Hi Richard:
Welcome to the forum and to the world of carrier collectors. I recently shipped a Windsor Carrier from the UK to Canada in a 40 foot container with a CCKW "Jimmie". All up with taxes, inspection fees and overtime costs charged by the trucking firm while we waited for the customs inspectors, was over $6000 (Canadian) from an original estimate of $3500!
Do your homework carefully and ensure you have a written estimate from the shipping firm so that you have something to fall back on when they start adding fees. Ensure that they are responsible for wood dunnaging as you might get nailed for un-inspected/approved wood.
Due to concerns over formaldahyde fumes the Canadian government changed the rules on ventilating containers this summer and mine sat on the dock with a big fan on it for several days before inspectors would go in. I don't regret the safety concerns of the chaps that have to do the inspections but it cost me over three weeks in delays and the carrier missed its debut at the big airshow show in Ottawa and I got tagged for a $1000 inspection fee!
I am working on a project that might see me shipping something carrier sized to the UK in the late spring. I would be interested in collaborating with you to save shipping costs.
Mike
