Thanks to everyone for all of the responses. I got in touch with a number of companies - the two big common sticking points seem to be insuring shipments of greater than 50k value and the SLAs on their freight delivery. Overall (price vs. SLA vs. convenience), FedEx won, though they max out at 50k insurance per shipment. ForwardAir was the nicest and most helpful, but they charge $1 per $100 of shipped value and they have very rigid packing requirements for high-value shipments (plus a 4-day delivery timeframe). Airborne Express was notable for their willingness to insure well above the 50k max per shipment, though they require advance notice. Thanks again, Matt -- Matthew Zito GridApp Systems Email: mzito@gridapp.com Cell: 646-220-3551 Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359 http://www.gridapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Bird [mailto:seabird@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:19 PM To: 'Matthew Zito' Cc: Nanog@merit.edu; owner-nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: Cross-country shipping of large network/computer gear?
I have used Federal Express to great effect in the past. I have tended to stay away from Airborne because the local people here in Dallas didn't know not to turn printers full of toner on their sides. Since Airborne packed them, I felt they should not have been full of toner, but that is another story!
Chris
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew Zito Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 1:19 PM To: Nanog@merit.edu Subject: Cross-country shipping of large network/computer gear?
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could provide any advice or suggestions on shipping heavy/bulky equipment (~300 pounds, about a half-rack worth of gear) on short notice cross-country? We're obviously looking to minimize cost, but realistically it can't be in transit for more than two days. Are there any companies or methods people would recommend? Thanks in advance for the help.
Thanks again, Matt
-- Matthew Zito GridApp Systems Email: mzito@gridapp.com Cell: 646-220-3551 Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359 http://www.gridapp.com