Sample Motorcycle Shipping Rates

UNCRATED SHIPPING
METAL PALLET SHIPPING
WOOD PALLET SHIPPING
CONTAINER or CRATED SHIPPING

Uncrated (no pallet) roll on/roll off shipping rates range from $280 on short distance shipments to $695 on most coast to coast shipments. The rate mainly depends on transport distance, origin/destination locations, size of vehicle and the current price of fuel. Shippingmasters negotiates with numerous uncrated motorcycle shipping companies, on most shipments we provide more than one uncrated shipping option for you to consider. Read on for estimated motorcycle shipping rates.

Metal pallet shipping rates range from $690 to $855 in most cases. The door to door enclosed trailer metal pallet shipper provides a heavy duty metal pallet and soft tiedown straps. They mount your bike to a metal pallet and secure it using soft tiedown straps on the front and rear of the bike. They transport thousands of bikes each year. Pick up and delivery points must be tractor/trailer accessible. If not, the shipper may be willing to meet you at a nearby location for pick up or delivery. The shippers trucks have ramps or lift gates, loading docks are usually not required. This shipper does not service the entire continental United States and in some limited areas they do not use a pallet.

Wood pallet shipping rates range from $825 to $1300 in most cases. If you select the wood pallet shipping option, the shipper provides a wooden pallet and secures your bike to the pallet using soft tiedown straps (no pallet used for ATV or trike shipments). The wood pallet shipper has remote fees in some areas so the rates could vary from those noted above.

If you select the container shipping option, the shipper provides a heavy duty metal container specifically designed for transporting bikes. You are required to bring the bike to the shippers origin terminal and place the bike inside their container. You then pick up the bike at the shippers destination terminal. You can also provide your own wooden crate, crate the bike, drop off and pick up the crated bike at the crated shippers terminals. The crated rate is $120-$290 less than the rates noted in the rate matrix above. The Container/Crated shippers terminals are located near the main airports in each city they service. Terminal Locations.