EVERY package that goes through FedEx or UPS gets dropped. No, seriously. I worked at UPS. Standard operating procedure is to throw ALL packages out the back of the truck onto a conveyor belt upon arrival. Yes, all packages, regardless of any “Fragile” stickers, which do absolutely nothing.
If it can’t be thrown, hand-deliver it yourself. Or hire FedEx Custom Critical for a million dollars.
Oh yeah I know. It is the responsibility of the shipper to pack it correctly. Only thing was, I wasn’t the shipper, the supplier was. I think they treat crates/freight differently though, as dropping ANY heavy wooden crate is just insane.
“Insane” is when there is a pile of boxes 3 meters high and one of them reeks of skunk weed, and 5 staff, including 2 supervisors, are all digging in the pile to try to figure out which box it is, so it can “get lost in transit”
i used to work in cultured pearls trading, and the Fedex office here stopped accepting to take jewelry because they always get lost in transit and they kept losing money on insurance claim.
Yeah I notice my bearing covers, although made of rubber are also bending inwards. All four covers on the bearing that were set closer to the hanger are bent in. I know it won’t fix the problem but I rotated positions of the “outside” bearings from the bent cover ones.