thanks for the help- Charlie- I didn't know fastenal did shipping. There is one not too far from me.
Cheers,
JRT
Fastenal... Numerous old car friends use it for shipping heavy stuff like engines, blocks, heads & transmissions. Very happy. They don't offer service between far western USA and the central-east coast. We know that.
So I'm in SC. Local Fastenal here in town. Sold a Bridgeport J milling machine head this summer to buyer in West Baton Rouge, LA who had a local Fastenal - actually more than one within the overall area where he worked. Very cool.
Fastenal stores or employees don't do any of the process. They're only pick-up & drop-off points for Blue Lane. There's no longer an option to call blue lane directly for a quote. It's a 100% online process. After a prolonged 2+wk wait with no response to required form/email shipping quote process, I finally got a live person on regular Fastenal phone and learned Fastenal/Blue Lane is not consistent in coverage area or availability. They don't ship to THAT Fastenal in WBR. The nearest storefront served was 160 miles away from the buyer..... Not cool. Apparently the Blue Lane online process does not automatically flag requests related to such dead zones and no reply is generated or provided to inform the customer it's an invalid request. We ended up shipping via UPS for much more $$$
don't assume Fastenal is a viable option before the transaction.