I would agree!!  I sent a 40#,  11'  long whitewater kayak from NE Iowa to
Washington State for $150.  other truck lines wanted $275 minimum and UPS
laughed at me.

And the nearest Forward Air terminal was Minneapolis

DM&FS

At 10:20 AM 4/1/2005, Al and Sue Brase wrote:
>This is where the nice person at the Fedex counter can really make a
>difference. The scale can't be fudged, but that cloth measuring tape
>often gets stretched or read low on purpose, I think. Hell, it's
>probably (Fedex)  policy to cheat the company a little and make every
>customer feel special. No better way to make them come back. A good company!
>Al Brase
>
>Brian Wasson wrote:
>
>>With the box for the rack, an extra 2 inches on
>>one side would have pushed it up to nearly the same price as UPS.
>>
>>Brian Wasson