[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Rosalee

Boxes would be approx. 36" x 36" and weigh about 50 lbs. each. By bus, UPS, Fed Ex, USPS??

Look at DHL

[Cbriggi]

Lugless.com
They are typically for luggage you want to ship to your flight destination BUT they work great for boxes (you pack and seal) and other luggage.
Cost is much less than any other shipper.
And the fun fact - they use UPS or other major shipper and all you do is print out the label and drop off at UPS

We have used them a few times and no issues.

Good luck!

[mikeritz53]

Originally Posted by Malsua

"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

We had to ship a Bike to NYS and the UPS and Fed Ex were close to $400. We went to Jacksonville and shipped by train for $60. Combined it with a nice overnight in Jax.

[Stu from NYC]

OP if you want most efficient no way will you get it unless you give more details of what is to be shipped.

[kkimball]

FedEx ground is the cheapest I've found. I've shiped bicycles from Maine to The Villages and back. The other carriers don't come close to FedEx Ground on pricing and the 3-day ship time is perfect if you're traveling.

[karostay]

Rent a small Van and DYY bet you'll save a bundle

[ProfessorDave]

Uship.com.... trucker site - they stick in on the back of a load when they're going somewhere; makes sense when you have more than a few boxes.

[RosemarySoso]

Fed ex ground. Rte 44

[bpascani]

that is what I do ,and, if it's for the children, the parents seize. If it is addressed to the dad, that means he opens and wraps whatever is in it (NO, I'm NOT going to pay the crazy fees for wrapping!). If it's to the Mom, she opens and wraps.