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- Eureka, CA
I hope this is the appropriate forum for this question
I have to ship a small wooden crate from the west coast to the east coast. I have a good truck freight quote for a crate that I will build to put the parts in. The crate is 24" x 20" X 9" high and weighs 240lbs.
I don't plan on putting it directly on a pallet but will build the crate/box with bolsters so a single fork of a pallet jack or a single fork of a forklift can lift the crate.
I am under the impression that a small crate on a standard pallet will incur the charges associated with the size of the pallet, not the size of the small crate on the pallet. Is this true?
Will I piss off the freight company if I ship it any other way than on a full pallet..will the forklift driver stab the crate, out of spite?
I called the local FedEx freight terminal and the fellow said the 'single fork' scenario was OK..but it could have been fake news.
Has anyone had any experience doing anything like this?
Stuart
I have to ship a small wooden crate from the west coast to the east coast. I have a good truck freight quote for a crate that I will build to put the parts in. The crate is 24" x 20" X 9" high and weighs 240lbs.
I don't plan on putting it directly on a pallet but will build the crate/box with bolsters so a single fork of a pallet jack or a single fork of a forklift can lift the crate.
I am under the impression that a small crate on a standard pallet will incur the charges associated with the size of the pallet, not the size of the small crate on the pallet. Is this true?
Will I piss off the freight company if I ship it any other way than on a full pallet..will the forklift driver stab the crate, out of spite?
I called the local FedEx freight terminal and the fellow said the 'single fork' scenario was OK..but it could have been fake news.
Has anyone had any experience doing anything like this?
Stuart