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There are two costs involved in shipping a crate for the robotics competition. Drayage which is transporting the crate to/from the drayage company to the venue. This is $56 per 100 lbs. Shipping is transporting your crate to/from your high school etc to the drayage company. Midwest Conference provides this service and it is $1.25 per pound and a fuel surcharge may be added. Its expensive to ship a robot crate and second crate can really impact a team's budget. There is a machine shop at the event.