Need Help Shipping A Three Wheeler?

[bambam203]

I am needed to ship a three wheeler to california from illinois? I was wondering if anyone has done this before?
I called Yellow frieght but they want it packed and crated first and then I didn't know how I would get it on the truck ....
Could someone please respond....thanks![IMG]30_1[/IMG]

[ClayW]

I shipped a SX not long ago. A guy bought it from me in SD. I shipped it yellow freight. This is what I did. I built a crate (which he payed me to do). Had a roof also. I left the end open, but brought a screw gun, wood, and screws with me to inclose it. Took it on my trailer up to the terminal with the bike on my trailer also. They were each tied down on my trailer individually. They backed a truck with a lift gate up near my trailer, and we put the bike and crate on the gate, they lifted and then shoved them into the truck. They backed the this truck up to the dock next. This is where the fork lifts were located. This was a lifesaver because the fork lifts could not leave the elevated dock. They were brought in by truck originally and there is no way for them to get down to the ground level. Just on the dock. So. I rolled it into the crate. Got my tools out and inclosed it in the crate. Got her good and sealed in there. Next, theypicked it up with a fork lift, brought it out onto the dock from the trailer, and wrapped it in plastic wrap. Quite a few layers. The I put a COLLECT tag on it and the bill of lading, and off she went. The guy on the other end payed them for it when they dropped it off. The shipping that is. I was paid for the bike a couple weeks before that. Turned out not being too bad.

ClayW

[bambam203]

I looked up the pac ship and I can not find anything in this area.... The ups store wants 250 to pack it and then like yellow wants 600 to ship it....Surely there should be someone who can do it for cheaper around Southern Illinois? Does anyone know anywhere else? Maybe even a Auto Shipper could do it?

[Howdy]

Check with forwardair. I haven't ever used them but I have heard they are faily reasonable. The bad part is they only ship from airport to airport.
Howdy

[firehart]

I would contact one of those auto shippers. Let us know what they say. My brother lives in Arkansas and he's always telling me about what he runs across.

[atcsteve]

There is a couple sites that have auto haulers who check out the posts on requests.I had a trike go from AZ to OH,and it was cheap,like 285!I cant remember the excact site,but you could do a search.I'll try to find out which site it was.You just post what you have and where it goes,and anyone with an empty spot will do it for extra $ Good luck

[ClayW]

Foward air is one of the cheaper ones. I dont think yellow freight will cost $600. The SX I shipped in a crate weighing a total of almost 800 lbs didnt cost that much to ship from GA to SD. However, it is not a cheap thing to do. I just got two good pallets and used them as the base and built the rest around it. Took about a hour. Not rocket science.

[YTM200BOY]

lol good luck man with the shipping issue!

[bambam203]

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