I would have thought this would be best served by a trucking company.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Then Call:
Small Business Transportation,Inc.
WWW.FREIGHT101.COM
(888) 368-6022

Ask for Joe Wilson

[They're kinda like an Un-utilized Freight Bidder.
'Had the lowest rates last December]

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

Go for a high quality oak pallet. Nail on a 1/2" plywood floor to it. Set the engine on it after you drained all fluids. Nail 2x4s around the pan. Block and brace. Get ratchet tie downs. Ratchet two across and two length wise. Cover engine
The key is to immobile the engine.

Second this. I took a nice wooden pallet and used about a pound of sheet rock screws to make it super strong (couple of screws in every joint), then added some 2x2's to the pallet. I tied my M117 engine down with some ratchet tie-downs (Costco - $18) through the exhaust manifolds and the pallet upper wood slats and 2x2's. I used my cherry picker to put the pallet into the back of a pickup truck and the trucking company removed it with a fork lift. It traveled from Las Vegas to Kentucky just fine.

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
FrankenBenz: '87 560SEC with an '02 cammed LS6 and custom 4L60E.
Bling: '87 560SEC, ported/polished, lowered
Lisa: '87 560SEL, lowered