[Shop-talk] shipping a crate

[Pat Horne]

Just looked up Fastenal Ship & they are partially shipping again 
according to their website. The only restriction is that they have east 
& west zones & will not ship between them but that won't affect Tim's 
shipment.

Peace, Pat

On 9/4/2025 8:58 AM, Eric Russell wrote:
> > 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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