Is there a shipping company in the Elizabethtown, KY area who will
confirm ability and willingness to transport 12, 10 foot tall globe
hornbeam trees from a tree farm in Elizabethtown, KY to Fairfield
County, CT ?  Trees could be part of a "partial shipment" to CT, but
they can not be set-in a truck sideways, and must be delivered w/in 36
hours of shipment.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 19 May 2004 08:57 PDT

Hello -

Thanks for your question.

Can they be on an open trailer?

jbf777

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Clarification of Question by coombser-ga on 19 May 2004 10:43 PDT

yes. the trees can be placed on a flat-bed truck, provided that they can still
be properly secured.  I expect that the tree farm will assist in
wrapping each tree to guard against any wind damage etc., during
shipment.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 19 May 2004 13:32 PDT

I have found one company that can do it.  The trees would be upright,
but leaning; is this OK?

jbf777

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Clarification of Question by coombser-ga on 19 May 2004 14:00 PDT

thanks. you you have a feel for the "degree of the lean? sorry for the
question, but it does matter when it comes to the branches taking on
weight and
potentially breaking. can you give me clarity on whether you are
speaking to a flatbed or a box-truck.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 19 May 2004 14:47 PDT

No problem...

With regard to the degree of leaning, they tell me it's up to how the
nursery loads them (as they are the ones who do the loading).  I
suppose you could tell the nursery how you wanted them loaded.  It's
on a flatbed.

jbf777

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Clarification of Question by coombser-ga on 19 May 2004 15:17 PDT

great! what are the next steps?

Hello coombser -

Thanks for your question.  Here's the official answer:


I've contacted a good number, if not all of the trucking companies in
Elizabethtown.  I've confirmed with one of them named "Kevin Lucas
Trucking" to have transportation ability to Connecticut, way within
your 36-hour requirement.  They have specific experience in shipping
trees.  They ship them upright but leaning on an angle, on a flatbed
truck.

Contact information:

  Kevin Lucas Trucking Inc. 
  Contact: Linda
  308 Steel Drive
  Elizabethtown, KY 42701
  (270) 737-8190

In addition, there's a chance a company called Cen-Ken may be able to
offer shipping as well:

  Cen-Ken Trucking
  Contact: Paul
  7855 Shepherdsville Road
  Elizabethtown, KY 42701
  (270) 737-5402


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask before rating
this answer.  Thank you.

jbf777

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Clarification of Answer by jbf777-ga on 19 May 2004 15:57 PDT

This was written from before:

"They ship them upright but leaning on an angle, on a flatbed
truck.

And should be emended with the information I provided previously.

coombser -

Thanks for the rating!  Please stop by again.

jbf777