Forward Air trucking took REAL good care of my equipment last month
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I had the US Postal Service move a pair of Snell Type A's from Connecticut to Florida where I live. Each speaker weighs about 100 lbs and is two modules - a bass and a mid/tweeter module. So four large boxes of about 50 lbs each. The seller did a good job of packing in cardboard boxes. All four arrived safely. The cost was $100 a box, so $400 total for the thousand mile move. I paid the seller $400 for the Type A's and trusted him with the packing. The price was a bargain for such a great now classic pair of speakers! Thank you USPS for an excellent job! |
A couple of years ago, my speakers were shipped from California to the Kansas City airport via Forward Air. A local shipping company was supposed to deliver them to my house. Something went amuck with the local guy, so arrangements were made for me to pick the speakers up at Forward Air's warehouse out by the airport. That worked fine. Speakers were double boxed and put on pallets. |
@awooof Most any company when you prepare the speakers like this. $100 in materials and an hour of your time. Cheers.
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I have quite a bit of machinery and equipment moved with R&L. Anything from under 200lbs strapped to a pallet to close to a ton in a very large crate. Stuff always arrives on time, and undamaged. they are by far the best in my experience, and competitive for cost.
Those revels are pretty light for their size, they should be safe enough if laid over and crated. |
@awooof All the best. |
The key is not necessarily which freight company, but rather how you pack the shipment. At 350 lbs. for the pair, palletizing / crating and strapping are a must. Pack them appropriately and most freight companies will not be a problem as far as safe delivery (stay away from ABF though)... I run a company that ships $35K medical devices cross- country and internationally. Our track record for loss / damage is exceptional mainly because we take the time and effort to palletize and pack well. And we opt for liftgate service, etc. for most home deliveries. We have had good results with RL and FedEx; with RL our preferred for residential.
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