[Rainer]

Wow, Rick, I'm surprised you were able to send a hood. Their website indicates size limits of 30 inches X 47 inches X 82 inches.

I have also used Greyhound to ship the big stuff, and agree that they're great for that purpose. Just keep in mind that their standard shipping consists of shipping your item on a "space available" basis. If there's no room on a particular bus, your package gets bumped to a later one. Also, there are different size buses, and the smaller ones may not be able to handle a very large package, so that may cause a delay as well. I just shipped a pair of fenders from WA to MI, and it took nearly 3 weeks. Their tracking system is also not that sophisticated. I was only able to find out that the package I shipped was "in transit" when I inquired.

All in all, I've been happy with using them and will continue to do so. You do give up some efficiency and sophistication, but that's worth the tradeoff for getting your stuff to arrive unharmed.