Packing for Shipping

Shipments arrive safely when properly packed.

Domestic US shipping involves more than choosing the right carrier – UPS, FedEx, USPS, or freight. Packing for shipping requirements vary and are based on the following factors:

• Size – length plus girth over 166 inches
• Weight – total weight over 150 pounds
• Fragility – antiques, electronics, artwork, glass
• Orientation – item must remain in upright position
• Value – high-value items require additional packaging

Pictures speak a thousand words.

• The keyboard needed to remain upright throughout its journey.
• The blanket-wrap freight carrier required a crate for the large, fragile glass table top. The table and chairs will be wrapped in blankets for transportation.
• The small parquet table was wrapped in protective blankets and secured with Styrofoam. It shipped as a small package with FedEx Home.
• The USAFA graduate‘s trunk and totes weighed 235 pounds and shipped as freight on a pallet.

Palletizing a Freight Shipment for a USAFA Graduate

Parquet Wood Table from Goodwill Packed for FedEx Ground

Large Glass Table Top in a Crate for Blanket Wrap Freight

Protective Packaging for Keyboard Shipping on a Pallet