On 02/27/2018 09:29 AM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > I had a computer item palletized and shipped by Air Freight ( it went > by surface ). An open pallet will not have things intentionally > stacked on it. It is possible to have something dropped on it or a > forklift tine rammed through it but that is another issue. > > In my case, it worked out well but they did not deliver to my door ( > I have no loading dock ). I had to go and pick it up at their > distribution center ( about a 25 mile drive ).
In my case, I simply used the local packaging franchise, Pak Mail. Since they routinely load pallets, they didn't mind receiving one. Cost me all of $5 for a warehouse fee--and they even helped load it into my truck. When I got it home, that's where the neighbor and six-pack came in handy. --Chuck