The article "No Shipment Too Big" is about customer service, it has been created by Dr. Alfred Savio.
You may have read my articles about the size limitations for both UPS and the USPS. What are you to do when these limits are exceeded?
Your local The UPS Store location is one option for obtaining a freight quote.If your package exceeds 165" in lnegth + girth (girth = (width x 2) + (height x 2)), or it exceeds 150 pounds, you will need to ship the item via a freight carrier. The Post Office has even lower limits (70 pounds and 108" in length + girth).Shippers, such as The UPS Store, have access to several freight vendors.
If you call a freight vendor directly, their first question will likely be, "How many rooms of furniture will you be moving"? If you're interetsed in sending a single item, they will likely refer you to a shipper such as The UPS Store.
The reason is that with nearly 5,000 retail outlets throughout the country, a freight carrier can pick up one item at one shipping outlet, one item from another store close by, and another piece at another nearby location.
By the time they pack a couple of rooms for someone and then stop at lcoal shipping outlets, their truck will be full. Therefore, these shipping outlets can achieve a good pricing structure for you to move single objects via a freight carrier, without having to worry about filling the truck like a consumer would face.Whether it is one peice or multiple pieces, visit your local shipping outlet for advice and a quote on the hottest method of packaging and shipping your oversize items.Fred Savio is a multiple center owner of The UPS Store franchise in southern New Jersey. Visit Fred's shipping blog at http://shippinginfo.Blogspot.Com/ or his store websites http://www.Theupsstoreeggharbortownship.Com or http://www.Theupsstoremayslanding.Com You can electronic mail him at fredsinfo2006@yahoo.ComArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.Com/? Expert=Dr._Alfred_Savio
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