Recommendations for a shipper

I was impressed with UPS until I saw one of them carrying my 120 lbs amp across the yard on the verge of dropping it the entire way. 
 

Get the insurance no matter who you use. UPS has a good reputation of righting the wrong from what I read.
 

The next delivery was 2 170 lb speakers, 2 rel subs (friends), amp, and a streamer.

For this my friend I just took a trailer from KC to Chicago and took the delivery ourselves. We almost dropped a speaker.🤣

Seconding the use of Craters and Freighters.

I have used them twice for east to west coast, heavy/bulky/expensive speakers. They pick up, pack and crate like champs, and provide updates along the way.

Alas , no craters and feighters for they are not nearby.

Check ABF, maybe they can help. 

I do FedEx every time. Better all around than the competition unless the weight or size exceeds their limits. Then it's on to trucking and there are too many to figure out which is best.