You could always try North American Van Lines (NAVL). They normally do household moves, but they also do a lot of "one-of" moves for the pinball hobby. They're already experienced with furniture, and no question of it being hauled outside of a closed tractor trailer.
Todd Killingsworth On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Ali <cct...@fahimi.net> wrote: > > I'm not surprised by those quotes (and Freightquote is in the ballpark > > for pallet loads that can't be top-loaded.) > > Okay, good to know I am not getting fleeced. I am actually okay with > FreightQuote but the problem is the seller is very hesitant to palletize > the > item. If I can get him to get it on a pallet that might be the best. > > > You could try uship.com but be very careful you fully specify > > everything you want and don't expect anything you don't agree with > > (like must be shipped inside or tarped, if you can't load/unload then > > they need to do so, etc.) > > I've been a bit hesitant going to uship because of the damn AMC show. I > understand they probably have some of the bigger idiots on the show but the > things they do is just amazingly idiotic... With them do I need to worry > about having a dock or delivery to door or is that expected? I would > specify > "no top load, in cab or covered for the total duration of transport, > strapped so it does not roll/move, and no loading/unloading." Anything else > that I should worry about? > > > Freight companies will pick up and drop off from your location but if > > it's residential then usually on the street (it's up to you to get it > > on and off the truck usually.) This is because they usually send an > > 18-wheeler. > > It is not so heavy that we cannot bring it off the truck with myself and > the > driver (assuming they do that). I can then just use a dolly from the street > or roll it on its built in wheels. > > > > If it's residential then you need to tell them that and you'll pay more > > (generally about $75 more in my experience.) This is so they'll send a > > liftgate truck and will call to make a delivery appt. > > I can do either (i.e. residential vs. business) but as I said we do not > have > a dock at the business either. Of course there are three or four works > available at any time to just manually unload it if they will let us. > > > Thanks for all the advice Todd. > > -Ali > >
