When you’re shipping large items, GoShip can help. Our expertise and contacts in the industry ensure that you’ll get a good match. We can help move your items across town or the country fast and quickly.  

Benefits of shipping large items with GoShip  

How to ship large items?  

Shipment information  

Before arranging any shipment, it’s crucial to collect accurate information about your shipment. Depending on your chosen transportation method, information like dimensions, weight, commodity type, and address destination is required. It’s also useful to know special handling requirements if you’re moving dissembled parts or something fragile.  

Packaging  

When you’re trying to arrange heavy item delivery, the “how” can be just as difficult to figure out as the “who.” Whether you sell items on eBay frequently or operate a business, your customers depend on you to deliver a product in excellent condition. Larger items need secure packaging to ensure they arrive safely. Crating, palletizing, wrapping, and cushioning are just a few options available to ensure your large item delivery occurs without any problems.  

Choosing a shipping option  

There are many options when it comes to large-item shipping. From standard parcel services to freight companies, the shipper has abundant choices. However, getting your items delivered at an affordable cost is complicated. Most parcel services either don’t take oversized items or charge a lot for overweight or over-dimensional shipments. On the other hand, large freight companies might be too expensive to work with if you’re an individual or a small business.  

The working solution can be online shipping platforms that offer full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping services. If the weight of your items ranges from 20,000 to 45,000 pounds, you can try full truckload shipping. If you have a single item or the volume is not big enough to rent the whole truck, you will benefit from LTL shipping.  

How much does shipping large items cost?  

The total cost of your shipment depends on many factors, like the number of shipping units, shipment weight, dimensions, destination, and the shipping method you use. For example, the LTL freight rate depends on the freight class – a special shipment classification, while in full truckload, the mileage plays the largest role. An online shipping calculator is the fastest and easiest way to get an approximate shipment cost.  

What is the best way to ship large items?  

Moving heavy, bulky items can be tricky — but what are your options? If you’re booking an entire trailer with a shipping service but only need a third of the space, you will pay for space you don’t need. You must absorb that extra space or pass it on to your customers.  

You could handle your large item delivery yourself. However, DIY delivery can be difficult and takes you away from what you do best: running your company. If you are a small business or sell items online as an individual, delivering items yourself is not always a realistic option. GoShip is perfect for serving smaller businesses and individuals’ shipping needs.  

Which items can you ship?  

With GoShip, you can ship any type of heavy items you need, from your couch to auto parts. Here are some of the most common large-item delivery services we provide.  

Shipping furniture  

Shipping furniture can be a different experience than other types of shipping. In many cases, the furniture may be able to be partially disassembled to facilitate safer and simpler shipping. Tables and chairs often have easily removable legs that allow you to pack the furniture into a smaller space. Crating may provide additional protection from bumps and shifts during shipping.  

Adding fillers, such as customizable spray foam, can fill the voids in the furniture to prevent damage caused by vibrations. Though this can add to your shipping furniture cost expectations, it can also save you a lot of cash regarding insurance, customer service issues, and similar problems. It’s also recommended to label every part of your shipment. This way, it will be easier for the carrier to consolidate and deliver it in excellent condition.  

Knowing the number of shipping units, commodity type, weight, and dimensions is necessary to get an accurate cost estimate. Collecting correct information about your furniture items will also help prevent unwanted charges that may surface if the shipment’s actual sizes don’t match the actual ones. It is also important for accurate billing, so providing correct shipment information is in your best interest.  

Appliances delivery  

Most traditional shipping companies don’t have the capacity or the capability to handle large appliances such as washing machines, ovens, or refrigerators. Moreover, you may not have enough appliances to fill a semitrailer. That’s where GoShip can make shipping appliances easier for you. Our appliance shipping and delivery services provide a cost-effective, easy-to-use, and time-saving way to ship appliances where you need them the most.  

How to ship appliances?  

Shipping appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, or stoves require a little extra care to avoid damaging them during shipping.  

  • Defrost refrigerators at least 24 hours ahead of time  
  • Remove and pack all shelves and drawers separately  
  • Clean and pack ovens, all racks, knobs, and grills separately  
  • Washers and dryers should have their hoses removed and packed by themselves — with the dryer’s drum properly secured  
  • All appliances with doors should have them taped and secured to avoid falling open during transit  

How does appliance delivery work?  

Shipping appliances can be difficult without a semitrailer. However, most of the time, you won’t be shipping enough to fill the entire trailer. This means you’ll be paying for space in the trailer you aren’t using. Hiring a private vehicle to deliver your appliances is another option. However, this can be even more expensive than renting a semitrailer. You’ll also need to have an employee take time away from your business to make the delivery.  

On the other hand, GoShip makes shipping large appliances much easier and more cost-effective than any other option. When working with GoShip, our experienced and courteous professionals will advise you about the best options to ship your appliances, finding you the lowest possible cost through our user-friendly platforms.  

Craigslist shipping  

It’s possible to buy or sell anything on Craigslist, from an antique pinball table to a used car. Yet even though Craigslist makes it easy to buy or sell your items, there’s still the problem of how they will get to their new owners. Not every item for sale on the Internet can fit into a cardboard box. Some of them require pallets or crates because of their size or shape. That’s where the extensive carrier network behind GoShip can help.  

Craigslist shipping cost  

If you are shipping bulky items sold or bought on Craigslist, parcel delivery service may be too expensive. Your shipment cost is determined by several factors, like freight type, dimensions, weight, destination, etc. You can get a quick and free shipping estimate with GoShip!  

How LTL shipping can benefit Craigslist buyers and sellers  

We can pair Craigslist buyers and sellers with the carriers that best fit their budgets and schedules. Customers can rest easy with a large array of carriers to choose from. The user-friendly platform of GoShip takes the hassle out of the shipping process. Users can get a free quote and book their shipment from the same screen. Arranging for delivery by a trusted carrier through GoShip helps buyers and sellers avoid worrying about Craigslist shipping scams.  

Cross-country shipping  

Finding a solution that fits your needs and budget can be difficult. This is especially true when you ship items infrequently. Contacting a shipping company regularly doesn’t make sense financially. However, when you choose to work with GoShip, we make cross-country shipping as easy and convenient for you as moving something across town.  

Our cross-country shipping services will quickly move your items across the country and are affordable. Our longstanding relationships with the best freight carriers in North America mean we can find the proper solution for your shipping needs. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to the shipping industry. You won’t have to worry about anything when you choose GoShip.  

What you need to know about cross-country freight shipping  

  • How long should I expect the move to take? A typical cross-country move should take less than a week. It takes between two and five business days, depending on how far your destination is. It’s also good to understand unforeseen circumstances such as holidays or weather delays.  
  • How much will cross-country shipping cost? The cost of your cross-country move will depend on the size of your shipment, the weight of your shipment, the distance traveled, and whether you need any additional services.  

How to ship bulky items cross-country?  

GoShip’s advanced technology and strong partnerships allow us to worry about cross-country shipping. However, you should remember some simple details to make your experience even easier.  

When you provide us with the most accurate information about the destination, dimensions, and weight of your packages, we’ll be able to select the shipping options that work best for you. We’ll also be able to help you avoid delays and unexpected cost increases that can occur when information about the shipment isn’t accurate.  

Choosing the correct container and packing materials ensures your items arrive safely and undamaged. It’s also essential to practice proper packaging procedures, such as minimizing empty space inside cartons, providing adequate cushioning inside containers, and distributing weight evenly on a pallet. To help eliminate confusion during shipping, always check that your packages or items are properly labeled. That means removing any old labels on cartons you’re re-using and packing duplicate labels inside the packages for more protection against confusion.