The Shipping Price is Right! - Week 7

It's week seven of our "Shipping Price is Right!" contest on Facebook!

What's the cost to ship a 1965 MG Roadster from Fairport, NY to Newnan, GA using uShip?

The answer is $808. 
Here's the shipment listing. Congrats to this week's winner!

It's a very rare vehicle, with sentimental for the customer. The customer posted a glowing review for the hauler, payhughes:

"The car was my dad's BABY! I remember him polishing it and coming in the house with green hands...Hopefully we will be able to honor his memory and restore it. Was nrevous about open transport, but Pat had such high recommendations, I decided to do it. I AM SO GLAD! I feel he really gave me the one on one attention I wanted and is an honest, conscientious hauler. I would very highly recommend him."

- spassantino, July 24, 2011

 

Here are just a few of this week's "uShip worked perfectly!" testimonials submitted directly to Facebook:

 

The Shipping Price is Right! - Week 6

It's week six of our "Shipping Price is Right!" contest on Facebook!

What's the cost to ship this 22-foot Catalina sailboat from Perry, KS to McCall, ID using uShip?

The answer is $2,500. 
Here's the shipment listing. Congrats to this week's winner!

Sailboats are notoriously difficult to transport. They're long, wide, tall and heavy-- and not designed for road transport, in general. The dismantling of the mast itself is an undertaking all its own. Thankfully, there are professional haulers out there that know exactly how to prepare, load and transport sailboats. 

Experienced boat carriers on uShip provide a valuable service by making sure every barge is hauled the right way.

This shipment took a sailboat from storage in Kansas to another storage facility in Idaho-- which means the boat had to be carefully loaded and unloaded into storage. Customer jronald666 left a great review for the transporter, vinnyvince69:

"Vincent did an excellent job... He runs a first class operation and has excellent drivers. Very competitive prices, delivery on time and a person to talk to. A great guy you can trust!"

Here are just a few of this week's "What more can you ask!" testimonials submitted directly to Facebook:

 

Poll: Top 10 Sports Shipments on uShip

On July 7, uShip appeared on a segment of CNBC's Power Lunch. The uShip team was star struck, since this was our very first taste of national TV coverage. What made us even more ecstatic is Darren Rovell reported on uShip-- one of the more popular faces at CNBC for reporting on the professional sports business. 

Coincidentally, uShip is a great resource for shipping sports equipment. Sports equipment and memorabilia from all over the world shows up as shipments on our site.

In the spirit of college sports rankings (football season's right around the corner!), we've put together our own Top 10 Ranking of the best sports shipments on uShip.

The Shipping Price is Right! - Week 5

It's week five of our "The Shipping Price is Right!" contest on Facebook!

How much did it cost to ship this rough terrain crane from Houston, TX to Jacksonville, FL using uShip?

The answer is $8,497. 
Here's the shipment listing. Congrats to this week's winner!

This heavy haul shipment traveled nearly 870 miles. And when we say "heavy haul"... Well, the specs on this Link-Belt RTC 8065 Rough Terrain Crane speak for themselves. This machine extends to 115 feet, weighs 65 tons, and is no less than 45 feet long when collapsed for transport.

It's a serious job for a serious hauler. Ten transporters bid on the shipment, but DAKTransport submitted the winning bid.

 

Here are just a few of this week's "Life and Pocket Saver!" testimonials submitted directly to Facebook:

 

 

The Shipping Price is Right! - Week 4

It's week four of our "The Shipping Price is Right!" contest on Facebook!

How much did it cost to ship this John Deere Commercial Lawn Mower from Morrilton, AR to Shirleysburg, PA to Hendersonville, TN on uShip?

The answer is $300. 
Here's the shipment listing. Congrats to this week's winner!

This shipment traveled about 700 miles. The client for this shipment sold the lawn mower to a customer in Hendersonville, TN. QUequipment05 runs an equipment sales company, dealing in used lawn, agricultural, forestry and construction equipment. 

The shipper's feedback, short and sweet, speaks for itself. "Very friendly and easy to deal with. Look forward to doing more business in future."

 

Here are just a few of this week's "Out of 61 Years of Moving, the Most Positive Experience!" testimonials:

CNBC: uShip Offering Unique, High Tech Moving Alternative

We were honored to host CNBC in uShip's Austin's offices last week as their team gathered footage for a summer moving story being prepared for its 'Power Lunch' show, one of the top news programs for influential business decision makers and is viewed by approximately a quarter-million people on the average day.

The near-3 minute story ultimately ran today on a segment called Business Coast-to-Coast.  The video is found below, or check out a written piece on the same story here:

The essence of CNBC's story is this:  With more than 20 million Americans expected to move this summer and fuel prices super high, it's likely to cost more to relocate than it has in the past.  But uShip is helping people keep moving costs down, thanks for the competitive bidding process by transporters on its site.  The couple profiled in this piece saved 66% compared to the published rate from a commercial moving company and couldn't have been happier with their experience.

The Shipping Price is Right! - Week 3

It's week three of our "The Shipping Price is Right!" contest on Facebook!

How much did it cost to ship this Link-Belt Hydraulic Excavator from Morrilton, AR to Eighty Four, PA?

The answer is $3,614. 
Here's the shipment listing. Congrats to this week's winner!

This shipment covered a distance of 927 miles. That's a very long journey for an industrial machine that weighs 45,000 pounds and has an enormous footprint of over 30 feet long and 11 feet wide.  

Like many of the heavy equipment tranpsort listings on uShip, the excavator was sold in a spectacular live, no-reserve, simultaneous online and in-the-flesh auction held by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. This lot sold in Morrilton, AR on June 3.

The transport was handled by freight forwarder Friend's Express, LLC.

 

Here are just a few of this week's "Shipped to the Mountains for the 4th of July!" testimonials: