[R-390] Re: Shipping R-390s

[Cecil Acuff]

My experience has been just the opposite....FedEx has trashed more of my
stuff than UPS.  I watched in horror as the FedEx man rolled a dolly down my
walkway with parts falling out all the way through a hole they had torn in a
very nice box.  I've had excellent results with UPS.  I can't say I have
ever had a piece of equipment damaged as of yet.  I've shipped R-1051's all
over the country...received 390's, SP-600's...no damage.

Maybe it's a regional thing....

I can tell you the key to all of it is the packing job.....if you get it
packaged properly any of them can get it across the country!

I can't say I am too fond of foam in place.....the foam is not dense enough
for the weight of most of the large radio's.

The blue foam sheeting is the best!

Cecil Acuff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
To: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp at direcway.com>; "Walter Wilson"
<wewilson at knology.net>; <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: Shipping R-390s


> Me three!  Fedex is also significantly cheaper than UPS, particularly on
> heavier packages going longer distances. A heavy package going Coast to
> Coast can run $20 cheaper.  They sometimes beat their scheduled delivery
by
> a day.  UPS never does and is sometimes a day late ("rescheduled")
Packages
> seem to arive "crisper" with less signs of rough handling.  But, you can
> still have damage if the thing isn't packed right.
>
> Something to know about Fedex "Ground" vs "Home Delivery".  While rates
are
> about the same, there are important differences.  Home delivers Tuesday to
> Saturday and there's a limit of 70 lbs.  If  you indicate "residential" as
> the shipping address, their website (and shipping points) will reject
> anything over 70 lbs. and/or the dimensional weight equivalent which is
108
> inches -- same as UPS (1 X length plus girth -- which is 2X the sum of
width
> and height).  However, if you DON'T  indicate residential -- even when it
is
> a home address, it will go Ground with a limit of 130 lbs and delivery
> Monday-Friday.  I've had plenty of "Ground" shipments come to my home -- 
no
> problem -- including a mil power supply that was right at 130 lb. limit
for
> that service.
>
> While UPS will pick up (for a one stop fee), I don't think Fedex has
started
> doing that for Ground yet.  You have to go to a Fedex staffed depot.  Some
> "retailers" handle Fedex Ground, but may mark up the rates.
>
> Their web site is pretty good in terms of finding the closest place that
> handles Ground/Home.  There are lots of dropoff places that only handle
> small express packages.
>
> I've had as many as 4 different Fedex trucks show up in one day -- an
> Express letter delivery in the AM, a "Home Delivery" truck, then a "Fedex
> Ground" and way later in the evening, an unmarked cube van (probably
> subcontracted or a rental) batting cleanup.
>
> Do get the sense that widespread experience is less incidence of damage --
> even allowing for the fact that they're number two with less volume.
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp at direcway.com>
> To: "Walter Wilson" <wewilson at knology.net>; <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>;
> <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: Shipping R-390s
>
>
> > Bingo!  Me, too.
> > Jerry W5KP
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Walter Wilson" <wewilson at knology.net>
> > To: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: Shipping R-390s
> >
> >
> > > BTW, FedEx Ground has not damaged anything since I switched to them a
> few
> > > years ago.
> > >
> > > Walter - KK4DF
> > > http://www.r-390a.us
> > >
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