Does anyone have any advice how to ship a bumper? Does greyhound still do it? Would it have to be boxed or palletted?

Thanks

 

I have used fedex and fastenal in the past

 

Greyhound has limited their sites drastically, but it can be done. Is it a factory bumper? I used to do it by wrapping them in multiple layers of larger bubble wrap. I wanted at least 6-8 between the outer surface and the bumper. Fedex is risky, the gorillas will throw it in to and off the truck. If you can find a roadie to bring it you might have some luck. The other option is to get a car shipping company to handle it. They regularly transport cars and trucks, if you find one transiting between your waypoints they can put it on the trailer and bring it to you. I recently got a roof rack transported that way for a couple hundred.

 

You don't offer very many details...is it steel, plastic, brush guard and bumper?

If it's a factory plastic bumper. Bubble wrap around item inside a box, then bubble wrap box lightly and put that box in another.

If it's steel, and just a smal one, just bubble wrap the living daylights out of it and send it UPS.

If it's a steel bumper with lower angled portion, brush guard (non removeable), then l think you're looking at a palletize load. Not sure if Fastenal is back shipping items or not. When l inquired six months ago...they weren't doing any shipping.

 

Thanks, it is the OE front bumper. It is too long to put on a pallet, sounds like bubble wrap is the ticket.
I will try the fastenal thing. I shipped an engine a month ago, much heavier but fit on a pallet.
Thanks for the advice.