On Friday, November 1, 2013 6:52:07 PM UTC-4, wrote:
does anyone know of a company or service to use to ship a glider across the country

RV transport companies will bid on transporting a glider and trailer behind a pickup truck. To them it is like moving a boat on a trailer.

They hire independent sub-contractors, so it is luck of the draw. Some of them do not allow hauling after dark. If you apply for a job with them, they will give you a copy of the rules that the drivers must follow. Hiring someone with a lot of miles of experience and a heavy duty tow vehicle might be safer than driving yourself and it only risks your money, not your person.

http://www.rvtransport.com/ and similar.

If the trailer is faulty, you cannot blame the hauler. So make sure it is 100% right. When I towed my 1999 Avionics trailer 1500 miles, the hinge pins of the tail gate vibrated out and the latch hasps also vibrated free. Caught it before the tailgate fell off, but it could have been a problem. Also recommend taping the aileron locks to the wings and make sure any tie down straps are well padded. Redundant tiedowns seem appropriate for a cross-country trip.

If you want to be extra careful, you could have the trailer transported in an enclosed moving van or even a flatbed truck, or a flatbed tow truck. Some of the RV transport people put them on flat bed trucks. This gives you two sets of tires and shocks to absorb vibration. The trick with the glider trailer is to get it on the flatbed... difficult because it is so long.