Cheapest/best Freight Companies?

[tas_ae71]

hey,

 

i looked threw the phone book and have called a few companies havnt gotten too far with this.

 

I'm wanted to freight a largish door from qld to tasmania.

 

the guy who has the door to send to me called toll shipping and they just arsed him around put him threw to several different people and in the end told him to go else where.

 

he rang "pack and send", they quoted him $800.... it would be cost about the same to drive up there and pick up his whole shell and trailer it back.

 

any other ideas people? i do send a shit load of stuff around Aus and over seas but i have always gone threw aus post but this is just too big and heavy for them.

 

i can get aprox dimensions and weight...

 

thanks

[7shades]

I can't give you any other advice, but avoid "pack and send". They always go with the most expensive option.

[Xany]

Hunter express i have found do some really cheapish prices....if the door is under 25Kg's you could try greyhound freight.

[tas_ae71]

its over 25kg i belive, his scales only go upto 25kg and they where at that... so yeah.

Edited November 26, 2007 by tas_ae71

[machg]

Maybe Australian Air Express if you can get stuff to airports, may be a bit cheaper that way?

[7shades]

AAE are an Auspost contractor anyway, and they ain't cheap for heavy items. Ground freight (well, and water in your case) is the only way to go. Tried TNT?

[JiP]

I've always found that Greyhound freight is pretty much always cheaper. Tho for smaller items I just go through Post.

[fusion]

Maybe Australian Air Express if you can get stuff to airports, may be a bit cheaper that way?

 

O god the stories I have heard of how they treat there parcels at the airport though puts me off them :P

[YKE 20T]

your best bet is to strap the item on a pallet give them a rough weight and then get qoutes because the shipping companys always prefer stuff on pallets as its easy to load and transport. my friend got a celica 5sp shipped from qld to act for 175 dollars. i think it was through toll.

[Taz_Rx]

Tasfrteight Aaron!! :P

 

Nice and cheap, and very easy to deal with.

 

They have depots in most capital cities (not tasfreight depots, but use other companies) and their main office is in Murphy St.

 

If you can get the seller to drop it off at the depot, and you pick it up, you'll get a flat rate for size, qld will probably be $114.

If the item needs to be collected from the seller, they'l use an on-forwarder and charge you for it. say $60 extra.

[gslrallysport]

Couriers please are far and aware the cheapest on interstate freight. Only problem is you need to buy several pre-paid tickets at a time...

 

But, provided your door is no more than 1.8m long and less than 25kg, then from tassie shouldn't cost you any more than $40.

 

[Edit] Actually just noticed the door needs to go from Brisbane to Tassie. I can supply the tickets at cost price, rather than buying a whole book of tickets if that helps. I'm on the Northside of Brissie at Brendale.

Edited November 27, 2007 by gslrallysport

[tas_ae71]

thanks gslrallysport, but the door is over 25kg so thats out of the question..?

 

i don't mind putting it on a pallet, just need someone to move it for me, i don't mind him getting to depo's and me picking it up.

 

air freight sounds expensive.

 

i don't know that greyhound go to tassie or they would have to have it handled threw a local company so dobble handling it will bump the price up considerably.

 

tasfreight is an option... probaly the best one atm, i remember a mate asking about getting a motor put on a crate and having is sent from Melbourne, wasn't too expensive.

[Taz_Rx]

The 2 times I have used them so far:

 

5k (on 50cmx50cm pallet) from rural sydney to Launceston, had to get an on-forwarder to pick up and drop at sydney depot. $177 - $112 was the tasfreight charge and $65 on-forwarder charge.

 

K-T50 from Adelaide to Launceston. This was dropped at the depot by the seller so only Tasfreight charge of $114 depot to depot.

 

Brissy may be a little more expensive being further away, but reckon it'll still be under $130 depot to depot. :lol:

[tas_ae71]

hell yeah, I'm ringing them, that definitely sounds the go...

[gslrallysport]

thanks gslrallysport, but the door is over 25kg so thats out of the question..?

No, Couriers please interstate is up to 40kg. Without being at work at looking at the spreadsheet, I'd say that the 25-40kg is an additional $20... If its different I'll let you know, and if its more than 40kg then Couriers Please can't help. But on stuff less than 40kg, and of reasonable size, they are by far the cheapest!