cost of shipping worth the effort?

Originally Posted by bigburtchino

Because of distance (Calif. to Ohio) I think for me it would be more cost effective to ship a 600 pound + pallet. Rather than shipping many 70 pound boxes more frequently. I think even if it was just once a year. Am I wrong? Has any one worked out the cost difference between many boxes and a single pallet? When you consider time, distance and efficiency factor, has me convinced that a pallet would be best for me! Would like the feedback, as most of you have way more experience with e-waste. To everetswift thanks for the post and not trying to hijack your thread, hopefully just add to it.

I have shipped a lot from CA and Shipping swing wildly ( I live in SW OH). I have shipped one pallet of 400# for 0.80# then shipped six pallets for less than 0.25#.

What you need to know is how to pack. Can they be stacked? how tall is the pallet? One pallet 80 in tall weighing 1000# will be cheaper than two 36 in pallets weighing 1000#. If you are shipping pallets stack them as high as you can that is the cheapest way.



Also ship from a business too its cheaper. I pay my local grain mill $20.00 to have things shipped to them (I had to insist on paying them too). This gives me a cheaper shipping rate and save on not having to have it picked up or delivered with a lift truck.


Also I think it is safer to ship out pallets. The product seems to be less shuffled. I have had only two problems with a trucking company (Road Runner both times). Once they just dropped the pallet off the back of the truck(NOT KIDDING) the other it was not secured in the truck properly and the pallet tipped over.

Eric