More than one regional?

[David Brinza]

You get two free shipments from FedEx (three if you go to Championship). If you go to two regionals, you will need to pay for one shipment, or deliver the crate on ship date to the drayage facility for your initial event.

This year, Team 980 competed in the Los Angeles Regional, Las Vegas Regional and came off the invite list late for Championship. Team 980 rented a truck with a commercial loading dock (48-inch high) bed from Penske for about $65 to deliver our crate to the local drayage facility. The remainder of our shipments were covered by the FedEx donations.

If it weren't for a minor accident with the truck, this would have been a very cost-effective way to handle our shipping this year.

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

Team 980 rented a truck with a commercial loading dock (48-inch high) bed from Penske for about $65 to deliver our crate to the local drayage facility.

When I've delivered the crate to the drayage facility, they've unloaded it from my pickup with a forklift with no problem....although they're not supposed to, since it's not 48" high. Seems you could build a platform to raise the bed of a pickup to 48" height for less than $65 of building materials, though! (and yeah, I know, most folks don't own several pickups)

[lady lighting]

Thats why i like the Michigan district thing. We dont have to pay for shiping you take your robot with you.