29 Oct
2011
29 Oct
'11
2:42 a.m.
--- On Sat, 10/29/11, Adam - DG/UX <dgunix at gmail.com> wrote:
Can't you just place a huge "fragile -
?handle with care"
sticker on
the box, and even pay some extra $$ for it?
Parcel carriers will ignore such markings, including "This side
up". You may likely find this in their tariffs. You can pay more
for expedited handling, but I've never heard of an option to pay
more for better handling. You can insure the item, but they'll
decline to pay a claim if they deem it improperly packed, which
is to say, packed for less than gorilla-style handling.
Freight shipments are more flexible in this regard, in that there
are specialty carriers and premium classes of service specifically
of high-value items like electronics, medical equipment, or artwork.
You also have control of orientation when the item is strapped to
a pallet, and it is less likely to be dropped.
--Bill
That way all
the people
along its shipping path will just pay more attention to it,
instead of
just throwing it in the back of the truck.
Adam