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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: whitewater on July 23, 2012, 04:54:43 PM

Title: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: whitewater on July 23, 2012, 04:54:43 PM
Has anyone used them? if so they sucked, huh?
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: alan802 on July 23, 2012, 05:00:37 PM
That name sounds/looks familiar.  I think we had something delivered from them, maybe our dryer?  Hell, I'd have to look it up and I don't feel like shuffling through a bunch of papers right now.  No problems with anything we've had delivered via freight truck.
Title: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: Get Shirts on July 23, 2012, 06:09:26 PM
They just delivered all of our gear, we were pleased with their service.  What's your beef?
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: whitewater on July 23, 2012, 08:49:02 PM
i was giving a warning about them and was just wondering if anyone dealt with them thats all..

Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: Gilligan on July 23, 2012, 09:41:11 PM
I've used freightquote.com and have been pleased.

Someone on here recommended them.

I think they are a bit hungry too... they "cold called" me the other day because they hadn't heard from me in a month.  I had only shipped 2 things with them and they were months apart with both of them being incoming, so it's not like they had any reason to think anything.
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: whitewater on July 23, 2012, 09:44:19 PM
my new equipment is being shipped through them and i have this feeling i will be surprised when they come...

i guess they are not good at communicating..

i don't know how i am going to do all this myself..i don't have anyone lined up for tomorrow (tuesday) and have this feeling its coming then.
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Post by: Logoman on July 24, 2012, 07:02:04 PM
I used them through FreightQuotes.com and had no issues. Very pleased with their service.
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: head north on July 25, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
They shipped our new press from M&R - told us it was showing up on Tuesday which was when we scheduled the fork lift, etc... was a little surprised when it showed up Monday morning with no warning.
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: whitewater on July 25, 2012, 10:59:09 AM
Quote from: scott on July 25, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
They shipped our new press from M&R - told us it was showing up on Tuesday which was when we scheduled the fork lift, etc... was a little surprised when it showed up Monday morning with no warning.

yeah Scott, thats what i heard and its stressing me out.
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Post by: ebscreen on July 25, 2012, 12:34:18 PM
Not sure that I would name a company that is supposed to handle with care "Kong".
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Post by: royster13 on July 25, 2012, 12:53:08 PM
Quote from: whitewater on July 25, 2012, 10:59:09 AM
Quote from: scott on July 25, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
They shipped our new press from M&R - told us it was showing up on Tuesday which was when we scheduled the fork lift, etc... was a little surprised when it showed up Monday morning with no warning.

yeah Scott, thats what i heard and its stressing me out.

With a freight company an exact delivery time usually adds a considerable amount to the bill...Not like a courier where your shipment is bounced off and on many trucks, trains, etc. from origin to destination....
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: whitewater on July 25, 2012, 12:58:02 PM
royster...its not the exact time i'm looking for, but is an exact day too much to ask?
Title: Re: "Freight Kong" freight company?
Post by: royster13 on July 25, 2012, 01:12:39 PM
It is probably asking too much.....Truckers deliver to a variety of locations on a trip......If they get ahead, they simply arrive early....Time is money to them and they will not wait around for you to be ready......On the other hand, if they encounter bad traffic, ferry delays, accidents, etc. they will arrive late and again there is not much you can do about it....