I've done several long distance moves, in the heat of the summer, and never had a problem with my sewing machine. You're using a pod where the machine will be locked inside, so that should stop any tampering with the shipment.
We had one bundle of brooms/mops disappear in one shipment, an area rug disappear in another shipment, and one box of books disappear in the third shipment. Some furniture that wasn't wrapped was damaged. The worst was the movers who rolled my pine table top down the asphalt driveway. One dining room chair was broken in each shipment.
Always insure for REPLACEMENT COST. Never the $.60/lb or depreciated cost.
Last edited by charsuewilson; 04-25-2013 at 02:54 PM.