I was wondering if there was any frieght companies that anyone would want to warn me about or recomend? I have been in the markey for some speakers and I have seen some very high freight rates. I dont mind paying, but I figured I would ask...
The old radio collectors ship the large consoles by Greyhound bus. You can only ship from terminal to terminal, but as long as it fits in the storage area, it can be shipped. I hear it is very reasonable too.
If they are still around - Consolidated Freightways - used to do a great job of getting speakers to us. What can really effect your price is what "tariff" they are listed under - the freight companies don't consider it their business to help you figure this out - the same size/weight can go for way different prices to the same destination - depending on what they are listed as on the freight bill.Don't try and sneak speakers in as something else - you won't have insurance if something happens to 'em and they are inaccurately listed on the freight manifest.
I have had great luck and great prices with Pilot Air Freight. For example I shipped a pallet of about 400 pound from West to East coast for 300 bucks. I also had great service with BAX global. They send a set of Maggie 3.6s from California to Italy for 200 bucks. They won't pick up from me anymore as they say they only pick up from businesses? I would say number one rule is speakers need to go on a pallet so they can be arranged the way the should be and can't be moved. Giving a mover a speaker in a box is a recipe for disaster as they can topple the box end over end if needed to move it around. I will never ship a large speaker again not on a pallet.
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