Thread: Machine freight Adelaide to Sydney - advice please

Damian,

That's a horrible situation.
Best of luck with getting well and sorting the problem.

Regards,
Bill

Well after getting a selection of quotes I went with E-Go, the Economy Pallet option being the cheapest.

It went alright and although the Macson SG may have taken a few thumps in transit there was no significant damage, and in fairness the marks may have been there before. Fortunately for me the seller did a pretty good job of fixing it to the pallet.

I did select the option of phone contact prior to pickup and delivery, but that was not effective. The seller in Adelaide, who freights quite a bit of machinery, was not impressed that the pickup driver phoned only when he was at the gate, and I got no call prior to delivery.

Summary: OK but not brilliant.

Bill

WCD,

If you don't mind telling, how much was the delivery? Was it weight or pallet size the main cost factor?

Cheers Ben

Originally Posted by bwal74

If you don't mind telling, how much was the delivery? Was it weight or pallet size the main cost factor?

Adelaide to Sydney, 1 pallet 120cm sq x 100 cm high. Declared (guesstimated) weight 250Kg.
Freight was $200, insurance extra and a few more dollars for the pickup and delivery phone calls (that did not happen).

As I understand it, charge is based on an assumption about the weight in relation to the size. For a particular volume the charge is fixed unless the weight exceeds the allowance, in which case the charge increases. For my pallet dimensions the weight could have been up to 430kg without extra charge.

One good thing about E-Go is the website that allows you to easily get quotes for different freight options.
I think the "customer experience" depends a lot on the particular drivers that are involved. For the Adelaide pickup, the seller told me it was done by a rather uninterested subcontractor.

Cheers,
Bill

Originally Posted by WCD

Adelaide to Sydney,
Freight was $200,
Bill

was that gate to gate or just the interstate transport

Gate to gate, but "economy bulk pallet" not express freight so the timing is uncertain. Turned out to be 3 working days + a weekend in my case.

Bill