John makes another good point. I had a Bridgeport mill shipped
terminal to terminal, loaded onto my tilt flatbed trailer and I did the
rest. My mill had 4 miles of 1.5 lane twisting mountain road to go as
the final leg and local terminal to site carriers said NFW. One problem
with heavy flatbed loads is you have to unload it and without a forklift
that is a problem. Terminals have them and will load onto your truck or
trailer. Make sure the load fits and can be side loaded or slinged (you
provide them). Logistics and timing of getting rental shooting boom or
regular forklifts on site at the same time the truck arrives can be iffy.
I would think Rohn25 would be banded to a large pallet and shipped
flatbed, but the good news is each stick is light enough to lift. In my
experience truckers vary a bit in willing to help unload or having the
time to wait around for the unloading process. Or make a deal, $50
might help. Note that US Tower won't ship common carrier, only with
truckers they know as damage to crankups is a disaster. Likewise to the
ends of R25. Access to the site also has to be planned.
Grant KZ1W
On 11/9/2018 17:33 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
As Grant mentioned, trucking companies often give businesses huge discounts.
At one point in my life I was able to ship personal items LTL very
inexpensively though my employer. When this is not an option, ship terminal
to terminal or to a business as home delivery really jacks up the pricing.
John KK9A
From: Grant Saviers KZ1W
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 16:49:07 -0800
You might try an on-line freight broker that specializes in LTL (less than
truckload). I used Freightquote a few times, not sure they are still
around.
OTOH, FedEx and UPS now handle LTL freight. UPS beats stuff up pretty badly
in my experience. FedEx doesn't.
Some employers allow employees to use the discounted rates they have.
Grant KZ1W
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