Interesting discussion. I just ordered a crate small block through Summit racing that was delivered via UPS truck freight. It was a terrible experience. The woman (named Nikki) at the Tampa area UPS terminal was a nasty rude wench on the phone to my wife about making arrangements to deliver. She called us to confirm things and got nasty when my wife said we would need a lift gate.
No return call, no word. I called back and was transfered through a couple of people then put to the local dispatcher. He was a real redneck with ther personality of a rock. The driver they sent could barely speak english. They rented a Penske truck to deliver the engine. The driver called me for directions, then got lost anyway. I lost 3.5 hours of work driving home early for him not to show up until after I could have just left work and gone home.
The good news is the engine showed up safe and sound. The bad news is, I lost some productive time and days due to some issues going on with that local terminal.
This experience will cause me to think twice about using them for anything in the future.
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