shipping speakers

road freight companies are often more expensive than air freight shippers. every city with a major airport has several companies that "buy" unused air freight space and "sell" it to shippers. look in your yellow pages for these vendors. i've used 2 in denver with great success. BTW, i know of several highend manufacturers in my area that also use these companies, sometimes for an entire container-full of products. -cfb

CFB, Question - Does this service require you to drop the heavy stuff at the airport. I was wondering about pick up also?

If you already have the boxes and can pack them yourself it should cost about 300-350 with insurance. Try Pilot freight. If you are shipping to a rural area it will be more. Boxing can cost 200 to 300+ for crates. Some air freight companies are less and some pick up.

glen: most such services DO require drop off, tho some offer pickup. drop off is MUCH less expensive. pickup charges also vary between commercial (with dock) and residential. the same conditions hold true on the "delivery end." if the recipient wishes to minimize freight charges, he/she should arrange for pickup at the freight forwarder's dock. -cfb

I recently shipped a set of speakers from Central CA to Texas using a company called Craters and Freighters. The speakers weighed 600 lbs and shipping was as I recall $550.00 which included picking them up at my house and building custom crates. They do have a website which you can get an online quote but be aware the online price was about $350.00 above what I got quoted on the phone. Definately call them for a price. Hope this helps.

Good Luck!