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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>Most of our hot shot deliveries have been running $2,400, Bay area - Central Idaho thru a broker for our thermal collectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>Dana Orzel - E - dana@solarwork.com - C - 208.721.7003 </span><i><span style='color:#99CC00'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 10, 2022 3:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> william@millersolar.com; RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Maverick Brown <maverick@mavericksolar.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Shipping costs<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>$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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hope your items arrive in excellent condition!!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maverick<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Maverick Brown<br>Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006<br><b>Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> • Solar Commander Remote Power</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection <br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:maverick@mavericksolar.com">maverick@mavericksolar.com</a><br>512-460-9825<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 10, 2022, at 2:06 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Friends:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>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. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The order is not here yet but it is on the way and it appears the transit is on time.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I hope this helps some of you in procuring the parts you need in a timely and cost efficient manner.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>William</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Miller Solar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>805-438-5600</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/"><span style='color:purple'>www.millersolar.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CA Lic. 773985</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>Pay optional member dues here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://re-wrenches.org/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple'>http://re-wrenches.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br>List Address:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple'>RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br></span><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple'>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br>There are two list archives for searching. 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