What company is everyone using to ship bigger boxes, such as a qtr or fender? I need something from the Duluth, Mn. area to be shipped to Northwest, In.

 

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The rates are hard to beat BUT area they cover is fairly small... They may be able to help you Minn to INDY

 

I recently shipped a fender from Oregon to Colorado, and a door from Oregon to Florida., I used UPS but went through the Pirate Ship web site for a significant discount from the UPS website. You could go online and check the rates before committing. John

 

Just for the sake of curiosity, what did it cost to ship a heavy door that far?

 

I pulled the guts out of the door, but packaged it still weighed 73 pounds. Funny though, when I clicked in numbers to see the price didn't change from the weight going 60, 70 or 80 pounds. But there was a key measurement that when I went over it the price almost doubled. I did have to repackage making the wrapping tighter to keep under that size, shipping was about $123 and some change. This was a 1971 Cutlass door. I thought Oregon to Florida for around $125 was a good price.

The package size was 55"X27"X10"

 

I checked both UPS and Fedex, to ship 60lb quarter in a 70 x 30 x 16 box, they wanted $600-$700?

 

Create a free profile on this site. Then punch in the same numbers you did on the UPS and USPS website. I don't know the exact amount, but my experience has been a significant discount through this site.
Free UPS and USPS shipping software | Pirate Ship

 

Shipping companies try to optimize truck packing, so they price by size and by weight. A large, low-density package gets charged more because that's truck weight capacity that they cannot sell. Same thing for a small, heavy package that results in wasted volume.