[61306] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Cross-country shipping of large network/computer gear?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Zito)
Wed Aug 27 19:09:07 2003
From: "Matthew Zito" <mzito@gridapp.com>
To: <Nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:08:40 -0400
In-Reply-To: <000201c36ce9$3572c680$3601a8c0@cb>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Thanks to everyone for all of the responses. I got in touch with a =
number
of companies - the two big common sticking points seem to be insuring
shipments of greater than 50k value and the SLAs on their freight =
delivery.
Overall (price vs. SLA vs. convenience), FedEx won, though they max out =
at
50k insurance per shipment. ForwardAir was the nicest and most helpful, =
but
they charge $1 per $100 of shipped value and they have very rigid =
packing
requirements for high-value shipments (plus a 4-day delivery timeframe).
Airborne Express was notable for their willingness to insure well above =
the
50k max per shipment, though they require advance notice.
Thanks again,
Matt
--
Matthew Zito
GridApp Systems
Email: mzito@gridapp.com
Cell: 646-220-3551
Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359
http://www.gridapp.com
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:19 PM
> To: 'Matthew Zito'
> Cc: Nanog@merit.edu; owner-nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: RE: Cross-country shipping of large network/computer gear?
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> I have used Federal Express to great effect in the past. I=20
> have tended to stay away from Airborne because the local=20
> people here in Dallas didn't know not to turn printers full=20
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> they should not have been full of toner, but that is another story!
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> > From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On
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> > To: Nanog@merit.edu
> > Subject: Cross-country shipping of large network/computer gear?
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> > Hello,
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> > I was wondering if anyone could provide any advice or
> > suggestions on shipping heavy/bulky equipment (~300 pounds,=20
> > about a half-rack worth of
> > gear) on short notice cross-country? We're obviously looking=20
> > to minimize cost, but realistically it can't be in transit=20
> > for more than two days. Are there any companies or methods=20
> > people would recommend? Thanks in advance for the help.
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> > Thanks again,
> > Matt
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> > --
> > Matthew Zito
> > GridApp Systems
> > Email: mzito@gridapp.com
> > Cell: 646-220-3551
> > Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359
> > http://www.gridapp.com
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