REFLECTOR: First problem - Shipping!

[Brian Michalk]

www.uship.com

On 05/22/2012 10:49 PM, Clayton Chase wrote:
> So I've got the XL-FG kit now, but it's down in California near LA and
> I'm up in Seattle.   I want to send the kit to the factory but am
> having some trouble finding a shipper, let alone crating the thing up.
>   I don't have the time available to drive it myself, unfortunately.
>
> My current plan is to fly down there this weekend with some power
> tools, rent a truck at Home Depot, load it up with plywood and other
> stuff as necessary and build a crate to hold the kit in it's entirety
> and tarp it up.   Let the kit sit outside in the previous owner's
> driveway until a shipper can come pick it up and take it to Florida
> for me.
>
> I'd like to pay less than $2,000 for the shipping, but the quotes I
> get depend a LOT on what I say I'm shipping.   If I give them the same
> weight and size, I get about $1800 if it's "Fiberglass pieces" but
> $3500 if it's "Fiberglass airplane pieces".   The National Motor
> Freight Classification system is not very easy to understand.
>
> I have a few questions I need help with:
>
> #1:  Is there anything better to do than build a big 16' x 6' x 6' box
> and ship it with absolutely everything inside?
> #2:  Does anybody have experience with a shipper that did a good job
> delivering a kit that they would recommend?
> #3:  If you ever shipped a kit, what NMFC class did you use?
>
> I'm open to ideas and recommendations.
>
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> Clayton Chase
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