|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
At the bike shop where I work, we only ever use Bikeflights or Shipbikes anymore. It's contracted to the usual parcel services, but the cost is a small fraction as much. In most cases, we can have the customer make the arrangements, and we only have to tape a label onto the box.
|
Ads |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 8:01:32 PM UTC-7, Chalo wrote:
At the bike shop where I work, we only ever use Bikeflights or Shipbikes anymore. It's contracted to the usual parcel services, but the cost is a small fraction as much. In most cases, we can have the customer make the arrangements, and we only have to tape a label onto the box. I'll keep that in mind Chalo. But when I called UPS they quoted me $600 for shipping across the US whereas USPS was $163.50 (And I had to buy the box) |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
I just got a Shipbikes online quote for shipping a frame-sized box (42" x 27" x 7") with a weight of 25 lbs. from Boston to San Diego. It was $58.
|
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
On Friday, October 4, 2019 at 1:40:49 AM UTC-7, Chalo wrote:
I just got a Shipbikes online quote for shipping a frame-sized box (42" x 27" x 7") with a weight of 25 lbs. from Boston to San Diego. It was $58. Was that a private or commercial rate? |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
On 10/4/2019 5:21 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Friday, October 4, 2019 at 1:40:49 AM UTC-7, Chalo wrote: I just got a Shipbikes online quote for shipping a frame-sized box (42" x 27" x 7") with a weight of 25 lbs. from Boston to San Diego. It was $58. Was that a private or commercial rate? There is a rate. It's DIM based, that is, weight and volume. Keeping an eye to total carton weight _and_ carton dimensions[1], you can drop into a significantly lower rate than another guy crating the same bike (or frame). After that there are discounts. You, a walk-in retail customer, get no discount. We get a puny discount although it was much bigger when we were using more international freight services. Shipbikes.com and other brokers get enough discount to profitably land you a better price and still make a buck. Discounts are based on annual billings, BTW. [1]A frame carton cut from a standard bike carton can be eight or even nine inches wide. Ouch. Trimming to six inch width (as Chalo notes above) brings down the total carton volume and hence the rate. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Shipping of Bicycle Framesets
AMuzi wrote:
:On 10/4/2019 5:21 PM, Tom Kunich wrote: : On Friday, October 4, 2019 at 1:40:49 AM UTC-7, Chalo wrote: : I just got a Shipbikes online quote for shipping a frame-sized box (42" x 27" x 7") with a weight of 25 lbs. from Boston to San Diego. It was $58. : : Was that a private or commercial rate? : :There is a rate. It's DIM based, that is, weight and volume. For a bike, it's going to be entirely dimensional weight. Carriers want their trucks (and planes, and drones, and trebuchets) to hit their weight and volume capacity simultaneously. That means they want packages that weigh about 10 pounds per cubic foot[1]. Stuff that's denser than that gets charged weight, stuff less dense than that goes as if it weighs that much. Fiddling around with the UPS shipping label generator, it quotes me 57.92 (published 62.95) to ship a 27 X 42 X6 box (volume just under 4 cubic feet) weighing 49 pounds or less. 50 pounds, rate goes up. Incresing the depth to 7 inches, which makes the volume go to 4.6 cubic feet, raises the rate to $62.43 (published, $67.86) for 58 pounds or fewer. That's San diego zoo to boston zoo, ground. My discount is what they give anyone who opens an account. [1] actual numbers vary based on carrier and class of service, but that's the current typical number. It's gone up several times over the last decade. This is one of the thing that high volume shipper negioate. I'd be very surprised if Amazon were paying UPS dimensional weight at the same targets as I am. -- sig 17 |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
shipping a bicycle | It's Chris | Rides | 0 | June 19th 09 05:08 PM |
shipping a bicycle | It's Chris | Rides | 0 | June 18th 09 08:16 PM |
shipping a bicycle | Linda Freeman | Rides | 1 | June 15th 09 01:18 AM |
Shipping a bicycle TTT? | It's Chris | General | 3 | June 10th 09 02:12 AM |
Shipping a bicycle | KRYSTN MCCALEB | Techniques | 4 | September 24th 03 11:08 PM |