I used Freight quote dot com to ship 3,000 pounds of woodworking machinery from Phoenix, Az to Peoria, IL. You get competitive quotes and you choose the company. I got a really great quote and used Yellow Freight. After the delivery I got a notice that per our signed agreement, more was going to be added to the charge card number I gave them. I underestimated the weight by 100 pounds and used the wrong freight class, according to them. It ended up being a little over $700 total which wasn't bad for two large skids and 3,000 pounds over 1600 miles. They also kept moving the delivery date. They base their low quote on letting it sit in a terminal until they get a full truck. So overall I would give that all a rating of 5 out of 10. If you do use a company like this, make sure you have them assign a freight class for you, and have that choice in email form so you can dispute any further charges.