[RE-wrenches] Shipping costs

[William Miller]

Kirpal:

Rail is actually more likely to be damaged. It’s hard to find pallets long
enough and the ends get dinged by forks. I got insurance for $50 and
ordered a couple extra.

William



On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 6:56 AM Kirpal via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> One down side to arranging your own shipping is that you are also usually
> shifting the responsibility for any damage upon yourself to deal with in
> case you need to make a claim..  Whereas if your distributor ships it they
> are responsible for the claim process.  Chunks of metal like many racking
> systems might be less risky to ship as they are a bit harder to damage than
> solar modules or other electronics.You might choose which shipments you
> ship or choose to have shipped.   But yes, shipping prices have gone wonky
> in some cases!
>
> Sunny Regards,
> Kirpal Khalsa
> Oregon LRT#25
> Oregon Solarworks LLC
> www.oregonsolarworks.com
> 541-299-0402
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 3:48 PM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> Most of our hot shot deliveries have been running $2,400, Bay area -
>> Central Idaho thru a broker for our thermal collectors.
>>
>>
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>> Dana Orzel -  E - dana at solarwork.com -  C - 208.721.7003
>>
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>> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
>> Behalf Of *Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 10, 2022 3:14 PM
>> *To:* william at millersolar.com; RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
>> *Cc:* Maverick Brown <maverick at mavericksolar.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Shipping costs
>>
>>
>>
>> William,
>>
>>
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>> $4200 sounds like “Expedited” Shipping and that usually means a Hot Shot
>> driver with single pickup truck and trailer driving door to door for just
>> your items.  LTL should never be $4200 unless we are in dire conditions.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope your items arrive in excellent condition!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Maverick
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>>
>> Maverick Brown
>> Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006
>> *Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.*
>>
>> * • Solar Commander Remote Power*
>>
>>
>> * • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection *maverick at mavericksolar.com
>> 512-460-9825
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 10, 2022, at 2:06 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>
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>>
>> Friends:
>>
>>
>>
>> I am sure all of you are aware of the skyrocketing costs for shipping.  I
>> get it that fuel prices are up and I want truckers to all earn a fair
>> wage.  However I can help but feel there might be some gouging.  For
>> instance, a $900 order for rail was quoted at $4,200 for shipping from
>> Oregon to the central coast of California.
>>
>>
>>
>> Fortunately the vendor allowed me to arrange my own shipping.  I used a
>> website called Shiply and got a quote for just over $600 for the same
>> order.  The company I engaged, Globaltranz has been great in communicating
>> concisely and promptly with me and the vendor.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think the beauty of using a broker is you can connect with shippers
>> that might be travelling the desired route already and can fit your order
>> into an LTL rig already on the road.
>>
>>
>>
>> The order is not here yet but it is on the way and it appears the transit
>> is on time.
>>
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>>
>> I hope this helps some of you in procuring the parts you need in a timely
>> and cost efficient manner.
>>
>>
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>>
>> Miller Solar
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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