How to ship an engine cross country? And keep the house?

Hey, what is a decent company or way to ship an engine and transmission across country? After the quote I got for over $3700 dollars I figured I was looking in the wrong spot. I'm looking to ship it from Iowa to North Carolina.
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Maybe Conway truck freight?

 

If you can crate it and drop it off at a depot you'll save a bunch. What about one of the many parts/car haulers I see advertising in the HAMB classifieds?

 

I shipped a 390 Caddy and turbo 400 to the west coast. The fellow who bought it did the arrangements but as i understand there are websites that you can put in what you have to haul, the weight, size, etc. and they will bid these items cheaper to keep a truck from running empty.

I think he paid less than $400.

Sorry I don't know the site but maybe someone can chime in with a suggestion. I know they are out there.

Like the thread above says, check with BenD or one of the other haulers in the HAMB-O-Dex. I'll bet they could help you out.

 

Phone a few transport companies that do LTL(less than load)freight. I drove transport for years, ltl would be the cheapest, not necessarily then fastest way. They send your item when they have enough to fill the truck, so you are not paying to send them out of their way.

 

I used uship a couple times and it worked out great for me.

 

Check out Forward Air. They were the cheapest I could find.

 

freightquote.com

Sent a differential from San Diego to Florida dock to dock $165.00

 

http://www.engineshipping.com/

 

Is that a missprint or did you say $3700,get ahold of one of the Hamb transporters,ain"t like its going from Alaska to Florida.

 

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$3700 !!??. With that kind of money, you could buy a one way ticket, a $3000 truck in Iowa and haul it yourself. Gotta be way cheaper transport, especialy if you're patient.

 

YELLOW FREIGHT............. I shipped some big artwork to Portland OR. from East TX. The truck driver said as long as it fits into their dementions, then weight doesn't mater, cost me $600 with alot of insurance, It got there in three days. I would give them a shot. Everyone else I talked to wouldn't touch it for that.

 

maybe it was supposed to be $370

i got an engine shipped from Cali to Michigan for about that.

 

[email protected] $215. California to Maine two weeks ago!

 

Thanks, for all the help guys. No it was 3,700 dollars. That was not a typo. Yeah for that money I'd of bought the engine a 1st class ticket and sent it by air.

Thanks, Jeremy

 

I've sent quite a few Y-Blocks across the country (500 lbs. +) for under $400 with R&L Carriers they always do a good job.

 

I'll come do it in my pickup for that.

 

Good point 29nash. I would also ship engines all day long for 3700 a pop. Who needs an engine shipped?

 

I'll do it for $3,650 and buy lunch.

 

I used R&L carriers once, worked out great.

 

I have used them a few times too. Nothing much to report, and that is just what you want in a shipper. Picked up and dropped off, on-time. No trouble.

 

I think its even cheaper to ship terminal to terminal. You just have to take it to them and then the people you ship it to have to go to the terminal to pick it up. They have forklifts on site too.

 

www.uship.com

 

When I worked in a sign shop I used a friend of mine to deliver signs from Iowa to Florida. He is reasonably priced and very reliable. I will contact him today and see if he would be interested. Is the engine in Paullina?
Steve

 

I have shipped rear axles complete on a pallet from OK to NY for $150 using Forward Air and a fiberglass 1 piece front end for less then that to Houston thru them also.

 

Yip the engine is in Paullina, Iowa.

I did end up getting a quote for 250 out of engine shippers.com. That was from door to door. So I was very pleased where that ended up. I'm still looking though. So keep the ideas coming.

 

FREIGHTCENTER.COM ,give them dimensions and weight and they'll give you a list of carriers with prices and approx delivery. I sent a seat to north Texas from Ct in 3 days picked up at my place of work. a box I sent the same day took an additional week to get there Parcel Post.

 

www.engineshipping.com

I got a hemi from Alabama doorstep to Texas doorstep for $250.00

 

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