member3480
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One of the members contacted me about shipping motors. So I am going to share with you my experience because I have shipped motors all over the world and sometimes you get the wrong info.
First of all if you are shipping threw a carrier like UPS-FEDEX-DHL motor must be in a crate or there may be damage on the other end when it gets there because the motor hops from state to state and more than one person touches it.
Shipping threw a TRUCK carrier like Roadway and many others you can put it on a skid and just strap it down but most of these guys want a loading dock on both sides
Shipping by air in USA can be on Skid but overseas must be in crate and all the correct paperwork must be with crate or it gets stuck and you don't want it stuck. Had a bike I shipped stuck between here and Germany for 6 months because someone separated paper work.
There are company's out there that I have used that ship bikes and happened to be going in that direction and took the motor crate for a reasonable price.
I did use U-SHIP that's the one on TV and did have good experience with the guy but he did make many stops before he got to my location.
Now here is the horror stories
One of my guys got one threw UPS and it went for under 150 lbs went cheap which he thought he got away with it . WELL the third stop it was put on the scale and then held for UPS RANSOM. Cost me full price to make it move so beaware of that even if your buddy works the UPS FEDEX desk. HAHA UPS claims that's fraud and claim they can keep box.
So ask questions and don't be cheap might bite you in the ass.
Me I have a FEDEX account and motors go for under $300.00 with FEDEX FRIEGHT but you do have to drop it off.
First of all if you are shipping threw a carrier like UPS-FEDEX-DHL motor must be in a crate or there may be damage on the other end when it gets there because the motor hops from state to state and more than one person touches it.
Shipping threw a TRUCK carrier like Roadway and many others you can put it on a skid and just strap it down but most of these guys want a loading dock on both sides
Shipping by air in USA can be on Skid but overseas must be in crate and all the correct paperwork must be with crate or it gets stuck and you don't want it stuck. Had a bike I shipped stuck between here and Germany for 6 months because someone separated paper work.
There are company's out there that I have used that ship bikes and happened to be going in that direction and took the motor crate for a reasonable price.
I did use U-SHIP that's the one on TV and did have good experience with the guy but he did make many stops before he got to my location.
Now here is the horror stories
One of my guys got one threw UPS and it went for under 150 lbs went cheap which he thought he got away with it . WELL the third stop it was put on the scale and then held for UPS RANSOM. Cost me full price to make it move so beaware of that even if your buddy works the UPS FEDEX desk. HAHA UPS claims that's fraud and claim they can keep box.
So ask questions and don't be cheap might bite you in the ass.
Me I have a FEDEX account and motors go for under $300.00 with FEDEX FRIEGHT but you do have to drop it off.