I had a friend move from S.F. to Pennsylvania and he used a door-to-door crate-and-ship service. They dropped a huge crate in front of his apt. He loaded it all up and sealed it, then called them back to pick it up. They hauled it cross-country on a flatbed and dropped it off right in front of his house in PA. When he got there, he unsealed it and unloaded it at his own pace, then called them back to pick it up when he was done. I don't know what it cost, but it was less than using a full-on moving van.
Google on "Door-to-door crate ship" and you'll get resluts like this:
http://www.allcrate.com/services.htm
There's one called PODS, too, but I don't know what their service area is. http://www.pods.com
I've never heard of them before, thanks for the link!