Re: estimating freight?


"Bernard Arnest" <barnest@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I've never needed to ship anything very heavy; UPS usually works.
But if I'm considering having some wood shipped to me, how should I
begin to estimate what the cost of freight would add to its price? How
do you find a freight company and the company with the best rates
(assuming they're a commodity and you should always go with the lowest
rate...?)?

thanks!
-Bernard Arnest

There is another alternative you could try. I just sold a pair of racing
boat seats on Ebay and the buyer used www.Uship.com for the shipping. He
located somebody 'heading his way', I loaded them up, and away they went. He
saved quite a bit over 'regular' shipping.


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