gotohellgadafi wrote:I've called just about every shipping/container company in Perth.
All are willing to do either the transport from Perth to Sydney or transport from South Hedland to Perth, but no one will provide the service of:
Supply a 20foot container to the guys address at South Hedland, allow a couple of hours to load the container with the car and parts, take the container to Perth, load it on rail and deliver to Sydney.
You'd think with the amount of people moving interstate, there would be that service, and ofcourse you'll pay for it. But atleast you'll only be dealing with ONE company rather than FOUR ?!
gotohellgadafi wrote:Arvo joke:
WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS TO GET A CAR FROM THE STATES, BUT THIS IS WHAT IT COSTS TO GET ONE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER:
The cost of a secondhand container will be 2900 +GST
Delivery Perth to south Hedland 2900 +GST
FROM SOUTH HEDLAND TO PERTH 2500 +GST
PERTH TO SYDNEY RAIL 950 +GST
FROM SYDNEY RAIL TO SYDNEY METRO AREA 620+GST
No offense but, ...... there are a couple of points you raised that show you do not know how things work.
You cannot load a container yourself. You have to be in the business of doing that task. Can you imagine the amount of unbalanced or incorrectly tied down loads running around if it was left to individuals?
Second is security, taking the car to a freight yard & they load it allows the freight forwarder know that the load is not dangerous.
Containers arrive on skels. How do you propose to get the car at least a meter off the ground & into a container? The only way for a ground drop off container is a tilt tray or crane lift. Also who pays for the empty truck to go back to base & return for pickup?
People moving interstate (or across the road) use a mover that arrives, packs everything & delivers same. That is usually for house hold goods, the cars being shipped or driven separate.
Why would you buy a container? What would you do with that once it arrives?
If the car is complete & can go on a truck, send it that way. If it has to go in a container, then get a tilt tray to take it to the closest freight depot for loading. You will have to do the opposite in Sydney.
It is not hard, maybe expensive, but not hard. That is something you add to the perceived cost of the car before buying.