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
