[Shop-talk] Freight shippers to avoid

[Eric Russell]

I shipped an MGA transmission from North Carolina to Utah or Idaho. But
that was BC - Before Covid.

EjR

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 6:34 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:

> I seem to recall that they don't ship across the Mississippi.  East is
> east, and west is west....
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 17:48 Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:
>
>> I can’t tell you who NOT to use, but several years ago I needed to get a
>> Roadster  5 speed trans shipped from Florida to Austin TX. Fastenal Blue
>> Lane shipping came in well under any others I called. They only ship
>> between Fastenal stores so you have to arrange to get the crates to their
>> store & pick them up. Give them a call, it can’t hurt.
>>
>> Someone said that during the pandemic they were not offering this service
>> but it doesn’t say that on their site today.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Pat
>>
>> Pat Horne
>> We support Habitat for Humanity
>>
>>
>> On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Looking to have a crate of engines shipped to Long Beach.
>>
>> I can go online easily enough to get shipping quotes. What I need to know
>> is if there are shippers to absolutely avoid.
>>
>> thanks
>> tim
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Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
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