Thread: caravan transport. west to east.

Hi Pedro.
I bought a new van recently, built in Melbourne and shipping cost to Perth was $1800 so I suspect it'd be about the same in the other direction. Be aware if you're thinking of packing it full of goodies, that Austrans (for example) don't allow anything to be carried inside of cars or vans apart from bog standard equipment.
We were informed by their fat little yard boy in Welshpool, in no uncertain fashion, that in future any of our gear like the fridge would be dumped beside the road and this person with bad attitude told the same thing to a friend having a car sent to Broome full of personal gear.
Good luck.
AlanH.

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Hi Pedro,

It will be considerably cheaper if it has wheels and is self powered. I moved a Trayon and a couple of cars east to west a couple of years ago. From memory:
- A 110 from Nowra, NSW to Perth in 2008 - $1450
- A 120 from Brisbane to Perth in 2008 - $1480
- Trayon from Sunshine Coast to Perth (depot to depot) in 2010 - $1300

Both of the cars were moved with AutoTrans (Toll) - they were the cheapest by ~20% at the time I was looking, and the Trayon was booked through e-go.com.au.

As stated, you can't have any personal belongings in the car when moving with the major transport companies (unless small enough to hide in underseat boxes )

There is a small company doing the Perth - Melbourne route (JJ Car transport from memory) that are considerably cheaper and are more relaxed about personal belongings. I think they only do vehicles, and only between Melbourne and Perth (as of 3 years ago).

Also worth mentioning, there was considerably more Perth-bound freight at the time, so many trucks were coming back east with a less than full load. If you know anyone in the transport industry, you may be able to organise an "off-peak" rate at a time when it suits the transport company. Just a thought

What are you transporting?

Bojan

maybe a van,,
maybe.

coastline vehicle transport are the mob i used to bring the 110 down from darwin

it was half the price to bring it down compared to the price to send it from here to darwin.

Moving stuff from the West coast to the East coast is usually cheaper than the outward journey because of all the equipment going out to the mining ventures. However some companies try to ignore the fact of limited backloads and maximise their returns by charging the same rate for both directions.

The big problem is loading a caravan onto a semi for a backload. The simplest solution is to get a tilt tray to do a caravan pickup and drop it off on the bed of the semi. If the semi has ramps its even easier because the tilt-tray can drive onto the trailer and lower the van back down.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Moving stuff from the West coast to the East coast is usually cheaper than the outward journey because of all the equipment going out to the mining ventures. However some companies try to ignore the fact of limited backloads and maximise their returns by charging the same rate for both directions.

The big problem is loading a caravan onto a semi for a backload. The simplest solution is to get a tilt tray to do a caravan pickup and drop it off on the bed of the semi. If the semi has ramps its even easier because the tilt-tray can drive onto the trailer and lower the van back down.

Diana, I am speaking as a former truck owner/operator. All truck operators should repeat this mantra regularly. "There is no such thing as back loading. All loading is forward loading and should be charged accordingly".

In my experience there were almost no owner-drivers or indeed, small fleet owners who could tell you their cost per tonne/kilometre. Many took whatever price they could get as they urgently needed cash flow (not profit) to make the lease payment or meet the fuel bill.

Yep I echo all the other comments. I transported a 7x4 camper trailer from brissy to Adelaide.. ...... $1200!!! And then my disco2 from Perth to Adelaide and it was under $500. Massive difference when it can be self driven.

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