kent

Good afternoon guys, anyone here has the experience to ship bumpers across the country? i need to ship front and rear bumper from CA to PA. the 2 bumpers i am going to ship are almost new. i really don't want the transporter damage the bumpers at all. Thanks in advance.

Chuck W.

I have shipped several in the past. The best way to secure a box for shipping is to go by a couple body shops and ask them for one. They go through a lot of bumpers and always have empty boxes around. Then, bite the bullet and ship FedEx.

BiteEmNBeatEm

bubble wrap real good, then wrap in cardboad then wrap in saran wrap and look at shipping greyhound, yep (greyhound ships....lol)

DWS964

Greyhound can be OK, can be bad. Count on them dropping, banging, jamming, ... to the max. Boxed and wrapped. brace them with lengths of wood screwed across span of bumper.

kromdom

1. take lots of pics of bumpers before shipment. VIDEOS are better.
2. send #1 above to buyer before shipment
3. buy insurance.
4. draft a Bill of Sale: BUYER received full disclosure of shape of bumpers (via #1 above)and more importantly, agrees that you will NOT be liable for condition they will be in upon delivery.

P.S. Try asking car/motorcycle shippers, they MAY have room for stuff like bumpers. I bought a bike and had it shipped with EXTRAS (mufflers, seats, etc.) and shipper had a box strapped on the floor of his truck, right next to my bike.

Dennis C

I used UPS ground for my last bumper shipment.

Dharn55

I find FedEx Ground to have good pricing. Make sure they are well wrapped and the finish is protected. I bought a front bumper several years ago and the seller just put it cardboard. It arrived with marks from the corrugated box in the finish. Unfortunately this was not the only problem as the "mint condition" bumper had been repaired and reprinted several times. So I had to have it stripped and repainted.

kent

Thanks guys, those are really valuable infos. I really appreciate that. Happy long weekends.

geetee

fedex will pack/wrap/box it for you. I believe it starts at $15 + box fee? or something like that

white out

I have a good freight broker that I often work with. PM me for details.