MTboatguy
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As a couple of guys know, I purchased a Porta Bote off the auction site yesterday, the only problem was, it is located in Southern, CA and I am in NW Montana, so the challenge was to figure out how to get it from him to me! So I start calling freight companies, railroads, airlines, etc. I even put it up on a bid to ship website. Total weight to ship, 166 pounds, 2 packages, one 4 foot by 4 foot by 7 inches 58 pounds, one 168 inches(14 ft) by 24 inches (2 ft) by 7 inches.
This is how things went(Not good)
Bid to ship site(uShip), I got one bid for $2638.95
LTL transport who is based in the town I bought the boat from $798.36
Redaway $398.25
So I am thinking I am going to have to drive down and pick it up, and it is a 1303 mile trip one way, so not going to be cost and time effective!
So my wife starts checking around the internet and finds a company called freightcenter.com she says what the heck and fills out the request for quote forms and submits, they came back with a terminal to terminal quote of $152.56 including taxes and other fees, it is a 4 day shipment and the kicker, it will be carried on a Redaway truck! who had already quoted us $398.25.
Now I have to drive to the terminal in Missoula which is about 125 miles one way and he has to drop off at the terminal which is about 25 miles one way for him, but talk about big difference is price and time to ship.
So, if in the future, you need to have items shipped via freight truck, I recommend checking them out, they have several and I mean several companies they have negotiated contracts with and actually lived up to the hype they have in their ad's. I was very pleased!
I could have got free shipping on the boat from Porta Bote, but would have had to pay $2899.00 to purchase from them and I found a brand new never in the water from this guy who received it as a gift for $700.00 and shipping of $152.00 so I am in it about $850 and a small amount for driving to Missoula.
I am thrilled and wanted to pass the information on about shipping large items via truck in case anyone else is looking for those types of service on large items you might purchase in the future.
This is how things went(Not good)
Bid to ship site(uShip), I got one bid for $2638.95
LTL transport who is based in the town I bought the boat from $798.36
Redaway $398.25
So I am thinking I am going to have to drive down and pick it up, and it is a 1303 mile trip one way, so not going to be cost and time effective!
So my wife starts checking around the internet and finds a company called freightcenter.com she says what the heck and fills out the request for quote forms and submits, they came back with a terminal to terminal quote of $152.56 including taxes and other fees, it is a 4 day shipment and the kicker, it will be carried on a Redaway truck! who had already quoted us $398.25.
Now I have to drive to the terminal in Missoula which is about 125 miles one way and he has to drop off at the terminal which is about 25 miles one way for him, but talk about big difference is price and time to ship.
So, if in the future, you need to have items shipped via freight truck, I recommend checking them out, they have several and I mean several companies they have negotiated contracts with and actually lived up to the hype they have in their ad's. I was very pleased!
I could have got free shipping on the boat from Porta Bote, but would have had to pay $2899.00 to purchase from them and I found a brand new never in the water from this guy who received it as a gift for $700.00 and shipping of $152.00 so I am in it about $850 and a small amount for driving to Missoula.
I am thrilled and wanted to pass the information on about shipping large items via truck in case anyone else is looking for those types of service on large items you might purchase in the future.