On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:09:20 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

My son wants me to build him a fireplace mantle. The two-pillar, top-shelf
style. Basically, three long 3-sided boxes which he would assembly and
trim out.

The thing is, he lives 2500 miles from me, so I'm going to have to ship it.
Other than getting quotes from the standard shippers (UPS, FedEx, etc.) I'm
look for other ideas.

I look to the collective wisdom of this group for creative options.

When you get ready you can post it on uship.com and let haulers bid on
it.

When I saw the show Shipping Wars I thought it was make-believe till I
met a guy who hauls loads he gets on the web site. He lives near me,
is retired and is not afiliated with the show. Picks up a couple of
grand a month. The day I talked to him he had made $400 for taking a
package 320 miles. By picking his hauls he averages at least
$.65/mile.

I looked today on the site for postings close to home and there were
all kinds of items looking for haulers, including cars, travel
trailers a couple of cats and a puppy and a 14" utility trailer that
needed to be hauled to Santa Fe, NM.