Gateway Optimum Transportation

When someone contacts Gateway Crate and Freight to receive a quote to pack and ship an item, they normally are looking for a very easy answer, like that will be about $500 to pack and ship that. However, getting to the Optimum price for the packing and shipping that they really need is not that easy. We have had a number of people call us and ask "I need to have a crate built to ship my couch to Wisconsin, how much is that going to cost?" and of course they are just looking for a ballpark answer but for us to even be in the same ballpark many questions need to be answered. We ask the customer "are you sure that needs to be crated?" There are a number of options to ship this couch that all have to do with the value and the amount of RISK you are likely willing to take. If the answer to the question is..."The couch is a one of a kind leather chesterfield crafted in the 1700s and is valued at over $20,000"...then full protection of a solid wood shippi