I just lost my copper buyer - Page 2

Originally Posted by gorven

I will beat USHIP prices on LTL shipments

I have a couple of questions.
Will a broker get me a better price than if I just walk into a freight company and get a bid?



Is there a freight company you can ship from in 95531, or how far will I have to drive to deliver load?

No way can I put a pallet in my car all loaded up for shipment. I would have to put the shipment together at the freight company with probably 2-3 trips. Do smaller shippers put up with this? If there is one in my town it will definitely be a smaller shipper. Only a few thousand in my town.

Originally Posted by gorven

Answer to first question definitely

Not in 95531 but can have a freight company pick up there it would be less expensive if you could ship from a commercial address

95531 is my entire county, very low population. There is a moving van company in town I thought they might be able to do the job. 30 miles north is Oregon. Anything in Brookings? (curry county)

Originally Posted by cyberdan

I have a couple of questions.
Will a broker get me a better price than if I just walk into a freight company and get a bid?

Is there a freight company you can ship from in 95531, or how far will I have to drive to deliver load?

No way can I put a pallet in my car all loaded up for shipment. I would have to put the shipment together at the freight company with probably 2-3 trips. Do smaller shippers put up with this? If there is one in my town it will definitely be a smaller shipper. Only a few thousand in my town.

Contact Gorven directly and get your questions answered. You will be happy you did. 73, Mike

You've received lots of great advice so here's one more from me.

Save up the CU until you just can't stand having hundreds of pounds, perhaps thousands of pounds of then ship it or take it a buyer.

I have done the very same thing with my ewaste. I would save enough to make a pallet or two and ship it. Later I filled my pick up truck with ewaste and the wife and traveled to "ewasted" in Ohio and then stopped off in Indiana to visit my brothers. I live in coastal North Carolina.

This system has worked for me. Consider you CU pile like a piggy bank. When you sell a 1000 lbs of CU your wife if you have one will like that pile a whole lot more. 73, Mike

In the worst scenario, you could hire a local/regional company between 95531 and Eureka or Central Point and interline with Govern's carrier over there, but since he can send you a carrier directly to your location, it will probably be cheaper than interlining.