Shipping large parts

What is the best way to ship heavy parts a long-distance? I have a 3 speed OD trans that someone in California would like to have. I am inIllinois. Any suggestions? Any Midwest hamber's. Heading to CA this winter?

 

I have the same problem,I need a coe hood from Va to ca,Hopefully someone comes through.
If not im gonna have to go with greyhound and pray that I get it safe.

 

Get in contact with a less than load carrier like Averrit, tell them the weight and where it is going and the will give you a price. Whatever it is it should be strapped onto a pallet so they can move it with pallet jacks or forklift. also let them know if the destination has a dock or not. A company like Old Dominion will put it on a truck with a lift gate if their is no dock but it must be on a pallet.
Others have used bus line routes like Greyhound, I have never used them and have always used a LTL carrier for heavy printing equipment and tractor parts.

 

I try to use Forward Air, for heavy or bulky stuff..the only catch is that they only ship terminal to terminal. You can go to their website to see if there is a location near both parties. The same is true using Greyhound. Both are fast & cheap.

 

I shipped several pallets of parts with Forward Air. Its a trucking company that does not pick up or deliver but transport only between their terminals usually near an airport. You would have to drop off and your buyer pick up at the closest one. I used them several times in the past for big or heavy shipments.

http://www.forwardair.com/

 

Ha, thinking the same thing as I was typing.

 

I played with cycles for a while. Shipped them on airplane. Was better than shippers, you knew when it was leaving and when it was getting there. You just have to get to the airport. Price was a little more than freight, but it was there in hours instead of days.