Have you looked at https://www.uship.com? <https://www.uship.com/?> It’s kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can vary but shippers are encouraged to offer good service due to a ratings system. If you’re lucky you’ll find a shipper already taking your route for another shipment and you can get a good deal.
> On Sep 1, 2015, at 1:23 AM, Ali <cct...@fahimi.net> wrote: > > I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a > number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back > story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The > desk measures 28" long, 27" wide, 35" tall and is ~125 pounds unpacked. > While it is possible to disassemble the desk I rather not. > > I've gotten quotes form a number of outfits as follows: > > 1. UPS: $1200 to pack/crate the desk and ship it. > 2. Craters and Freighters: $895 to wrap in PE Foam, Styrofoam, bubble wrap, > and box shipped door to door (i.e. not real freight). > 3. Freightquote: $475 if I palletize it/pack it myself (have to clarify if > this is door to door or do I have to drop off and pickup). > > Anybody else have other suggestions/recommendations? From what I understand > this desk is not that heavy (in the freighting scheme of things) and would > easily fit on one pallet and maybe even a half pallet. But I've never > shipped something via freight so maybe these are all accurate prices. Any > help/guidance is very much appreciated. > > Thanks. > > -Ali >
