Need a recommendation please for the best trucking company to ship a 283 short block. How does the engine have to be crated? Thanks.
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Method of crating is up to you, but there are shipping cost consequences...
If it's simply lashed to skid, most trucking companies will charge more since the load isn't considered 'stackable'. That means they can compute freight based on the floor to celing equivalent space your skid would consume! Some carriers hungry for business might ignore this...
However, if you do fully crate/enclose the engine, be prepared for the integrity of your crate to be 'tested'. If it collapses under the pressure of freight stacked atop it, that's your problem... -
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I just had my engine shipped from Denver to Ontario Canada and it came in a gray plastic box which allowed for the block to bolt to the floor. It arrived with out damage and shipped by several carriers. The box was $200. US. These crates are used for shipping drag racing engines and are very reliable. I could find the sourcei if you are interested.
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Nick, I did this about 2 years ago. Give me a call, and we can go over it.
You don't have to crate it. But that would be nice. You should put it on a pallet. If you put it on a pallet, it'd be good to shrink-wrap it.
Trucking companies want to take it from a loading dock to a loading dock, using a fork lift on both ends. Some will pick up, and some will deliver to residential addresses. But the charge for that is very high. It behooves you to tie it to a pallet and deliver it to a truck terminal's loading dock. Pick it up at the other end the same way. Best way to do that is to drive it over there with a pick up truck and an engine crane. You're going to need the engine crane anyway to take out or put the engine in the car. You can rent pick up trucks.
There's an online website that you can go to to get quotes for shipping. Same with insurance. Most of the trucking terminals I found were in the Woburn and Reading area, off I-93.Comment
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Nick,
Give me a shout via email, if you are going thru here I have the plastic shipping crates designed just for this available. I could also ship one to ya. Can also discuss freight companies. By the way, what is it you are doing that cannot be done locally?
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Plus, these 'racer' crates can be assembled 'upside down' lid inverted on the main case to make an empty case small enough to qualify for standard UPS dimensions to return it to the sender for reasonably low $$$ fees...Comment
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I exclusively now use R+L Carriers for my shipping of parts that can't go UPS or USPS. It appears that the major engine rebuilders use these guys also. They do not gouge you for residential pickup, or charge additional for a liftgate, pallet jack and such. I also think all their trucks are air ride. I've shipped engine blocks, Model T bodies and such with these guys, and they are the best. I've used others, and just can't beat these guys in service, quality, and most of the time price. Our local delivery person is first class. I have a sloping driveway, and he'll unload the truck and take care of everything. Usually when I ship engine blocks, I usually strap the block onto a pallet, wrap the block with shrinkwrap, and use a heavy cardboard pallet box to enclose the block. IMHO.Last edited by Thomas N.; January 16, 2009, 04:34 PM.NCRS New England Chapter Chairman 2022, 2024
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I guy I sold a block to used freightquote.com, and he told me he couldn't drop off at a local terminal for less than what he could get a truck to pick up for through these guys. He also told me once it was strapped to a skid to cover the block with a cardboard box because then it puts the type of shipment in a catagory that gets a better rate
Keep in mind this is just what he told me so I can't confirm prices, just passing on the info.Comment
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Steve:
You are right about covering the item, it is cheaper. That is why I alluded to the cardboard pallet box in my response to Nicholas. It is the easiest way to cover the item per their rules and regulations. It appears that the shippers think it is more protected. I shipped a pair of headers once via UPS, and wrapped them in heavy mil plastic, and was charged a surcharge for not covering in cardboard.
I haven't had much luck with freightquote and the other freight forwarding services. I have had a lot of sheetmetal that I've had shipped from the central part of the U.S., and once you get the quote, they say it is a different freight class and you need to drop it off at a terminal...and the moons need to be in alignment with the planets and such. In my past experiences, R&L has been cheaper than freightquote or at least equivalent, because they do not surcharge for residential delivery, or a drop gate, or a pallet jack. Plus you do not need to drop off/pick up at a terminal. The local driver in my area is real nice, and very professional, and I was talking with him on one of the deliveries, and he mentioned one of the large engine rebuilder houses that use R&L exclusively. Just my 2 cents.
If someone was shipping a motor and could get your hands on one of the plastic shipping crates for a motor that would real sweet for shipping a motor, and would probably be the best way to go!Last edited by Thomas N.; January 16, 2009, 08:03 PM.NCRS New England Chapter Chairman 2022, 2024
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