“Unfortunately, one of our residents passed away unexpectedly. He was here for school, having come to Boston from Indiana.” Tom is a property manager, responsible for over 200 apartment units. “His family is obviously traumatized, so we’re working with them as much as we can to make this difficult situation easier.”
Tom did not anticipate that shipping the young man’s possessions to Indiana would be challenging, but that’s before he truly understood what the young man had owned. “This was a very active young man. He had lots of sports equipment, including a very high end mountain bike, multiple snowboards, and a windsurfing board. He also had a motorcycle. You can’t just throw this stuff in a box and call UPS. You need a Boston crating company to safely pack these items for you.”
There are many types of shipping crates. “If you look at some of these crates for yourself – which I strongly recommend,” Tom said, “you can see there’s definitely a range of quality available. Because of the high value of these items and the sentimental aspect of this situation, I needed to be sure I had robust shipping crates that would truly protect everything.”
Each freight company has its own unique requirements regarding what type of items need to be crated. Motorcycle crates and wooden shipping crates need to be built to a specific size and quality standard. “You’re not going to be able to get this kind of service from the office superstore,” Tom said. “They say they do shipping, but a job of this scale is out of their league. You need a professional shipping company, preferably a Boston crating company.”
Packing and shipping the young’s man possessions was a big job, but Tom discovered the time he spent finding the best Boston shipping company was well worth it. “His parents sent me a thank you letter expressing how grateful they were to have their son’s things returned to them. I’m glad we were able to do that for them.”