Hello Morris,

I ship from Canada to the U.S. and use Roadway (or their affiliates) most
often. The rates vary considerably, but you should receive their standard
68% discount. If not, tell them you are going with UPS Freight if you don't
get their best rate.

Be careful, especially from 'overseas' requests, like from the Ukraine. One
scam is, at the last minute when the truck is loaded, the overseas payment
arrives by 'certified bank draft' , which takes several weeks to clear. They
will apply pressure to get your product . Just hang tight on the shipping
until the coins are nestled neatly in your pocket.

Best of luck ...Ken

"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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mac davis wrote:

| You'll be filling International orders some day...

Strange you should mention that... This sorta ties in with one of your
threads - I'd been having difficulty with shipping. Seems like local
trucking outfits aren't too enthusiastic about dealing with
enterprises as small as mine.

I'd put off two prospective customers - one in Arizona and one in
Canada - because I couldn't seem to get any traction on shipping until
an outside sales person from an outfit called Unishippers stopped to
visit one of my neighbors when I happened to be in their shop. I
dropped in at their office and ended up talking to an eager new
employee who said simply: "Tell me what you want to ship and where you
want it to go, and I'll do whatever it takes to get it on its way in
24 hours or less." IMO, the world needs a few more like him.

I'm hoping that I haven't lost the two customers. If I haven't, my
first Canadian order may ship in July. :-)

Much more "iffy", but I've had an inquiry about panels in shipping
container sized lots for the Ukraine. An order like that would produce
interesting (but *good*) problems.

| Hope ya have a good tax person... *g*

Well, it hasn't been an issue yet - but I'm hoping for the need. :-)

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/