cost to ship an engine from west to east?

[dude8383]

curious how much i'd be lookin at...

it would be shipped from ca to ny...anyone ever done this? cheapest, and most reliable method of shipment would be great too.

[88325isboy]

Yellow frieght

[dude8383]

Yellow frieght

any idea as to how much it'd cost? i hear it shouldn't be more than $300..

also do these guys deliever to the door? or will the engine have to be picked up from warehouse?

[kylebes1]

I shipped from Georgia to Cally for $360.00. It was Yellow.

[AdironRider]

If your picking up the engine I think you are I say do it regardless of cost. Those dont come along to easily.

[Rigmaster]

If your picking up the engine I think you are I say do it regardless of cost. Those dont come along to easily.

WTF? ^

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Generally trucking companies will charge $$$$ extra to deliver something like this to a residence, or to a business without a loading dock. They'll charge $$$ extra as well if you tell them you will need it delivered with the use of a lift gate (the lift platform that raises and lowers on the back of a truck).

In general, the cheapest is dock to dock- i.e., the shipper drops it off at the trucking company terminal near them, and they specify "hold at destination terminal for consignee (recipient) pickup".

Call 3 or 4 different trucking companies and you'll likely get a HUGE range of prices for the same shipment. Almost all of them will give some sort of discount off of their regular rates if you ask- ask for first time shipper discount or something like that. $300 sounds cheap for shipping an engine coast to coast.



Bret.

[dude8383]

so $300 is an optimistic price?

[Ryan Stewart]

Mine was $400 for an engine and tranny to be delivered to a garage without a loading bay. That is from Florida to Kansas, in a crate.

[bmwmike]

I think mine was 350 from a dropoff point, to a residence. Much cheaper if its drop-off to drop-off.

[dude8383]

oh wow...what company did you go through?

edit : question directed to both of ya

[dude8383]

ABF quoted me around $350

but that is if the seller agrees to drop it off at their office, and i pick it up from their office..

would it cost a lot more if they picked it up from his house (liftgate)??

[Rigmaster]

ABF quoted me around $350

but that is if the seller agrees to drop it off at their office, and i pick it up from their office..

would it cost a lot more if they picked it up from his house (liftgate)??

Let me whip out my crystal balls and rub them..............hmmmmm..........

:P


Why not ask ABF?

I'll bet it's at least $50, probably more like $100 extra for liftgate pickup at his house- but my guess is just that......a guess.


Bret.

[bmws50b30]

what engine are you buying? i have an m20b25 block if you want. no head no oil pan.

[dude8383]

Let me whip out my crystal balls and rub them..............hmmmmm..........

:P


Why not ask ABF?

I'll bet it's at least $50, probably more like $100 extra for liftgate pickup at his house- but my guess is just that......a guess.


Bret.

lol im gonna wait till the dude gets back on monday, i was just curious how much you guys have paid for to ship cross country.. i need to talk to the seller and figure out what can be done to make this as simple as possible.

what engine are you buying? i have an m20b25 block if you want. no head no oil pan.

another M42...

[bmw332i]

Why not try Forward Air? They were very competitive for stuff that I have shipped cross-country.

http://www.forwardair.com/