Shipping an axle

hurt4x4

hurt4x4

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Has anyone here shipped or had something like this shipped? I'm trying to buy an axle that is in Colorado and neither the seller or me have shipped something this big. What are my best/cheapest options?
 
Post it on uship.com
I bought a set of 6 military tires in Texas and had them shipped to NC. The shippers will bid on your load based on weight and size.
 
I ship freight pretty often. It didn't take me long to figure out Fastenal is a waste of time and often times they damaged stuff. I regularly use YRCfreight and have not once had an issue (I have probably shipped over 100 pallets).

Bad part for you is their closest terminal is in Kernersville. I always drop my stuff off at the terminal instead of waiting on a driver to pick it up.
 
It will be cheaper if you can find a place that will let you use their commercial address and have a way to load it. And same for him if he can find a place with a loading dock or fork lift it will be cheaper. (They use a different truck)


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Fastenal was more convenient for me this last time but I suprised at the cost. I believe I could’ve saved the buyer a substantial amount shipping freight through Averitt express as I’ve done in the past.
 
I used Forward Air to ship axles on 2 different occasions. Went flawlessly and wasn’t incredibly expensive.
 
East Coast Gears will also coordinate this stuff sometimes, not sure if they will still do it (they would a few years ago I believe). It is also a little far for you.
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys. The seller will have the crate finished up soon so we can get dimensions. I'll check a couple of these places for quotes. I have a commercial address I can probably get it shipped to, but I don't mind having to drive a little to pick it up If needed.
 
If you can ship freight terminal to freight terminal within the same company, it will be a lot cheaper than shipping to any address. That's how they shipped my 2 post lift.
 
The last place I worked got killer deals on freight shipping rates. I bought a 79 Ford 60 in PA and had it shipped to work for 105 bucks. Can't beat that. At the time, I couldn't have filled my truck up for that much...
 
Ask around locally and see if you can find a company that ships common carriers a lot that will ship it for you at their cost. I use Estes daily and FedEx freight and old dominion occasionally. I shipped in a thermo king reefer unit from Iowa last week for $400. List price was $1200 for the average schmo.
 
Crate? Strap that bitch to an appropriate size hardwood pallet and send it down the road. You put it in a crate and they’re going to try to stack something on it. Leave it open and they can’t. Just make sure it’s not hanging off the sides or ends of the pallet.

I bet I ship 2-300 pallets of expensive over sized and obscure shapes loads a week. If you don’t have a commercial location, you’re going to need to pay extra for a loft gate.

Shipping for CO, my rates are probably in the neighborhood of $300.

You’re going to have fairly decent class rating on it due to weight. If he builds too large of a crate it could cost you more. It’s bases on density. I.e. a 40x48x24 at 100 lbs is more expensive than one at 1000lbs.

CO to NC I think your best lanes are through Estes, YRC and Averitt.
 
mbalbritton said:
Crate? Strap that bitch to an appropriate size hardwood pallet and send it down the road. You put it in a crate and they’re going to try to stack something on it. Leave it open and they can’t. Just make sure it’s not hanging off the sides or ends of the pallet.

I bet I ship 2-300 pallets of expensive over sized and obscure shapes loads a week. If you don’t have a commercial location, you’re going to need to pay extra for a loft gate.

Shipping for CO, my rates are probably in the neighborhood of $300.

You’re going to have fairly decent class rating on it due to weight. If he builds too large of a crate it could cost you more. It’s bases on density. I.e. a 40x48x24 at 100 lbs is more expensive than one at 1000lbs.

CO to NC I think your best lanes are through Estes, YRC and Averitt.
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You think a pallet alone will be fine? There are some spare shafts and other parts coming with it. I was looking at the fastenal site and saw something about crates, and I guess just assumed it had to be in a crate.
 
When @Blaze shipped my motor from NC to Louisiana it came strapped to a pallet with the ports wrapped closed in plastic wrap. It was easy and as I remember, very reasonable ($150ish). Took maybe 3-4 days. Came from southeastern freight lines. But in regards to using a whole crate I agree with above. Pallet and be done but strap, or better yet metal band it down.
 
hurt4x4 said:
You think a pallet alone will be fine? There are some spare shafts and other parts coming with it. I was looking at the fastenal site and saw something about crates, and I guess just assumed it had to be in a crate.
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Through the spare parts in a box and wrap and strap it to the pallet. Hell, if it was just the axle, you ALMOST be better off no pallet ALMOST. They would probably take better care in handleing the axle since they can’t just side in underneath a pallet.
 
I ship LTL freight many times per week. Look up one of the broker sites like freightcenter.com or freightquote.com
If there is a terminal near you like a YRC, Estes, Old Dominion, etc you can drop off there. Just find an appropriate pallet somewhere, strap the axle down and show up.

I used Freightcenter to ship a Waggy 44 from Asheville to Jacksonville NC 3 years ago for around $120 FWIW. Strapped it to a 48" pallet and away it went.
 
I just shipped this windshield to Arizona for $135. The biggest factor to getting a good rate is if the pickup and delivery address are within an hour or so of the closest terminal.

Definitely just band it to a pallet, maybe shrink wrap all the little stuff, there is no need for it to be crated. Fastenal requires crates because they are so prone to damaging stuff...

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If it's under 500 miles in my mind, hell Load up a lil trailer and make it a road trip of awesomeness if ya buying that is...? Lol If selling you basically charge more money for delivery and let the buyer pay for gas on ya road trip lol bring fam along hit up local stuff, go wheel just get away from same ole daily bs. That's what I try to do when I buy axles, engines big freight instead of shipping but I like to get out of town when possible! Thats not helpful in anyway of your question tho but just tossing it out there as a option!
 
C.Berry said:
If it's under 500 miles in my mind, hell Load up a lil trailer and make it a road trip of awesomeness if ya buying that is...? Lol If selling you basically charge more money for delivery and let the buyer pay for gas on ya road trip lol bring fam along hit up local stuff, go wheel just get away from same ole daily bs. That's what I try to do when I buy axles, engines big freight instead of shipping but I like to get out of town when possible! Thats not helpful in anyway of your question tho but just tossing it out there as a option!
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My sister lives in Colorado so I thought, hmm maybe I could fly out, visit for a couple days and drive it back in a rental. Then I looked at the price of rentals haha.
 
Yeah that's a long haul for sure! that would definitely make for a awesome trip tho. I'd see if you can find someone already making a haul back this way from there but that's prolly a long shot tho!
 
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