<div dir="ltr">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! <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sunny Regards,<br>Kirpal Khalsa</div><div dir="ltr">Oregon LRT#25<br>Oregon Solarworks LLC<br><a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com" target="_blank">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><br>541-299-0402</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 3:48 PM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg5228231110779488699"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_5228231110779488699WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Dana Orzel -  E - <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a> -  C - 208.721.7003     </span><i><span style="color:rgb(153,204,0)"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> <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> <a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com" target="_blank">william@millersolar.com</a>; RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Maverick Brown <<a href="mailto:maverick@mavericksolar.com" target="_blank">maverick@mavericksolar.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Shipping costs<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">William,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I hope your items arrive in excellent condition!!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Maverick<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Maverick Brown<br>Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006<br><b>Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.</b><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> • Solar Commander Remote Power</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection <br></span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:maverick@mavericksolar.com" target="_blank">maverick@mavericksolar.com</a><br>512-460-9825<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><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" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Friends:</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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="m_5228231110779488699apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">William</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Miller Solar</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">805-438-5600</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">www.millersolar.com</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CA Lic. 773985</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>Pay optional member dues here:<span class="m_5228231110779488699apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://re-wrenches.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">http://re-wrenches.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br><br>List Address:<span class="m_5228231110779488699apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;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" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;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:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br><br>There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try 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