Logistics
Pickup, freight and loading.
How reels leave your yard: which truck, who loads, what access is needed, and who carries the freight on an agreed lot.
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On agreed lotsWe arrange pickup
Access neededDock or forklift
Small lotsDrop-off works
LoadingPlanned in advance
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Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · Pickup
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Cable is heavy, awkward and often stored in the least accessible corner of a site. Freight is where a good lot turns into a bad afternoon, so it is planned before the price is agreed rather than after.
On agreed lots the desk arranges collection. On small lots, dropping material off is usually cheaper for everyone and shows up in the number.
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What we need to know about access
Four facts decide the truck: reel diameter, total weight, whether there is a forklift or a dock, and what the truck can physically reach. A 53-foot trailer cannot turn into a residential driveway or a parking garage, and a lift gate cannot take a 4,000-pound reel.
- Largest reel diameter, in inches
- Approximate total weight, or reel count if weight is unknown
- Forklift capacity on site, or none
- Dock height, or ground level loading
- Gate width, overhead clearance and where a truck can park
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Who loads
On a site with a forklift, your operator loads and we direct the placement. Where there is no equipment, we bring a truck with a boom or a winch and load from the ground, which takes longer and is priced into the lot.
Nobody loads a reel by hand. If the only way to move it is manual, it is not a reel any more, it is cut lengths, and it should be described that way.
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Freight, and when it changes the answer
For larger lots the cost of a truck is small against the value and it disappears into the number. For smaller lots it does not, which is why a single partial reel 60 miles out can be worth less than the same reel in San Antonio.
If you have a dock and a flexible window, say so. Flexible loading is worth real money because it lets a carrier combine the run with another stop.
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On a base or inside a controlled facility
Military and secure facilities need scheduling, badging, escort and sometimes a vehicle inspection before a truck reaches the gate. That is normal, and it is planned at the start rather than discovered at the gate.
Give the desk the access requirements at the quoting stage: who sponsors the visit, what notice is needed, which gate, and the delivery hours. It changes the timeline, not the valuation.
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Do you pay for freight on every lot?
On agreed lots we arrange and cover collection, and that is priced into the offer. For very small lots the freight can exceed the value, and we will say that instead of quoting something that cannot be collected.
Can you collect at night or at a weekend?
Often, when a facility needs it, for example a hospital dock that is busy during clinical hours. It has to be arranged in advance with the carrier.
Who is responsible if a reel is damaged in transit?
The carrier and the agreed terms govern that. Reels are strapped, chocked and photographed before they leave, which is why loading photographs are taken.
Can I deliver the cable myself?
Yes, and it is usually the fastest route for small lots. Call first so the material can be received and weighed rather than left at a gate.
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You have the cable. We have a scale and a check.
Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
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- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised