Just today my cab arrived after going from Arizona to Maine on a Fastenal truck. It's in nice solid shape and they took great care of it along the way.

For those of you who missed my earlier good experience this summer with them, here is a link to the thread:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-to-coast.html


Anyway, this shipment on a pallet went just as easy and smooth as the last one. I can't say enough good things about how their 3rd-party logistics is done. And the price? 500-pound pallet from Arizona to Maine for $200.

The cab had some goodies packed inside, which is why is was 500 pounds.
The transit time was 14 days.
So the first shipment was not a fluke, they really do this freight hauling very well.

Tom.

p.s. - as an added bonus....the gal running the local store where I picked up the cab was pretty, friendly, did the paperwork and payment transaction fast and operated the forktruck like a pro.

 

That's super - Thanks for passing the kudos - That should help more of us get things done

 

Ditto my experiences. I've shipped and received sets of wheels, and sent Gary Sisson the transmission for his woodie. But I recently tried unsuccessfully to use them to ship myself a set of wheels from Toronto. Learned they ship supplies to their Canadian stores but don't do return 3rd party shipments across the border because of Customs issues. So I'll be driving to Toronto. Stu

 

I had no idea they did that sort of thing, good to know..

 

They won't do items that are fragile. I tried to ship a vintage Gibson tube amplifier to our son Michael out in Portland and got turned down. Stu

 

Holy smokes! A cab from Az to Maine for $200.

What a deal.
Ive shipped with them alot as well. Mostly wheels, tires, engines. Etc. They are awesome.

However i cant seem to ship from salt to denver area or portions of nebraska. But points east of there are fine.

 

They told me they won't ship sheet metal parts. Have they changed that policy or made an exception for the entire cab?

 

You weren't trying to ship Dodge truck parts were you Bob?

Cause I'd understand that. I dunno, maybe they like old Fords or have sympathy for the fact that all our old metal in Maine is rusted beyond recognition and we need to shift some parts from the desert regions. I do recall seeing a list of items not accepted for transport on their website and it was more about transmissions, engines, that sort of thing. And I did specify on my quote requests that the parts were dry containing no fluids.

Tom

 

Tom, I see you have bees. How are they doing? Any signs of bee colony collapse or whatever it is called?

 

I noticed the boxes, couldn't see any bees. You have good eyes, Abe!

I was going to ask the same question.

 

I've lost 75% of my bees for the last two winters - as have many of the beekeepers in the region. No good explanation or solution is available yet.

I've bought new bees in the spring but they aren't doing so well since we have had a heck of a drought this summer. We need rain soon or the fall flowers won't stand a chance - that is my remaining hope of getting any honey this year.
I'll tell you what though...having a bunch of bee hives all around the yard keeps anyone who doesn't know me from walking through. Better than a security system....

 

Huh. This is the first time around here in Ioway in a while the lawn hasn't gone dormant in the summer. Still some summer left though. Humidity has been killer though too. In a way a dormant lawn is better, don't have to mow the grass all the time and it will still green up in the fall. We've had plenty of rain this year, 'course flooding in southern states.

 

Tom,
That is a great price and a nice looking cab, congrats! It fits with my belief that you buy the best sheet metal that you can find.

 

I don't remember exactly what piece I wanted to ship but it had to be either old Ford truck or '37 Buick, the only stuff I sell. As soon as I told Fastenal it was a piece of sheet metal they told me they wouldn't handle it. They said they didn't want the responsibility of having it getting dented during transport.

 

I had the same experinece as Bob with Fastenal - no sheet metal, no exceptions. We may just have grumpy local managers.