Shipping axles

964doortahoe · 01-22-2002, 04:08 PM

I live in Austin, Tx and have reacently purcahced 2 axles in the Washington DC area. The best deal I've been able to find to get the axles shipped is $430 from Yellow Trucking. This seems pretty expensive, does anybody know a better way? Please help!

SlyDog · 01-22-2002, 09:31 PM

Good luck ... those axles probably weigh 500 pounds or likely more depending on what you got ...

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lt1yj · 01-22-2002, 10:08 PM

I've heard people quote low prices using Forwardair. I'm not sure if it's the right spelling. Only negative is that the person that's shipping it needs to drop it off at a decent size airport and they might not be willing to.

I found that Overnite is cheaper than Yellow Freight by 20-30% so you might give them a try.

If you haven't done it yet, set up an account with Yellow Feight or Overnite and ask them for a discount. 40-50% is not unreasonable to ask for. 2 axles for $450 from DC is about right with a decent discount from Yellow Freight though.

Good Luck!

964doortahoe · 01-22-2002, 10:23 PM

Thankyou for your help, I found a company thats going to do it for $250.

lt1yj · 01-22-2002, 10:43 PM

Would you mind telling me which company?

I ship heavy stuff occasionally and am always interested in saving money.

rocko · 01-25-2002, 12:30 PM

Hello Fellow Austin'er... look us up sometime... we're making a RUN to the Slab in February..
Actually my wife and I live in Round Rock..
What company did you find to ship the axles for such a good price?

I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work. www.rocko.rockcrawler.com

01-22-2002, 04:08 PM	#1
964doortahoe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 3 i Trader: (0 )	Shipping axles I live in Austin, Tx and have reacently purcahced 2 axles in the Washington DC area. The best deal I've been able to find to get the axles shipped is $430 from Yellow Trucking. This seems pretty expensive, does anybody know a better way? Please help!

01-22-2002, 09:31 PM	Posted in reply to 964doortahoe's post "Shipping axles" #2
SlyDog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 3,039 i Trader: (0 )	Re: Shipping axles Good luck ... those axles probably weigh 500 pounds or likely more depending on what you got ... <font color=green>1977 K5 GETTIN IT AWN</font color=green> BUILT NOT BOUGHT

01-22-2002, 10:08 PM	Posted in reply to 964doortahoe's post "Shipping axles" #3
lt1yj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 101 i Trader: (0 )	Re: Shipping axles I've heard people quote low prices using Forwardair. I'm not sure if it's the right spelling. Only negative is that the person that's shipping it needs to drop it off at a decent size airport and they might not be willing to. I found that Overnite is cheaper than Yellow Freight by 20-30% so you might give them a try. If you haven't done it yet, set up an account with Yellow Feight or Overnite and ask them for a discount. 40-50% is not unreasonable to ask for. 2 axles for $450 from DC is about right with a decent discount from Yellow Freight though. Good Luck!

01-22-2002, 10:23 PM	Posted in reply to lt1yj's post "Re: Shipping axles" #4
964doortahoe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 3 i Trader: (0 )	Re: Shipping axles Thankyou for your help, I found a company thats going to do it for $250.

01-22-2002, 10:43 PM	Posted in reply to 964doortahoe's post "Re: Shipping axles" #5
lt1yj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 101 i Trader: (0 )	Re: Shipping axles Would you mind telling me which company? I ship heavy stuff occasionally and am always interested in saving money.

01-25-2002, 12:30 PM	Posted in reply to 964doortahoe's post "Shipping axles" #6
rocko Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ellsworth, Maine Posts: 3,381 i Trader: (0 )	Re: Shipping axles Hello Fellow Austin'er... look us up sometime... we're making a RUN to the Slab in February.. Actually my wife and I live in Round Rock.. What company did you find to ship the axles for such a good price? I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work. www.rocko.rockcrawler.com

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