i need to ship my block....how?
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ok, i work at a commercial site, so loading/unloading isn't a problem. i've got a LSX block i need to ship to HKE in Houston, TX, i live in Joplin, MO....the CHEAPEST quote i've been able to get is ~$350.
i bought this block back in march of this year. i paid just under $140 to have it shipped from Indianapolis to Joplin....WTF???!!!!!?!?!?!
it seems to me like it can be done cheaper, i mean, i can DRIVE there and back for $350 or less and deliver the damn thing myself![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
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i bought this block back in march of this year. i paid just under $140 to have it shipped from Indianapolis to Joplin....WTF???!!!!!?!?!?!
it seems to me like it can be done cheaper, i mean, i can DRIVE there and back for $350 or less and deliver the damn thing myself
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thanks dude, cheapest quote i've found so far. that's about what i was looking/hoping to pay. the "no liftgate fee" is saving me a bundle, that's what was killing me. the shop i'm using doesn't have a loading dock apparently and that's what was going to hurt me most likely.
i payed $140 to have the block shipped to me from indianapolis last march/april....cheapest quotes i got today were $300+
i payed $140 to have the block shipped to me from indianapolis last march/april....cheapest quotes i got today were $300+
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Try this website
https://www.uship.com/login.aspx
Different shippers will bid on your shipment and you can get the best price.
https://www.uship.com/login.aspx
Different shippers will bid on your shipment and you can get the best price.
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i got mine take care of last week. FedEx freight picked it up. $140 even ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
the liftgate fees are what suck. find out if the place you're shipping to needs one or not, everywhere i looked the fee was $130 and up, WAY UP....fuel surcharges are gay, but not THAT bad...
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the liftgate fees are what suck. find out if the place you're shipping to needs one or not, everywhere i looked the fee was $130 and up, WAY UP....fuel surcharges are gay, but not THAT bad...
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I shipped my LS1 block via UPS ground for about 80 bucks from NC to Iowa. Doubt that will work for a LSX block, but if it weighs under 150 pounds (the aluminum LS1 block did) you could throw it in a cardboard box and call it a day (with lots of packing of coarse).