shipping a engine
 

anyone know of a affordable way to ship a pair of engines? i have had one shipped before but they are quoting my buddy 3 times higher than i paid a few years back. the pair of engines are on pallets and have a fork lift available for loading and a loading dock for drop off. houston 77520 to omaha ne 68117

everytime i shipped things by truck, the way they classified it made all the difference in the world... for instance... a dirty engine on a pallet was a lot more money than a dry motor in a crate presumeably because the can stack things on the crate... all i'm saying is having a detailed conversation with the dispatcher as to what class the shipment is designated will make a HUGE difference sometimes

I used Roadway a few years ago for an engine on a pallet from CA to MI. I want to say it was around $600-700 but I'm not positive. I'll see if I can find the receipt.

would about the people who bid on hauling stuff all over the us ,find a private contractor.

maybe i am way off. i had a 454 long block shipped to me from pennsylvania if i remember right to omaha nebraska maybe 3 1/2 years ago and it was around 225. i remember soemthing about the class of the goods being a factor

Log onto Freightcenter.com I ship large palletized items every week including engines. They have the best rates by far. If you don't mind picking up at a terminal near you, you can save even more. All you do is plug in your weight and dimensions and they will give you several choices of trucking companies.

I found my quote and it was $412 but I underestimated the weight and had to pay more when it arrived. I think I paid another $150 or so but can't remember for sure. I did learn how much a fully dressed big block actually weighs!

I used Roadway a couple years back to ship a motor and had a couple motors shipped to me with them. They had the best price when I did it.

YRC has been great, and charged only about $450 Illinois - Oregon. They did one in only two days! You're right about the weights. Mine dressed with blower, accessories, offshore mounts, bellhousing & starter, no transmission and no headers was about 1400 lb with the crate and a small steel frame to bolt the mounts to.

Yep, I guessed 800 lbs and when I showed up to pick it up they said it was 1200 lbs! I said well I guessed but I can't imagine it weighs 1200 lbs. He was really cool about it and loaded it on the forklift and took it to a steel company two doors down to use the scale. Sure enough, 1200 lbs!

Be VERY careful in what classification you ship it under, a close friend bought a 454 mag long block from Competition products in Wisconsin, it was shipped classified as "used engine parts" or something to that effect, when it showed up with pallet broken and crank snapped at 1/2 journal the insurance only paid something like 25 or 50 cents per pound , shipping was only 150$ though!

enginesdirect.net...
they shipped my 496 complete with exhaust and whipple from fla to burlington,ny,for 235$....used them a couple of times...always satisfied

Also take into account "list" rates are hugely out of whack in LTL.
Weight class is important but so is discount. It is not uncommon for a regular shipper to have 70-80% discounts. Discount is negotiable.