Shipping. usps via Gaylord ltl shipping.

I am trying to figure out the best way to get boards to my buyers and here is what I have found. Surprised me.

My last shipment of boards was 41 lbs and it cost me $28 usps so that is $.68 / lb.

I was thinking about filling gaylords with scrap and seeing if I could get the cost per lb down.

I figured the from my house to the business. A pallet gaylord weighing 850 lbs (thanks EASY for the estimate) picked up with liftgate services. Rough estimate came out to a shocking $1100 via Freightquote.... that's $1.30 / lb. WOW.

As I'm typing this Freightquote gave me a call and said they could do better then the online quoted price because I have used them before. They now gave me $470. That comes out to .55 / lb. That's better, and a little cheaper then usps.



Now the real question would be, can I sit on scrap long enough to fill a box or do I turn it over faster to get paid more often.

Freight class for scrap electronics is 92.5. Am I right on the freight class or does it need to be a different class?

Try uship.com

You list a shipment and freight/independent truckers bid on it. If you can get in on the end of a truck load that is headed where your shipment is going, I'd think you could get the price knocked down a bit.

One possible down side to this is everyone thinks they're a trucker now. Look at feedback and see if they seem trustworthy. Last thing you need is some jerk picking up your stuff and you never hear from them again.

Throw a listing up and see what kind of bids you get. You're not obligated to follow through.