> I'm looking for referrals to any decent shipping companies people here
> have dealt with in the past. Preferably, ones who can deal with the
> transportation of "obsolete" computer equipment within the continental
> U.S.
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I often move obsolete equipment for people - old radio things and old
computer things. I can not move huge amounts of stuff, but my van can
easily hold one six foot rack (and change), and the trailer can hold two
six foot racks (caccooned in plastic). I can also provide door to door
service, and help with loading and unloading. Quite a few satisfied
customers. Reasonable rates, too.
The deal is that I really only make deliveries on my way to or from
somewhere I am going - maybe with a little detouring. For example, I make
a Chicago-New York run about seven times a year, so making a pickup in
Pittsburg and a dropoff in Fort Wayne would not be a problem at all. ST.
Louis would not be too bad of a detour. Also, I m always going out to the
Providence and Boston area, so pickups and dropoffs can happen there. The
other deal is that things pretty much work on my schedule, although I am
flexible. Basically, hauling gets planned around trips - not trips being
planned around hauling.
I am seriously toying with a cross country trip this May - New
York-California. The only way I can manage it is to do some hauling to
pay for the gas and such. Hauling radio and computer things could make it
possible.
Anyone interested? Contact me off list.
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William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Sat Feb 02 2002 - 22:55:33 GMT