OT - good freight expediter\shippers? 300 lbs compressors

[BarrettN]

Slightly off-topic - but the compressor is for my garage to work on my 2002. I'm hoping people who have shipped drive-trains, transmissions or that sort of thing may be able to help me out.

 

I've found a pair of used compressors for a great deal - but they're in Rhode Island and I'm in Houston. They're just the compressor, approximately 2'x2'x3' and weigh 300 lbs each. They're rectangular so they should be pretty easy to secure to a pallet.

 

I know people are going to suggest that I just buy something local - but this is to good of a deal to pass up if I can work out the shipping. I've used Forward Air before for shipping from airport freight terminal to airport freight terminal - but in this case I need someone who can put the units on pallets and either ship them or get them to a freight terminal, be it Forward Air or someone else.

 

Anyone have experience with a shipper that can do this?

 

Barrett

[rcf925]

I don't know what the weight limit is but I've used Greyhound Bus to ship me Some Dodge Power Wagon fenders that were pretty bulky for I think $70 from Oklahoma to CA

[joysterm]

14 minutes ago, rcf925 said:

I don't know what the weight limit is but I've used Greyhound Bus to ship me Some Dodge Power Wagon fenders that were pretty bulky for I think $70 from Oklahoma to CA

I believe Greyhound limit is 100 lb.  personally I would put out it out for bid on

uship.com for example,  and see what kind of bid you get.

[BarrettN]

20 minutes ago, joysterm said:

I believe Greyhound limit is 100 lb.  personally I would put out it out for bid on

uship.com for example,  and see what kind of bid you get.

Thanks - I'd not heard of uship, looks like exactly what I need. 

[FunElan]

I used uship to ship some heavy optical equipment cross country. Worked out pretty well. 

[Jimmy]

My friend shipped an engine with uship and it went fine, no issues. The seller included palleting the load but it seems to be a place people get gouged. 

[Ian]

Check Fastenal, they are supposed to have pretty good shipping rates.