[Nhcoll-l] Shipping recommendations

[Carla Cicero]

Hi Julian - How many cabinets are you moving? Another option that you might
consider is renting a UHaul and driving them to SF from San Diego yourself.
That would probably be cheaper but you would need people to help with the
move.

Best,
Carla

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Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
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University of California
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FedEx and UPS shipments should be sent to:
Carla Cicero
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
163 Weill Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720


On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 5:00 AM Cody Thompson <cwthomp at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hi, Julian!  I recommend you contact Dan Burke (dburke at palmermoving.com)
> from Palmer Moving.  They are based out of the Detroit area, but they are
> an agent of Atlas Van Lines.  Dan organized our collections (15+ million
> specimens) move across town, as well the move of a large herpetology
> collection (50,000+ specimens) from Oregon State to Michigan.  If he cannot
> coordinate directly, he can work with a local agent that can.
>
> I hope that helps!
>
> Take care,
> Cody
>
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> On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM Daniel Gluesenkamp <combined at calalive.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Julian
>>
>>
>>
>> Hopefully you have resolved this already.  But, if not then the
>> collection rescue team (cc’ed) may be able to help you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Take care
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Julian
>> Alexander Birnbach
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 18, 2025 4:34 PM
>> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
>> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Shipping recommendations
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am currently working on shipping some secondhand specimen cabinets
>> across the state of California. (San Deigo to San Francisco) and I am
>> working on a very tight budget. Does anyone have any cheap methods or
>> company recommendations for shipping items like this? I have only ever
>> shipped small specimens before so this is new territory for me, and I don't
>> really have any idea on what to look for so any tips, tricks or things to
>> look out for would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you all,
>>
>> Julian B.
>>
>>
>>
>> Julian Birnbach
>>
>> Natural History Collections Specialist
>>
>> SF Zoo
>>
>> julianb at sfzoo.org
>>
>>
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