HOW SHIPPING WITH FPP WORKS

Shipping your pole vault poles has never been easier. If you've shipped in the past, chances are you've talked to a representative who's never even heard of the event before. Every time you ship, you go through the same process again of explaining what it is you want to ship and providing all of your information again. It's time to start shipping smart with a company that cares about your time and safely transporting your poles.

In shipping with Fly-Away Pole Protection, we have one main requirement:

We must pick up your poles from a business address (this can be a high school, college/university or office building). We can, however, drop-off at any location, although residences add additional charges.

We will also collect the following information:

Pickup address, contact name and phone number

Destination address, contact name and phone number

Competition Name(if applicable)

Desired Arrival Date

Number and type of pole bags being transported (standard 7" diameter corrugated tubing inside vinyl bag, deluxe team bags, individual tubes or other)

Exact dimensions (length and diameter) of your pole bag (important to ensure you get the best pricing possible)

List of the exact poles you will be shipping. This is required for insurance purposes, so we're better able to handle any claims in a timely manner. We have a pole inventory form that we will send you to fill out.

Upon receving all of the necessary information, we will email or fax you a bill of lading that needs to be placed with the poles and ultimately handed to the driver at pickup. Click here to view example Bill of Lading. This process will be repeated for the return shipment (if applicable).

We can reach most destinations using our standard 2nd day delivery service (or overnight if desired). There are some locations that are considered "beyond points" and may add an additional day to the transit time.

HIGH SCHOOLS

A primary future goal of Fly-Away Pole Protection is to be able to provide insurance against breakage for every vault pole out there! We have been exploring the possibility of offering insurance to high schools that would provide coverage against breakage during competition. We know the budgets of high school track programs are slim and replacing a broken pole vault pole is difficult. If this service is something that you may be interested in, please let us know. The response and feedback we receive will help us determine if we will offer this service in the future. Our future service could look something like this:

Insurance coverage is available to high schools to protect your poles against damage/breakage during competitions. Once a high school is registered with Fly-Away Pole Protection, should your pole break during a competition, it will be replaced with "x" deductible.

Annual Pricing - "x" per pole

For example, if your school registers 10 poles, it would cost "x" for the year to fully insure those poles for as many times as you compete. If you needed to add pole(s) to the inventory throughout the year, it can be done on a pole-by-pole basis at "x" per pole.

If your school has no claims after year 2, a discount will be provided.

For those high school vaulters who do fly to competitions throughout the country, we can certainly provide you with the fully-insured shipping of your poles. Please click "shipping" on the left for more information.

PACKAGING YOUR POLES FOR SHIPMENT

Prior to shipping you're poles, it's imperative that your poles are packed properly. Be aware that if certain protocols aren't followed, you may be waiving your full insurance coverage. Here are a few simple rules to follow when preparing your poles for shipment:

Your poles must be fully enclosed in a hard case! A vinyl pole bag is not considered a hard case! This means the ends of the poles CANNOT be longer than the tube! The most common pole bag is created by purchasing a piece of corrugated tubing (a few inches longer than your longest pole) with 2 end caps (separate pieces that snap on both ends to fully enclose the poles) at your local tractor supply store (and inserting it inside of one of the custom vinyl pole vault pole bags). Poles also transport well inside of their original OEM individual cardboard tubing. Shipping your poles in large PVC tubes adds significant weight to the shipment, which can result in additional cost. PVC also is more likely to crack or shatter if it's dropped from any height.
NOTE: Poles simply placed inside of a vinyl pole bag or other non-protective case, or not fully-enclosed in a protective case with end-caps, will not be covered by our insurance.

If you're only shipping a few poles and there's extra space inside of your tube, please use a towel or something to fill the empty space and prevent the poles from moving around inside of the tube in transit. You can also tape the poles together using athletic tape to prevent them from hitting against each other.

Even if your pole bag is full, placing a towel inside of the end cap can provide additional protection as the ends of the bag tend to be the most vulnerable in shipping.

Once your poles are in the tube and the end cap of your bag has been put on (assuming you have one), we strongly recommend using athletic tape to tape down the end cap and any loose straps that may be hanging as you don't want them to snag and tear in transit!

Please make sure your contact information is clearly written or labeled on your bag/tube. There have been rare instances where shipping documents have been torn off of the bags/tubes. If you take an extra minute to mark your bag/tube, it makes it easily identifiable should and shipping documents or labels accidently come off in transit.

We cannot be liable for any tears or blemishes that may happen to your pole bag in transit. We utilize freight companies for shipping and your poles will travel in trucks and planes. Some of our clients choose to ship their poles just in the corrugated tubing with end caps and no vinyl bag. If you're concerned about your bag getting dirty, then this is probably the way to go!

All it takes is a little time and common sense in preparing your poles for shipment. If you wouldn't be comfortable dropping your packed pole bag from 1' (we're not asking you to do that, but hopefully you get the idea) without worrying about something breaking, it probably needs to be packaged better. You're poles can never be packaged too well.

2010 RENO VAULT SUMMIT

Thanks to all who entrusted us to get their poles to the 2010 Reno Pole Vault Summit! We had a great time meeting many of you and hearing your past pole vault horrer stories.

We'll certainly be back next year!

POLE VAULT POLE SHIPPING!

Services

We offer both standard and guaranteed shipping services for your poles. Guaranteed services are shipped with the highest priority. If you're poles are sent with a guaranteed service and don't arrive as scheduled, causing you to miss your competition, we'll reimburse you for the shipping costs! If you're shipping to/from a remote location, additional transit time will be added to standard transit times (ie. +1 day for Fayetteville, Albuquerque, and College Station). In shipping, it's always a great idea to plan ahead and schedule for your poles to arrive a day early, to avoid any issues, especially if inclement weather is in the forecast! Remember, ALL pickups must be from a business address (at-home businesses are not valid).

Guaranteed Overnight:
This is shipping with the highest priority! Your poles are guaranteed next day delivery. We will reimburse you some of the shipping costs if you miss your competition due to a delay in shipping! (unless it's due to inclement weather or mechanical delays)

Standard Overnight:
Your poles are scheduled to arrive in 1 busines day. On VERY rare occasions, there may be a delay in shipment. There will be no reimbursement if your poles do not arrive as scheduled.

Guaranteed 2nd Day
This is 2nd day shipping with the highest priority! Your poles are guaranteed 2nd day delivery. We will reimburse you some of the shipping costsif you miss your competition due to a delay in shipping! (unless it's due to inclement weather or mechanical delays)

Standard 2nd Day
Your poles are schedule to arrive in 2 business days. On VERY rare occasions, there may be a delay in shipment. There will be no reimbursement if your poles do not arrive as scheduled.

Fly-Away Pole Protection is a one-stop shop for getting your poles to your next competition protected and on-time. Our shipments include pickcup from your track/fieldhouse or other business address, drop-off at the location of your discretion (most prefer the hotel, but in most cases we are able to ship directly to the competition venue), tracking information and full insurance coverage against damage, loss or theft for the value of your poles!

If you need to transport poles from "Point A" to "Point B", we're the answer you've been looking for!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us today. Remember, we've been there and experienced the frustrations of transporting poles! We are here to help!

Click on the corresponding links to the left for more information regarding international shipping, etc.