How To Ship Heavy Speakers With Insurance?

I've used Pilot Air a couple of times and have had no problems.

I also like the idea of palletting the freight too AND banding it to the pallatte. A good std sized oak 4 way, 40W x 48L. A sheet of 1/4 solid material between them and the skid will help too.

Good luck.

Try freightcenter.com

http://www.freightcenter.com/

The website provides a comparison of various freight carriers and you can then choose the least expensive one. I ended up using R&L Carriers. I used them and all went well from the point of shipping to destination. Of course you will have to put the speakers on a pallet. I happened to have the original pallet my speakers arrived on. You can get the straps to securely strap the speakers to the pallet at places like Home Depot or Loews. The trucks picking up and delivering the speakers will both need to have a liftgate. I did the work of securing the speakers to the pallet in my garage. The truck driver pulled his pallet hand truck into the garage to slide it into the pallet, raised the pallet, and rolled the speakers down the driveway to the truck on the street. Do some research on the net and get the correct Class code for speakers which is important information that you will need when doing the online forms for freightcenter.com. Insure the speakers accordingly. Communicate well with the buyer.

Called Pilot Air and BAX and both said they do not ship Personal or Residential items, only business accounts are accepted.

Any other companies to try?

Thanks,

Josh

I second freightcenter.com. I shipped a 550lb pair of speakers strapped to a pallet from Miami to Texas (hope I never have to do that again). Total cost was $450 and they picked up from my house. The carrier was R&L.

Beatboy77 again, try Freightcenter.com.