Any advice on how to ship large boxes from Michigan to North Carolina?

[Albis]

I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes. I'm looking for a somewhat cheap options. My girlfriend is leaving Ann Arbor to do her PhD at Duke and I'll be helping her move from Ann Arbor to Durham. We plan on flying from here to Durham so I can only check in so much at the airport.

Are there any freight moving companies that are affordable?

 

[Albis]

anyone know of other shipping companies other than dhl, ups, usps, fedex??

 

[intogamer]

buy your own boxes and use ups or fedex.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Albis
I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes.

How big is big?

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Albis
I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes.

How big is big?

Look on UPS and Fedex. They have the limit posted. Measure your boxes!!

Then if too big to ship ground ( must be some really big crap ) then use Fedex Freight. Thats how I just had a 60" dlp tv shipped. Cost me $95.

 

[UNCjigga]

DID YOU LOSE A BET!!!????

BECAUSE I JUST WON ONE!!!!

edit: oops, just read your post. I thought you'd lost a bet or something and had to pay up. Then I see its the wrong part of Michigan too.

 

[Albis]

aww, Fedex Freight, that's something I could use.

 

[DaWhim]

if you are shipping books, use the media shipping by USPS. it is dirt cheap. 20lbs for about $20

 

[Dubb]

Originally posted by: Albis
I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes. I'm looking for a somewhat cheap options. My girlfriend is leaving Ann Arbor to do her PhD at Duke and I'll be helping her move from Ann Arbor to Durham. We plan on flying from here to Durham so I can only check in so much at the airport.

Are there any freight moving companies that are affordable?

interestingly enough, I'm in ann arbor as well and my GF is also heading to duke to do her Ph.d. she'll be driving though.

 

[dartworth]

Should have rented a Uhaul...

 

[Albis]

i'm going to be helping her move in the summer and don't really have the time to drive down there. i'll be interning most of the summer so this has to be a weekend trip or two weekends at most.

she has so many books, clothing, cooking stuff etc.

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: Dubb

Originally posted by: Albis
I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes. I'm looking for a somewhat cheap options. My girlfriend is leaving Ann Arbor to do her PhD at Duke and I'll be helping her move from Ann Arbor to Durham. We plan on flying from here to Durham so I can only check in so much at the airport.

Are there any freight moving companies that are affordable?

interestingly enough, I'm in ann arbor as well and my GF is also heading to duke to do her Ph.d. she'll be driving though.

You guys should team up and verify that you are not getting played. It might be the same girl....

 

[Baked]

Damn, went to dinner, missed the game. UNC all the way baby!

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: Albis
i'm going to be helping her move in the summer and don't really have the time to drive down there. i'll be interning most of the summer so this has to be a weekend trip or two weekends at most.

she has so many books, clothing, cooking stuff etc.

just throw them away- collect insurance
3. profit....
no, dont do that

 

[EagleKeeper]

You are only talking about an easy 1 day drive.

Compare that to how long will it take to fly from door-to-door?

Take a vehicle with a tow-hitch, get a U-Haul trailer, dolly, load and go.
Driving will average 60+ mph.

Or rent a cargo van depending on the amount of volume needed to transport.

If you want to check out frieght companies, use the yellow pages to find frieght forwarders.

 

[anno]

Originally posted by: Dubb

Originally posted by: Albis
I looked at USPS, UPS, and Fedex already but they don't really ship large boxes. I'm looking for a somewhat cheap options. My girlfriend is leaving Ann Arbor to do her PhD at Duke and I'll be helping her move from Ann Arbor to Durham. We plan on flying from here to Durham so I can only check in so much at the airport.

Are there any freight moving companies that are affordable?

interestingly enough, I'm in ann arbor as well and my GF is also heading to duke to do her Ph.d. she'll be driving though.

this looks like a mighty good opportunity to share the cost of a trailer, right here... and maybe make some friends to share travel with back and forth for visiting..