Shipping Estimator

revhtree · Jul 20, 2006

I seen this on RC. It will compare all the shippers and give you the rates.

https://www.redroller.com/shippingcenter/home

Azurel · Jul 20, 2006

Thanks Rev...Good to know.

jessiesgrrl · Jul 20, 2006

~Bookmarked~

Thanks Rev

Laurie

surfn · Jul 20, 2006

i think that deserves a sticky

anyone else want it as a sticky?

Azurel · Jul 20, 2006

Yea stick it......

surfn · Jul 20, 2006

lol i cant figure out how to do it i'm a worthless mod :violent2:

surfn · Jul 20, 2006

haha rev saves the day

gflat65 · Mar 23, 2007

That gives some good pricing, but only compared USPS and DHL... I have done some shipping estimates lately and Fed Ex was like $65 for overnight priority, UPS was $60 for overnight to Fort Wayne, In. (not that far away...).

Randy · Mar 23, 2007

Shipping has gone up alot this year I shipped a 2# 8x8x8 box to OH with UPS and it was $60 when last year the same was around $45.

robinreefer · Apr 22, 2008

IMO DHL handles the boxes alot better,have gotten some damaged boxes in from UPS,all of the DHL boxes have been on time and without damage.

LorenK · Apr 22, 2008

I would suggest a sticky for tools...plenty of calculators such as volume calculators, tank stand calculators, etc.

surfn said:
i think that deserves a sticky

anyone else want it as a sticky?

revhtree · Apr 22, 2008

balagan said:
I would suggest a sticky for tools...plenty of calculators such as volume calculators, tank stand calculators, etc.

Hey bro get me all the info you think would be good for us to have and I will add it to the home page.

oceanparadise1 · Jul 16, 2008

Wow thanks for the info!

H@rry · Sep 17, 2008

Something else to remember when shipping - don't use a box any bigger than it has to be. If it's too big, cut it down. FedEx charges by what they call "dimensional weight" to allow for the space the package takes up on the aircraft. They use a formula of (L x W x H (in inches)) / 194 to calculate the "dimensional weight". You will pay for the *higher* of that weight rounded up to the next pound *or* the actual weight of the package.

As an example, if I ship an empty cardboard box measuring 12 x 12 x 7, I'll pay for 6 pounds!

fishes2889 · Sep 17, 2008

True^^^^^

I use 6x6x6 most of the time. Most of the time i am under 2 pounds. But when i have a bigger order i have to go to 12x10x10.

LorenK · Sep 17, 2008

Doh! I just saw this. I have a list at home bookmarked...I'll send tonight

revhtree said:
Hey bro get me all the info you think would be good for us to have and I will add it to the home page.

revhtree · Sep 17, 2008

Awesome!!!

Deepwater · Sep 17, 2008

Ive had the best success shipping with USPS and they are the cheapest out there believe or not.(for reg members that only ship few boxes ) I found shipping Monday thru Thursday is the best.

Ive used fedex ,ups and dhl , and had nothing but problems with them. just my experience