How to insure shipping large speakers?

With heavy speakers like the B&W 803D and 802D, I've had had good results with FedEx National LTL. But you need to put them on a pallet (they can provide one) banded together and shrinkwrapped. They can do this also for an extra charge.

If shipping speakers under 150 lbs each you can send UPS or FedEx ground each on its own seperate wayill BUT it is very important to use harboard corners all around the exterior of the box. You can tape them or shrinkwrap them to the exterior of the box. A company called ULINE sells theses and a dealer told me of this company and told me after using this technique his UPS ground claims dropped to zero.

If you ship by LTL, it is wise to call one of their reps and get a discount (50-70% is usual in the industry) or the place you work at may already have a discount with them.

Worked for FedEx for 19 years.....

If you ship frieght on pallet most shipping companys have insurance inc in shipping costs.I ship out 30-40 pairs a year.

FYI: UPS now has a "Frieght" division (can handle pallets).

Just to close this topic, I went with BAX, especially after the quote on the phone was half the price of the web form estimate! And they covered insurance for the stated value. I chose the slowest method and they got them from a snowstorm near Milwaukee on the Friday afternoon between Christmas and New Year's to Baltimore by Monday morning. The people on the phone and the delivery driver could not have been more courteous. No affiliation, usual disclaimers, etc., just a happy customer

Congratulations on your safe shipment. Not knowing better, we shipped some very heavy speakers (coffin crated) with FedEx Freight a few years ago and they tried to weasel out of paying for insured damages for 6 months, before we finally reached a "settlement". They had dropped the speakers from a height estimated to be 10-12' and were trying to argue that if properly "packaged" there shouldn't have been any damage. What a joke........ SHIPPER/SHIPPEE BEWARE!