I very highly recommend Craters & Freighters - Detroit for shipping larger items like fine furniture. We had a teak dining table and 8 chairs (total weight of 420 pounds) that we needed to ship from Lansing, MI to Scottsdale, AZ. We initially tried to find a "less-than-full-load" moving company provider that could add our items to a load. No luck. We then checked with a package shipper. They advised us that they couldn't handle the items, but suggested we contact Craters & Freighters. We found that Craters & Freighters had offices in many locations throughout the USA. We contacted the Detroit location and spoke with Sandy. She was very helpful and professional in working with us to arrange the shipment. (We found that the rate was reasonable and comparable to the rates if we had found an acceptable "less-than-full-load" moving company.) When the shipment arrived, we were blown away by the quality of the packing. The shipment was contained in 3 large crates. The furniture was very carefully packed/padded to prevent damage. Once we unpacked the items, we found to our great satisfaction that they had made the long trip without incurring any damage. The end-point shipper contracted by Craters & Freighters - Detroit was XPO https://www.xpo.com/. We were also very pleased with the quality of their delivery service. Dave, the driver for XPO commented to us that in his experience, Craters & Freighters provided exceptional service - noting that many of the art dealers in town frequently used them for packing and shipping artwork to and from their galleries. If you need this kind of special packing and shipping service, you cannot go wrong working with Craters & Freighters serving your community. read more

This is one of the best packing places I have ever worked with! The guys busted their ass many times for me to get a shipment out. However, I have caught them a few times, on the clock, at the Club House (on Crooks Road) eating and drinking beer. But who am I to say anything. Also I caught them at Twin Peaks (hitting on the ladies) when our office was in Troy. I have got them pizza and they never got me anything ! But overall they do a Good Job! read more

This place has awesome service, and I highly recommend them for shipping large and/or high-value items. They're not cheap, but they do excellent work and maintain good communications with the customer (thanks, Sandy!) throughout the shipping process. Very professional. I had a couple of large pieces of fragile furniture shipped from Michigan to the San Francisco bay area. (Total shipping weight was almost 500 lbs.) There was a shipping snafu that delayed the shipment for a few days (somehow it was loaded onto the wrong truck), but the company informed me of the problem immediately and kept me informed of the status. Since I wasn't in a hurry to receive the stuff, it didn't cause me any trouble. The furniture is antique and has been in my family for at least 60 years, so I was worried that the glass doors of the bookcase or the corner cabinet might crack during shipment. But upon arrival, the items were in perfect shape, since C & F did an extremely thorough job of packing. This was the first time I've had large items shipped cross-country, and I'll definitely use C & F again for any large, fragile, high-value items. read more

I can not say enough wonderful things about Craters & Freighters Detroit. Sandy was AMAZING to work with and made a very stressful time in our lives, much easier. Our mom had died, and we had to close down her apartment quickly and move artwork, boxes and furniture to California. The men who came to the apartment were courteous and careful. The pricing was very reasonable. We were able to track our shipment all the way to California. My brother and nephew were contacted as soon as it was there and it was delivered when they were told it would be there. Anything fragile had been double boxed, the artwork was put into crates and everything was handled with extreme care. It's nice to know that our mom's possessions are now safely in California with her son and grandson. Can't thank them enough! I highly recommend this company. read more

These guys are the greatest! We purchased a vintage set of wicker furniture on eBay and this company picked up the items from the seller, packaged them in their facilities, and sent them on skids via liftgate truck to my home. My furniture arrived packaged like the Mona Lisa. The rates were more than acceptable considering the superior packaging work involved. I highly recommend this company. read more