ups charges me 45 bucks each to shipped tires to california. is there any shipping company that is cheaper? thanks in advance.

 

the cheapest way to ship tires is to bind two tires at a time. i shipped 18" tires for $65 / pair via fedex but ups was the same price. usps was a little more expensive.

if you're buyer is flexible, greyhound is probably even cheaper.

 

thanks

 

There's no cheaper service than UPS. Putting two together should save you some dough though.

 

fed ex ground is cheaper when i shipped some wheel with tires 2 yrs ago.

 

I ship a lot of things and I've found Fed Ex is very rarely cheaper than UPS. It very occasionally will be if the address is near a distribution center though.

 

UPS is charging me 35-44 dollars per tire and FED EX quote me via automated answering service with the standard rate base on dimension, width, and weight for $25 or more per tire. Looks like i'm going to FED EX.

 

yeah, i was charged about $25 for for each tire plus wheel as well.

 

thanks guys for the input

 

Agreed on the banding. If banded, freight is only a few more dollars to do two than one unless they are too heavy.

 

I just shipped a single 19" Michelin tire to a buyer in CT from GA. UPS wanted $56 for one tire! I think the guy was new and didn't know what he was talking about. I took it down the street to Fed Ex - $24 done. I've had good luck with UPS in the past, but this episode turned me off.

 

I actually end up using ups, I took the advice of many to tape the two tires together, from IL to Texas and the price is 62 with signature required.