Other Shipping Resources

[opensourcefan]

If anyone has any knowledge or experience with shipping companies that will ship cross country lets start a place to share them.

Recent experience has shown great difficulty in getting a simple pallet shipped to BC from ONT. You'd think in 2024 this would be easier but doesn't seem so.

Would be great if it was easier for us to get equipment to each other.

CHMW Freight Company? Anyone have a 5 ton truck lol.

 

[jorogi]

September of 2021 I used Vitran to ship a 1300 pound pallet with a ML 16 DoAll bandsaw on it. Loaded by seller onto their truck in Milton Ontario and forklifted into my pickup in Sidney BC. Probably $100 - $150 extra to get it over to the island.
Cost, $460.
Service, excellent.
Vitran # 416 798 4965

 

[trlvn]

It is some years ago now, but uShip.com worked very well for sending a solid maple dresser from Oakville to Halifax. Cheap. Arrived on time and good condition.

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Craig

 

[Martin w]

I use Manitoulin Transport. I’ve shipped pallets from Ontario to Nova Scotia and to Thunder Bay. I haven’t shipped any farther West. Great service and fast delivery and always friendly. Also it’s way less expensive if you can drop off at a depot and your person can pick up at the depot at the other end. I sent a Logan lathe to New Glasgow Nova Scotia for just over $300. Skid was 700 pounds.
Martin

 

[Janger]

there is the CHMW pony express. It's informal. aka @Chicken lights