A good shipping service for large computers?

* Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu> [161125 18:49]: [..SNIP..] [..SNIP..] Hi Noel, Did you have any issues with customs bringing in the racked equipment I've had so much trouble in the past that I've had to use a customs broker (this was a container from England.) They wanted prices and state of origin for all the pieces and pulled everything out of the container for inspection twice (which I paid for including transport to and from the inspection station of course.) For the OP, I've had good success shipping racks and an a keypunch with integrated table, both unpalleted, via uShip. The key to use them is specify everything in great detail (covered, unpalleted, etc) up front. Both times the carrier knew it was unpalleted computer equipment and did a good job using blankets and strapping them into the trucks. I did have help preparing the racks (getting cables all inside the racks and shrink wrapping them to keep things from sliding out, thanks Steve!) The other carrier did a great job picking up the keypunch (the seller was very happy with them) and delivering. They mostly ship antiques and pianos and other items that can be fragile and not palleted and so were a good choice for shipping vintage computer equipment.) Both were very competitively priced in my experience. Thanks, Todd