Back when I helped my brother move a large desk across state lines, we assumed it would be simple because it was only one item. What surprised us was how different companies handled small shipments and how many little details affected the final plan. I ended up reading through the ship furniture cross country how to ship furniture out of state just to compare options and get a sense of how these moves usually work. It gave me the impression that transporting a single piece can sometimes be more complicated than moving several boxes.