I always shipped everything like this crated, unless I could physically do the delivery myself. We had a place here in Orange county , CA that knew crating from working for several people and they shipped probably 10 systems fo rme. They would build up a solid skid with proper undercarriage and sizing for forking and then construct walls to nail together. They also were good about using solid foam to interface with the article. We also wrapped the units well with bubble wrap before that crate was sealed. Cabinets were banded with proper shields to keep from damaging the cabinets, then bubbled, then crated. There is a place or company called Freighter and Craters, I think but the reports were spotty last time I had report of their work. The people here in Orange County, CA are up in Anaheim Hills and do excellent work. If you search this list other places not so much. I'd avail myself with either Yelp and vet anyone, or find a carpenter and supervise the packing job yourself. Any unit needs to be evaluated for internal components which may not handle shipping stresses and disassembled if possible before crating. CRT's should never be left with the factory mounts anymore for instance. I'd be suspicious of any front panel shipped w/o attention breaking loose. There is no double walled or any cardboard I'd ship a large mini chassis in. I've gotten some in heavy double and triple wall boxes, but that is by luck. REcall that UPS's 72" total doesnt go far in allowing for structures in packing boxes to support heavy items. Best non freight shipping I've seen is for 1U and 2U Dell 2950 servers and also for Dell 2900 servers. Compare them to what you are shipping for reference. I think Dell designed the mechanics and mass to about max out what both of those use based on shipping. They calculate into the product whether it is shipped by parcel carrier or by freight, so it is important for such as Dell to know what the maximums are. If your unit is heavier or larger, you will end up freight. Freight can be cheap if you are lucky, and pay. Heavy high value moving companies will take cabinets which are simply prepared by banding and cargo blankets, on a skid. But then you put the money into being sure the movers are competent to be trusted have good luck. Lell than load freight quotes can be found you will be dealing with those rates for such freight + a premium amount. Jim On 8/13/2014 4:53 AM, Bob Vines wrote: