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I’ll answer the second question first. As it’s easy.
There are two ways to not lose money sending low and mid grade boards. Past the obvious of being local and driving them in.
First is bulk single class. As in LTL or full 52’ trailer full shipments. There’s a few users here offering discounted shipping for users.
The second is bulk, as in volume overall. With some minor tricks and trial and error.
I use low grade and mid for reinforcement of box sides. Often TV boards or tub monitor boards. Flat side to box, populated side in. When shipping peripheral etc boards it’s a close call decision. But it works well for telco and high end motherboards. And above. Helps reinforce thinner boxes. With strapping tape and six TV boards you can ship high end boards and chips in a commercial display. (I’ve done it)
The more important question: 40lbs.
Well, that’s crazy difficult to explain. What, what class, how many boxes, what sizes!????
A 40lb cube of lead can ship as low as $15! Even less with experience.
40LBs of low grade base boards from 1950s tube TVs is going to cost hundreds.
40 pounds of ram? 2 small priority mail boxes: well under $20!
And 40lbs of DIP gold cap gold pin processors can be under $10!
I could stick a $5.87 prepaid B2B label on a 40lb 24” cube box and ship it with a 45-days or less guarantee. Or overnight it for $137 with a $10,000 insurance plan.
Generically ????!!!????
A single box will run $42.31-$495.28 based on 20x20x20
A 24x11x3 Flat rate box will be $$18.26-$21.50
4 10lb 12x12x12 cubes can ship fedex ground for $23.49
Depending on your location you can get a semi-private carrier for even less. Amazon Flex, TNT, Portal.
I can ship 500 lbs of materials to Boardsort for $212 from Chicago and $104 from Green Bay if the boxes are cubes and they don’t exceed 6 feet.
Where you are (zip code), how many boxes can you break it down to (more is better) and rectangle vs cube (cube is usually better).
FedEx, most LTL, and all private contracts prefer more smaller boxes rather than more large ones. For them weight isn’t really considered until you pass a few thousand pounds.
Your first step to useful info is a more detailed account of what your sending. So I can figure out the best method to box it.
From there we can figure out cost and value.
I believe Govern (sorry, I’m sure that’s not spelled correctly) is your best bet for shipping bulk.
And:
As I’ve said before I’ll haul anything, anywhere, for the recorded cost of fuel plus $22 per day. (Fuel estimate and food paid up front, actual cost on/at delivery). Meaning zero profit since I actually like to drive just to drive.
Pointless for 40LBs but for 400, 4000, 40,000? If I can fit the load into my suv and a 48 foot trailer it goes for no extra cost. Fuel and food alone. FYI FWIW I get Apx 13mi per Gal avg highway federally. Or 6-28mpg overall.
End to end: I-10 runs in the mid 30s where I-70/I-15 is in the very low teens due to extreme mountains.
I 90/I-94 is a nice middle at 24-28mpg.
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A useful guide on understanding LTL and trailer shipping as it’s fuel +mpg calculated. Or 25č-$1 per mile plus fuel cost. Diesel being avg 12-18 mpg, tractors running 4-16mpg.
in my dodge, lower-half running 93oct. Is 14-16mpg or so.
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