Shipping help

[bluefluke]

Does anybody have an idea of the latest TIME on February 19th, 2008 that the robot has to be picked up by fedex? I've checked the manual and all of the updates, and the manual says February 19th, 2008, but there is no time.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by bluefluke

Does anybody have an idea of the latest TIME on February 19th, 2008 that the robot has to be picked up by fedex? I've checked the manual and all of the updates, and the manual says February 19th, 2008, but there is no time.

Historically, 5PM, but last year it was midnight....(Local times all) And last year's rules do not apply!

OK, I did a little poking around in Section 4, and I found this little tidbit:

NOTE: Teams must work within the business hours of the shipper and drayage facilities. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the Shepard Exposition Services warehouses.

[bluefluke]

Yeah, I saw that too. However, FedEx is not a drayage company, and they do not work within those hours. Thank you for the reply, however.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by bluefluke

Does anybody have an idea of the latest TIME on February 19th, 2008 that the robot has to be picked up by fedex? I've checked the manual and all of the updates, and the manual says February 19th, 2008, but there is no time.

The latest I've been able to get FedEx to do a pickup was "between 5 and 7PM". They were reluctant to do it, and I had to get one of our sponsors (who was some sort of elite customer with FedEx) to persuade them to do that - they originally told me 3-5 was the best they could do. Of course, they showed up promptly at 4:45. Fortunately it was the driver's last pickup of the day, so she was nice and waited for us to finish crating the robot.

[GaryVoshol]

Fed Ex Freight division is the carrier this year; previously it was Fed Ex Express. Two years ago when 1188 used Freight by mistake, we scheduled a pickup of about 7:00 or 8:00, which we thought was wonderful. It made us all the more worried when the driver said we didn't have the right paperwork! No one was even in the Express division office, and all the trucks were in for the night. A parent's credit card solved the problem (same parent who somehow made the mistake of scheduling the wrong division of Fed Ex).

[RoboMom]

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[bluefluke]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

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I got that email too, but thanks anyway. Jeff, thank you for your reply. That was EXACTLY the answer I was looking for. Very much appreciated. I try not to call FIRST whenever possible, especially if the answer is in the manual. And even if its not, I know that I can always come here. Thank you.