I know a machinery dealer, that will not use common carriers, he says by crating machines it gives the fork lift drivers confidence to go ahead and ram the machine any way they choose. He further stated that the likes of YRC cost him too much money. Everything he ships goes by independent truckers, procured thru a broker. Truckers hate crates ,hard to strap down, you want to strap down a CNC machine, open truck, air suspension partially crated, shrink wrapped, tarped and strapped is how he ships all machines year round. My SG that I recently got came in perfect shipped in this fashion. I agree with him, most everything I have received shipped Estes or YRC has come in pretty well shook up, damaged crates , forks stabs in the crate, crushed panels, not comforting at all. My small CNC mill came in a year ago crated in closed trail thru ESTES, they beat the living day lights out of it, lesson learned, I stay away from common carriers, they move the machine from truck to truck too many times for the trip. A independent trucker, one truck start to finish, much better odds in my opinion.