and drop off along the way for a couple of hundred
dollars.

I'll repost my offer as the time gets closer.

Raymond

On 12/1/06, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I checked on this a few weeks ago. It depends on where you are and where
> you
> are shipping.
>
> The quote I received was from Michigan to California and it was around
> $1000
> based on a guessed weight of 200lb.Obviuosly less distance is less $$$.
>
> Items like engines are usually placed on a pallet and are truck shipped.
> Quotes can vary by company depending on who might have centers at the
> originating and desination locations. I checked with our shipping
> warehouse
> here and they usually use Roadway Express, Yellow, or ABF.
>
>
> On 12/1/06, Ryan Miller <rmiller@azteca.com> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know how much it is to ship an engine across country? Who do you
> > use?
> >
> >
> >
> > Ryan
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>