[Shop-talk] shipping a crate

[Eric Russell]

> In 2021 I had a crated transmission weighing about 175 lbs shipped from
Fl to Tx. I think it cost less than $200. I’ll have to see if I can find
the name of the company.
> They were actually a commercial tool & equipment company that used their
own trucks to get supplies to their stores. If they had spare room on the
truck, it went in.
> If not, it waited for a truck with room. It was store to store shipping.

Sounds like Fastenal. I think they have stopped offering this service.

EjR


On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:

> How big is the rate & what does it weigh?
>
> In 2021 I had a crated transmission weighing about 175 lbs shipped from Fl
> to Tx. I think it cost less than $200. I’ll have to see if I can find the
> name of the company. They were actually a commercial tool & equipment
> company that used their own trucks to get supplies to their stores. If they
> had spare room on the truck, it went in. If not, it waited for a truck with
> room. It was store to store shipping.
>
> Peace, Pat
>
> Pat Horne
> We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2025, at 6:50 AM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey all,
>
> I need to get a crate from WI to DE.
>
> The shipper I tried said I need a business license to avoid a cost of
> three times what it would be otherwise. (this is BS)
>
> I tried a third-party shipper who also told me that I needed a business
> license before they could help me.
>
> So..............any suggestions for a company that will ship a crate
> affordably for an average person? I have a UPS account and will be calling
> them this afternoon but an already certain that they will be stupid
> expensive.
>
> Any of you have a business license that would be willing to let me use it
> to set up this shipping? A big ask, I know but I am starting to get
> desperate.
>
> Thanks all
> tim
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