I send my Pottery via UPS and agree with the down the stairs test!The drivers are pritty good but the guys that throw them across the room at the transfer stations are probably trained by the Samsonite lugage Gorila.These guys are moving alot of stuff..High insurence dose seem to add some serius handleing to the equation..I sent a Abstract Inpretionist's painting to New Mexico with an insurence of $40,000.00 and the box was hand caried with not a skrach on it!Good Luck anyway,,,<<<<>>><<<<>>><<<>>