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Dave & Big Stew's Shipping - David Snook Shipping LLC Big Stew was a much loved special needs rescue dog, in case you were wondering. We are a husband/wife team. Dave drives, Amy handles logistics.

We are based in East Central Ohio and we ship all over the continental US.

You pass this out for Halloween and I'll help the kids TP your house.
29/09/2023

You pass this out for Halloween and I'll help the kids TP your house.

18/01/2023

A SLIPPERY SLOPE

I just delivered a rustic desk to a location in Tennessee. As you might anticipate, it was rather hilly and rather rural. Previously, the buyer, a great guy named Justin, had advised me to not attempt to go down his driveway in my truck, so he offered to meet me at the top of his driveway.
Once I climbed the hill on Merry Log, I wove my way around hills, curves, dead deer and ditches. Finally I found his driveway and his truck. Actually, a blind man could have found his truck, because it had some kind of lights in the back which were just this side of a nuclear blast when it came to brightness. I honestly had no idea what I was looking at. It had all the makings of the alien craft from "Close Encounters."
I had to park the truck sideways since we had to use the right side door to unload. I know I've mentioned that the road was steep, but I need you to appreciate just how steep. In the movie "Black Sheep," Chris Farley and David Spade are hanging out in a cabin which had been smacked by a rolling boulder. After that, the incline was ridiculous. That's how steep it was.
Once we got things moved and the desk placed in the back of his truck, I needed to climb back up to my truck to rearrange things and close the door. Then I had to jump down. Justin warned me to fall forward, but I just landed straight up, first on my feet and then instantly on my left elbow and all of my butt. Even though it was just the two of us out in the middle of nowhere, the first thing I did was to make sure no one saw me.
After all of that, it was time to get back up to the main street. I had to be careful with trees to my left and a $1,500 crane lift bill on my right. Justin used a light and a loud voice to guide me back up Everest. A few minutes and some flop sweat later, I was good to go.
Not every delivery is on a cul de sac, or a big drive, or some big lot in which to maneuver. Sometimes you are in a downtown location and you have to make a parking space.
And sometimes it's on a hill that wants to turn your automatic transmission into a manual one.

15/01/2023

SHIPPING STORIES

My father owned a favorite chair, as I suppose most fathers do. It was brown and well-worn, even when I was young. The arms were wide and flat, and that allowed me to pretend I was Captain Kirk in command of the Enterprise. Dad used the arms for more practical things such as holding an ashtray or a cup of coffee.
That chair, even in good condition, held little monetary value, but in the collective memories of me and my siblings that chair is priceless. I associate that hunk of furniture with my dad, as he sat there watching the television. That chair represented stability.
Now I'm in the business of shipping such items. Sometimes I deliver items that are brand new and sometimes I deliver things that were crafted decades ago. Once I brought a desk to a grandson that was owned by his grandfather, the very man who taught him how to fish. It was a beautiful desk, but in the words of the grandson's mother, she "couldn't give it away." The grandson paid to have it shipped halfway across the country. When we unloaded it and put it in his house, he teared up.
It wasn't a desk I delivered; it was a memory. It was a million different stories that man had about his grandfather. It was walks and talks and shared meals. It was the sound of a bobber hitting the water of a calm pond.
Everything tells a story. Sometimes it tells a literal story, such as a diorama I delivered to a historical site in White Plains NY depicting the battle of White Plains. Sometimes the story is told in clues, such as marks on wood that were put there during the Great Depression by children trying to sneak a bit of candy. And sometimes the stories are so hidden that time alone knows the lost words.
The way I see it, I don't ship things, I ship stories. Even brand new tables will gather stories as the years pass and family members gather for special occasions. That box of china? That was the only thing that survived a fire. That Persian rug? Her mom had one just like it when she was little.
So if you visit this page to get updates on our business, such as where we are and where we're heading, feel free to read some of the things I'll write about.
Your story might just be there.

Currently in NY... this is the first half of the run to California.
12/01/2023

Currently in NY... this is the first half of the run to California.

MO back to Ohio for Christmas!
20/12/2022

MO back to Ohio for Christmas!

The current route then back to OH for Christmas 🎄
07/12/2022

The current route then back to OH for Christmas 🎄

Current location. Headed to Buffalo, NY then East to CT
07/12/2022

Current location. Headed to Buffalo, NY then East to CT

13/06/2022

So if you are looking for a shipper, here we are. On Tuesday, we will be heading north to the Detroit area, and then west to LA.
Follow us on FB to keep updated on our current location in case you need a product shipped.

03/06/2022

Leaving Ohio on Monday, June 6th. Headed to Eastern PA, then South to NC. The rest of the route is to be determined.

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