How much $ to ship a motor?

Need a motor 450 miles away. how much does that coust and who do I call?

 

Probably cheaper to just drive and get it.

 

Get a quote from Uship online.
If you can strap it to a pallet it or fit it in a 55 gallon steel drum it's easier to handle.

 

agreed^^^^

 

R&L trucking is the cheapest/best engine shipper in Michigan.

Rate depends on if the item is on a loading dock or ground level. Destination. Commercial or residential ship/destination. I have shipped and recieved many engines with them.

www.rlcarriers.com/

 

thanks! its a little over 8 hour drive each way and about $300 in gas. was just wondering if theres any way to do this and save at least my time witch i dont have much of.

 

Posting from where to where might get you a haul from right here

 

I used these guys when I bought my transmission. Seems like Shipping was a hundred bucks? Strapped to a pallet.

 

had an engine shipped through R&L a few years back it was $350.00....

 

The least expensive shipping is usually dock-to-dock. If you can strap it to a pallet and back up to the truck line dock, they'll take it off with a fork lift. Same at the other end. They'll fork it into his truck.

jack vines

 

Dock to dock using Con-Way. Last one I shipped was an iron-headed BBC from Dubuque, IA to Long Beach, CA for $200-250.

 

www.engineshipping.com They are prompt, helpful and thorough.
Normbc9

 

There's a truck driver on the ford barn that does this sorta thing..he posts his route and schedule.

 

You might be able to find a driver who is deadheading....typically cheaper than standard freight.

 

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66665&highlight=hauling&page=3

 

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Jim

 

U-haul will rent you a Ford pickup truck that should pull 20-25 MPG for $19.95 a day. I get $180 in fuel costs for 20 MPG at $4 a gallon. $200 seems cheap enough if you can spare a day to do it.

 

I sold a 454 to a friend on another forum and he arranged to use the company Norm suggested. I had never used them before, but they showed up and I had the motor in one of those Mercruiser engine crates so I used my cherry picker to hoist it up and into his truck. Painless and my friend said they are reasonable. He is in the engine building business and uses them all the time.

All that they require is that the people on both ends have a way to lift the palletized motor into their truck, and a forklift or engine lift will do the trick.

Don

 

Motors in the verry top of the UP in michigan and needs to go to mt. Clemens MI. I Wish I had the time. thanks for all the posts!! ill look in to them all

 

Rent a minivan.......take out the seats......thick tarps to avoid making a mess.......good gas mileage.......and you have your motor in a day.

 

If it is 450 miles in the right direction I may be convinced to be your shipper cheap.

 

to answer all the PMs. Pick up in houghton MI, drop off in Mt. Clemens MI.

 

$700 when it landed, UPS Freight quoted 250. Quotes are not always valid, and they will rape you. Get a truck, drive a truck.

 

I just bought a motor from a fellow HAMBer in NH, 500 miles from me. Drove out and picked it up, met a couple of really good guys, enjoyed the heck out of the drive. My GF asked me why I didn't have it shipped? The journey is part of the adventure (and it was cheaper).

 

I took the back seat out of my wifes minivan a few years ago and drove 350 miles t6o pick up a buick nailhead engine and trans. a friend of mine came along to help drive. Trip was a lot of fun and met some nice people. Ken

 

I had one shipped to me dock to dock probably about 600 miles and paid like
$ 550.00.
It was crated and then crate was on a skid.

 

Are you sure about the mileage? Google maps says 546 mi from Houghton to Mt Clemens. A 100 mi would make a difference in cost

 

Just shipped a 780 lb engine on a pallet with Fastenal's trucking division with 1900 dollars worth of insurance from VT to Tenn for $150. Just need stores in each location that recieve their large LTL trucks. These guys are the best. PM me if you need any more help with the Fastenal folks.

 

$220 in gas if your vehicle gets 20 mpg.

 

I shipped an Olds motor(371) to Southern California from New Orleans
for a quoted 185$. The company was "Engine Direct Freight". They Picked it up at my shop and I know it arrived in a timely manor. The buyer paid for the shipping and did not mention any additional charges.