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Motor Freight within North America
R+L Carriers, Con-Way Transportation
Services and Yellow Freight System currently offer excellent services and rates.
We can quote shipping rates and provide local terminal phone numbers. The
freight line main office telephone numbers and website addresses, listed below,
may be useful.
You are responsible for unloading your
shipment off motor trucks. A forklift, loader or lifting boom is needed to
unload most equipment offered in this catalog. Asking the motor truck driver to
come back later or drive to another place to unload or come back later with a
lift gate will result in additional charges. Being "closed" or
unavailable to receive delivery may result in additional charges. Lift
gates are a useful added service to unload if available by the carrier. The
additional charge for a lift gate varies, but is offered at no charge by
R+L Carriers and it should be requested in advance.
One alternative is to pick up your
shipment at the local terminal. his can greatly simplify delivery schedules and
reduce unloading hassles if unloading equipment in insufficient. They do not
charge for lifting your shipment onto your truck at the terminal. Also, terminal
pick-ups usually reduce freight costs in "remote" areas.
Typically, we make pre-arrangements for
delivery by adding delivery instructions to the Bill or Lading (the
shipping form/contract). Otherwise, simply calling your local terminal and
giving the shipment tracking number initiates personal cooperation for delivery.
Contacting the local terminal is also the best way to learn local services and
schedules that may benefit you. When needed, we can call you with the terminal
and tracking number(s) after shipment has started.
UPS within North America
They are responsible for unloading your
shipment off their trucks but may ask for assistance to handle heavier cartons.
They primarily handle cartons by hand.
There are size and weight parameters and packaging with conventional cardboard
cartons is emphasized. Items in no cartons, items that are "wrapped" or cartons
made of wood results in an additional charge.
Cardboard cartons are often poorly suited to ship
bulky or weighty farm attachments
or parts but can work with additional packaging effort and materiel, which
may result in additional
packaging charge(s) by us. It is often easier and ultimately less in real
cost to use a motor truck as an alternative to ship bulky or
weighty items since motor truck packaging requirements are much less
particular. As always, obtaining a freight quote (even on what may
initially appear to be a routine UPS shipment) is the best way to know your
freight costs in
advance.Contacting motor freight
services / UPS
Ocean & Air Freight
Yellow Global, DHL and FedEx offer
excellent air and ocean delivery services throughout the world. UPS also offers
air services for smaller shipments. Services may be door-to-port or door-to-door
and available services may vary between providers and destination countries.
These shipping companies also provide import documentation and we can provide
all necessary original documents. While not required, purchasing equipment
through an exporter in the United States or an importer in your country can be
useful.
Equipment set-up
Most equipment is “knocked down” to qualify for the lowest
shipping rates and meet the more-strict density standards of the last few
years. Manuals are provided, which include short and simple set-up steps
done in minimal time. Equipment can be shipped mostly set-up to
minimize set-up effort after delivery, but shipping charges would be
considerably more sine the item would ship at a larger size with the same
weight.
Smaller equipment or attachments shipped via UPS are
usually disassembled for compact packaging in a carton. Since such items are
often relatively small, set-up time is still short and instructions are
provided.
Feel free to ask our Sales Dept for delivery alternatives and
set-up details for particular models. Equipment picked up at the factory can
be fully set-up, possibly with an additional price discount, depending on
circumstances. Regional or expediting shipping services may offer more
flexible packaging requirements.
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