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Originally Posted by Rosalee
Boxes would be approx. 36" x 36" and weigh about 50 lbs. each. By bus, UPS, Fed Ex, USPS??
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"best" ?
Define best. Air ride? There tomorrow? Cheap? Safest?
Do you, family or someone you work for have a UPS or Fedex daily pickup? If so, they probably have a negotiated rate. I know my company gets 40% off list, so when I ship, that's what I pay. UPS stores charge fees which put the prices over list.
If you have no "options" like that, take the packages straight to a UPS or Fedex depot. You will probably pay dimensional weight on boxes that big. If you keep the packages under 50lb you will pay standard rate. Go over by 1lb and you're paying over weight, so put them on a scale before you take them there and realize your scale may be a lb or two off so nothing over 47lbs and you'll be fine.
There is also freight, if you have a bunch of these boxes. UPS and Fedex both have freight options, but if you don't have a dock, a lift truck is extra.
LTL (Less than truckload) is also possible if you can palletize them. I've sent huge cartons thousands of miles on the cheap because I waited until someone had an empty truck and we have a great LTL broker.
My opinion, just box 'em up to 47lb, take them to a depot and don't faint when you see the price
