Other X12 Lost by our good friends at...
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deftons56
Brian
- Location
- lake goodwin
or the UPS guy has a Superjet... lol
THRUST
ThrustInnovations.com
- Location
- royal palm beach florida
we will keep an eye out over here
welcome to the 2012 world finals: Going very big today with his new xs1200 is a former ups driver turned pro freerider...................
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
Watch ebay in about 6 months. I came across 3 brand new RRP poles on there a few years ago being sold off by a legit UPS reseller. They were lost, paid out and then found later.
deftons56
Brian
- Location
- lake goodwin
Haha
LIVE2RIDE Powersports
Live & Die 2 Ride
- Location
- WorldWide
Damn that sucks.
OptimaRacing
Jet zoomers
Holy..............
snowxr
V watch your daughters V
- Location
- Waterford, MI
WTF? How do you lose a 80Lb. box?
suva
57
- Location
- Just south of the Citadel, Idaho
UPS lost two of our very large boxes with $12,000 in custom stainless parts earlier this year, luckily they found them within a week. They disappeared in SLC.
dirtnut99
Yardsale Master
- Location
- Aberdeen, Wa.. The PNW
I shipped Tanner's 62t bottom end via ups last week. It made it to Dasa today, with a now cracked case corner from being dropped. I packed it pretty good I thought. I guess I should've poured in some 2part foam to protect it better.... Now to figure out how to do a claim..
Good luck finding your motor!! That sucks BAD!!!! I'd go apeshiz!!
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Good luck finding your motor!! That sucks BAD!!!! I'd go apeshiz!!
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I was a loader for ups several years ago. Just know how many packages these guys touch and to them it's no more than a box. The heavier boxes are the ones that get trashed around the most. Without you being in a loading/unloading facility its hard to explain. The larger and heavyweight packages are not put on the sorting belts like the rest of the packages. They are removed from the semis trailer, being bear hugged by some guy till they are dropped or thrown onto a cart with trailers similar to a luggage cart at the airport. You have to remember they are several feet higher when then are unloading compared to the cart on the ground.
1. There are really no scheduled work hours for the guys, they have an assigned start time and there work is done when all the packages are loaded/unloaded depending on their position.
2. No one want to hurt their backs or themselves when lifting a heavy package. Its much easier to just drop it instead the remainder of the way instead if bending your knees or use proper lifting techniques.
3. These carts go flying around corners till them get the the destination trailer where they are again lifted then dropped again sitting outside the trailer. These are the last packages to enter the trailer and are not locked into place like all the other packages by having them slightly wedged in to create strong walls. So they are the last thing placed inti the trailer by tired workers and are likely to slide around in transit till it happens all over again at the next hub. As you know from tracking info these packages make multiple stops and go through this process 5+ times depending on how far the package travels.
All it takes is just one employee to make a bad decision and your package and its contents can be ruined. Its unfortunate but the truth. Id say if you ever had to ship something like these motors with extreme expense or value do so with extreme precautions and extra safety measures. You can't trust anyone except yourself, the packer.
Dannm this was a long message to type from a phone! Lol
1. There are really no scheduled work hours for the guys, they have an assigned start time and there work is done when all the packages are loaded/unloaded depending on their position.
2. No one want to hurt their backs or themselves when lifting a heavy package. Its much easier to just drop it instead the remainder of the way instead if bending your knees or use proper lifting techniques.
3. These carts go flying around corners till them get the the destination trailer where they are again lifted then dropped again sitting outside the trailer. These are the last packages to enter the trailer and are not locked into place like all the other packages by having them slightly wedged in to create strong walls. So they are the last thing placed inti the trailer by tired workers and are likely to slide around in transit till it happens all over again at the next hub. As you know from tracking info these packages make multiple stops and go through this process 5+ times depending on how far the package travels.
All it takes is just one employee to make a bad decision and your package and its contents can be ruined. Its unfortunate but the truth. Id say if you ever had to ship something like these motors with extreme expense or value do so with extreme precautions and extra safety measures. You can't trust anyone except yourself, the packer.
Dannm this was a long message to type from a phone! Lol
That really sux! We have already switched to fedex from ups. Their service seems to be better so far...
Cracked lower cases near flywheel cover is the most common shipping damage that we find with motors. Always install a flywheel cover before shipping to strengthen this area and help prevent issues.
"I'd go apeshiz!!". Pun intended?
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UPS trashed my cases on my SS Dasa 850 and then told me to get lost. I filed a claim. Had a UPS rep come check out my story. Made me wait a few weeks and then sent me an email that basically said "tough." I'm through with UPS as well. I've shipped two engines through FedEx and had no incidents...yet.
The best packing method I've seen is a wooden frame on bottom inside a Rubbermade tote. Place engine in a bag and seal it. Pour two part foam or great stuff all around it. A cut to fit piece of ply wood on top and seal the lid with about 50 zip ties. Time consuming for sure, but well worth your efforts. Too bad most that ship to me don't follow the same routine.
The best packing method I've seen is a wooden frame on bottom inside a Rubbermade tote. Place engine in a bag and seal it. Pour two part foam or great stuff all around it. A cut to fit piece of ply wood on top and seal the lid with about 50 zip ties. Time consuming for sure, but well worth your efforts. Too bad most that ship to me don't follow the same routine.
- Location
- Down stream of Harrisburg, PA
One time i received an engine wrapped in a T shirt inside a box.
But thats a huge bummer for such an expensive motor. If it were me I would be taking a road trip cross-country!
But thats a huge bummer for such an expensive motor. If it were me I would be taking a road trip cross-country!
jdakrt
X
- Location
- Central VA
I had multiple issues with United Parcel Smashers destroying packages. Made the switch to Fedex years ago, and have been very pleased. From experience, its better that they lost it instead of damaging it. They dont payout claims. period. too many loopholes that they can get out of paying up. I had the UPS store package a set of fiero T tops once and paid for insurance. got to eat 400 when they arrived to the buyer with glass dribbling from the box.
I do not use UPS, but only because Fedex is quite a bit cheaper.Also, UPS delivers to my house at 6pm or later. Fedex usually gets there by noon. I know, random locality - but it pisses me off.On the other hand, when Fedex runs late, they'll just say they tried and no one was home. When we were home all day and watching the door like a hawk.
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
bought an orvis flyrod once on ebay...received it broken in half as was the shipping tube...the rod was in a plastic tube inside the shipping tube..
they paid me out full value of the rod, I kept it....sent it to orvis for lifetime repair warranty and made out like a bandit
they paid me out full value of the rod, I kept it....sent it to orvis for lifetime repair warranty and made out like a bandit