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Crate Door-to-Door Service
SebastienPeek - April 12th, 2012 at 01:14 AM

Hey all!

I'm wondering if anyone knows of an Australia wide crate service that does door to door delivery?

Will need to be picked up from Darwin and then down to Adelaide. Hopefully it'll only be a half crate but at the moment I don't have the actual dimensions as I have not been supplied with any just yet.

Any nudge in the right direction would be great!

Seb

Klaus - April 12th, 2012 at 12:11 PM

e-go door to door or depot to depot

vassy66T1 - April 12th, 2012 at 12:32 PM

e-go are excellent

dangerous - April 12th, 2012 at 02:04 PM

I have used transdirect.com.au

Special Air Service - April 12th, 2012 at 04:02 PM

go ego couriers, get Rueb to wrap the wheels individually & it will work out easier for handling etc.

door to door is the full price, door to depot or depot to door is 25% cheaper, or depot to depot is 50% cheaper.

http://www.e-go.com.au/home.do 

SebastienPeek - April 12th, 2012 at 07:26 PM

Will probably go e-go, thanks guys!

And I would get him to wrap them individually but the brakes are included too, so easier for a half crate I guess :)
Thanks for the help!

lou0060 - April 12th, 2012 at 09:08 PM

make sure you can unload it your end otherwise they will charge extra if they have to return with a tailgate loader....

other than that e-go is excellent service and easy to arrange over the net.

SebastienPeek - April 12th, 2012 at 09:30 PM

Hmm, if I just do door-to-door, will they then automatically realise that I am going to need a way for them to unload it, right?

Oh well, just keeping my options open and finding out as much as possible before organising everything.
Thanks again!

SebastienPeek - April 12th, 2012 at 09:46 PM

Hey Dave,
TransDirect looks like they are who I will be going with that's for sure!

So much cheaper than e-go and offers door to door service which is great.
:)

donn - April 13th, 2012 at 05:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SebastienPeek
Hmm, if I just do door-to-door, will they then automatically realise that I am going to need a way for them to unload it, right?




It's been my experience that no courier "automaticaly knows" that they will need to arrange some way of unloading, they EXPECT YOU to know and arrange ready for when they arrive at your door, into their depot is different as they (most of them anyway) have the unloading facilities on hand.

SebastienPeek - April 13th, 2012 at 07:43 AM

Ah, fair enough Donn!

Might be able to do something different anyway, might be sending the wheels bolted to a disc separately, then the calipers and rear backing plates in another box. Separates stuff, but will cut down on costs to get it from Darwin to mine immensely :)

oldtub356 - April 13th, 2012 at 05:13 PM

Seb, No matter who you choose, always ask for a "back loading rate" quotation, if you are not in a hurry.
They just hold your shipment until they have a truck heading your way that is not fully loaded - they use the "back-load" to top-up that trip.
There are big savings to be made - may take a bit longer to arrive but well worth it. Lance.

Cam Arnott - April 13th, 2012 at 09:20 PM

It might also be worth contacting Northern Territory Freight Services and Northline Freight, both of which are in Darwin and service Adelaide