On 09/20/11 01:10 pm, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>> I ordered my US Tower from HRO in Anaheim, CA, and it was shipped from
> the facility in Lincoln, KS to my QTH in MI a few years back. I think
> they found a trucker who was coming this way on his way home for
> Christmas anyway.
>
>> IAC, there's more than one way to ship, and I would expect UST to know
> more than one way even if Texas Towers doesn't.
> UST uses one shipping technique and, as long as I've been doing
> business with them, one freight company. The company is more of a broker,
> contacting independent truckers for freight requirements. The main advantage
> is
> that they ship directly from the factory to the buyer with no intermediate
> handling, thus driving their freight damage claims to just about zero.
> Crank-up tower freight damage is a huge problem and that's their workable
> solution.
At the time my tower was ready for delivery they quoted me a figure
significantly higher than I had been quoted originally. When I
protested, they said something to the effect of: "Let's see if we can
find another way of doing this." The final shipping charge was much
closer to the original quote, so my impression was that they were open
to negotiation on the shipping method.
73
Alan NV8A
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