Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
Thanks in advance,
Andrew.
On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 18:16:38 GMT, "Michael Daly"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 1-Jan-2004, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Try one of your small local 1-man 1-truck outfits. I'm sure they could
>> do it for a lot less than $300. If i was your neighbor i would do it
>> for a lot less than that!
>
>For a two-day round trip? - less than $300 is cheap! You could do it
>in one day, but you'd be wasted. Five hours drive each way, plus
>load/unload time... Only a one-way company could do it cheap.
>
>Yer obviously a bluenose - no one in southern Ontario would be that
>neighbourly :-)
>
>Mike
Yes i would be neighborly, my mother lives in Elora. What an excuse to
visit home. That reminds me of when my sister and b-in-law visited
from Elora. They just couldn't get over how friendly and polite people
were down here.
Ken, proud to be a Bluenoser in NS
Ken
Contact FedEx Freight. UPS doesn't handle 300-pound shipments, and
they charge more for broker fees through Canadian Customs. You may
need to use a local firm that does business with FedEx if you don't
have your own business.
FedEx Freight is set up specially to handle this sort of situation
for businesses that don't do large-volume truck shipments.
CE
The Good Bohemian wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
> from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
> Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
> to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
>
> There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
> shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
> companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew.
Check with local moving companies like United Van Lines - they're
nationals and can check with their eastern offices for the next load
going through Quebec and coming to the peninsula. They will usually have
some extra space and like to fill it up.
John
The Good Bohemian wrote:
>Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
>from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
>Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
>to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
>
>There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
>shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
>companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Andrew.
>
>
Try this link you can check the rate for UPS
http://wwwapps.ups.com/QCCWebApp/request?loc=en_CA
"The Good Bohemian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
> from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
> Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
> to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
>
> There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
> shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
> companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew.
On 1-Jan-2004, [email protected] wrote:
> Try one of your small local 1-man 1-truck outfits. I'm sure they could
> do it for a lot less than $300. If i was your neighbor i would do it
> for a lot less than that!
For a two-day round trip? - less than $300 is cheap! You could do it
in one day, but you'd be wasted. Five hours drive each way, plus
load/unload time... Only a one-way company could do it cheap.
Yer obviously a bluenose - no one in southern Ontario would be that
neighbourly :-)
Mike
Find a trucker that's heading that way with some extra room. He'd be willing
to make some extra bux I'm sure. I used to do it when I ran OTR. Only
trouble would be offloading it, if it was not at a dock of sorts. MHO
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"The Good Bohemian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
> from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
> Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
> to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
>
> There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
> shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
> companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew.
On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 09:31:25 -0500, "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Try this link you can check the rate for UPS
>http://wwwapps.ups.com/QCCWebApp/request?loc=en_CA
>"The Good Bohemian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:301220031233487478%[email protected]...
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea as to the best way to ship a 300lb+ table saw
>> from Quebec to southern Ontario? The best so far that I could find was
>> Yellow Freight and they want over $300 plus they will only deliver it
>> to the US and then I get dinged for duty.
>>
>> There must be a cartage co. that would tuck my saw with another
>> shipment for some extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas? The rail
>> companies couldn't help (CN, Via).
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Andrew.
>
Try one of your small local 1-man 1-truck outfits. I'm sure they could
do it for a lot less than $300. If i was your neighbor i would do it
for a lot less than that!
Ken in NS