Frieght Companys

[mid life crisis]

hi all

just wondering who you guys use to frieght stuff around i want to buy a front bumper and side skirts from a guy in nsw and i live in adelaide but really not sure who to use or what is a good price we got quoted 250 bucks and reckon thats way to much any ideas?

Edited November 28, 2005 by mid life crisis

[Primordial]

Try TT International dude. I use them at work and they are great!

I got a quote from TNT for a server shipping from Syd to Melb... It was $948 including $14000 insurance.

The same quote from TT International: $470 including $14000 insurance - AND a TNT courier actually delivered it!!! :lol:

Definitely TT International are the way to go... although some companies cost more for volumetric weight, which costs more because of the sheer size of a box. Others are weight only.

Hope this helps. Let me know if it's cheaper for you.

[AzzurrA]

try Allied Express... we use them for work...

I used them to ship a box (probably 15 - 20kg actual weight) of Springs (i.e. 4 x car springs) to Perth, from Brisbane, and it cost me roughly $30

[FATGTS-R]

Yeah $250 is a little too much. Try $30 like above mentioned.

I shipped a catback exhaust from Melbourne to QLD for $19.00 plus GST.

Fastway couriers is who I use. They have a maximum weight of 25kg per parcel which a bar nor skirts will not exceed.

Toll/Ipec will be under $50 as well. Dont say it is a bumper bar. Say you have a boxed parcel that is 10kg and non hazadous, as thats all they care about. I have been in the transport industry for many years and I can tell you to NOT call "transport" or "general freight" people. You want a "courier"...if you want the cheapest price.

[LO_R33]

No way, i rang around heaps of places to get a front bar shipped, and the cheapest i could get from canberra to melb was $127 for a front bar... and thats only because he made a mistake and had to wear it. I got side skirts sent from sydney to canberra and most places wanted $120 as well, though r0ma found a place for $55 i think he ended up paying. To give you another idea, i just posted a front bar to perth using bus freight, and it ended up being $200 in total.. + packing (lots of bubble wrap + cardboard). I think $250 is fine for a front bar and side skirts, specially over that distance.

Dayne

[LO_R33]

On, and on that FATGTS-R most places do have a maximum weight of 25kg, but if you read the fine print they also have a maximum length, width, and depth in the fine print. Most places are no more then .5 long, and .3 wide (which front bars exceed easy).

Dayne

[FATGTS-R]

As mentioned I am in the industry and I have never heard of a .5 long maximum. That would mean a hockey stick, a golf club, a pool cue, a rug, a TV ( sent 10 today, 90cm) etc etc would not be allowed.

Yes, they do have a cubic conversion for light items that are large in size which is why I said $30. By weight alone a bar from VIC to QLD would be about $8.00. Some drivers dont give a crap and pick it up mislabelled anyways. As long as it fits in there van they dont really care, they are more pissed when its heavy.

Transport is a ruthless game. I sent a 3 seater sofa to WA and charged the customer $399. My boss got a customer wanting to send 15 cartons to WA and charged them $800 and they thought it was a bargain. Some jobs we make $15.00, some we make $1500, all depends how much people are willing to pay.

I just went on Fastway couriers website and entered pickup location as Canberra, delivery location as Melbourne with weight of parcel 25kg.

Price???? $12.00-$16.00.

[neil_se]

Try http://www.busfreight.com.au as well, they do some good prices.

[LO_R33]

As mentioned I am in the industry and I have never heard of a .5 long maximum. That would mean a hockey stick, a golf club, a pool cue, a rug, a TV ( sent 10 today, 90cm) etc etc would not be allowed.

Yes, they do have a cubic conversion for light items that are large in size which is why I said $30. By weight alone a bar from VIC to QLD would be about $8.00. Some drivers dont give a crap and pick it up mislabelled anyways. As long as it fits in there van they dont really care, they are more pissed when its heavy.

Transport is a ruthless game. I sent a 3 seater sofa to WA and charged the customer $399. My boss got a customer wanting to send 15 cartons to WA and charged them $800 and they thought it was a bargain. Some jobs we make $15.00, some we make $1500, all depends how much people are willing to pay.

I just went on Fastway couriers website and entered pickup location as Canberra, delivery location as Melbourne with weight of parcel 25kg.

Price????  $12.00-$16.00.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yeah well the people i went through cared about the dimensions, hence why it was so expensive. Next time i need to post an item i'll definetly contact you though, you seem to know the way around it. The guy at the depo said basically that because the item was weird shape i'd have 2 pay for the cubic volume or sum shit? ended up being that i could of posted a package of 150kg and ended up with the same price.

Dayne