Anyone want some free fuel? Truly...

If you do find someone make sure they are who they say they are. Can be easy enough to turnup with a set of bodgy plates on a vehicle with a bit of fake ID & WELLA ! they have a offroad camper for nothing. Don't be too trusting ! Personally I would rather pay the freight for peace of mind.

going up in mid April to canungra army base Queensland, if that helps.
cheers shane.

Tim
The ol Ebay eh , same old story, you think your getting a bargain but people forget the other costs involves, You would have much wiser to have bought one in Brisbane .

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Half the fun is the free trip you get :) Someone on here will help you out mate, another option may be to ask at Greyhound freight....one of their busses may have a towbar...
Andrew

zigglemeister
Hi have you thought about rail. i.e. Indian Pacific from Adelaide to Sydney then change train to Brisbane.

From Graham

Ask Willem he drives across on a regular basis to visit us east coasties ;-))

Tim $1300 odd bucks is good, whats the price of fuel/litre? What about wear and tear on the truck? Insurance? Wages? 1 camper trailer does take up alot of pallet space so remember it all about cost/pallet space. Plus Fletcher are one of the better ones. It will get there in tact. You could go to the drama of transporting it to Mildura then getting it top loaded on a truck heading to Brisbane and then have the drama of unloading it in Toowoomba somewhere. Or better still take all long week and go and get it yourself. I wouldn't trust some hobo on escam or bring it up here.

Just a thought.

Derek L

$800.00 and about six days and you could go get it yourself also gets the shake down trip out of the way

Cheers

Tim, to options for getting good prices for long haul trucking are back loading and flexible timing.

Back loading might be tough (not sure how many trucks would cart full loads from Brisbane to Renmark or Adelaide, then be looking for a load on the way back). But worth checking. There are transport brokers who manage and match back load supply and demand. I've been out of the business too long to name any. But they won't be difficult to find if you check around.

The flexible timing option is worth a try. For example, about 5 years ago, we wanted to transport two cars from Melbourne to Gold Coast or Brisbane. I don't remeber the costs, but a smallish general trucking company (had about a dozen trucks I think), offered a half priced deal if we gave them a delivery window of at least 21 days. That was fine to us and they got the flexibility of fitting them on when they had space. Both cars arrived in about 14 days in good condition. Worked out as a good deal for both sides. With less freight (I suspect) moving Adelaide/Brisbane than Melbourne/Brisbane, you might need an even bigger window. But might be worth checking out.

Good luck.

Tim

4 more options for you

Alans Unique Car Carriers - He actually moves ferraris sports cars etc Cars for Photo Shoots as well as everything else. His trucks are fully enclosed transporters - not open so great for security and keeping clean. Very professional. Alan Norton 0418 226 696 He carried a rear bumper bar for my Jayco from Vic to Sydney

Old Faithful Freightliners - Owner and truck driver from Toowoomba. If he cannot do it may be worthwhile asking who he knows that can do it. Very approachable and down to earth guy. Darrell McLeod 0401 524 844 or 0425 369 324

Dave he is a truck driver and does foreign orders, does not own company though. He moved my brothers motorbike he sold from tmba to melb for $100. camper maybe too big?? but doesnt hurt to ask 0413 812 291

and this one i got off ebay some time ago but never used. Total Transport + Logistics 02 9314 4422

cheers mick

Tim

That's a rip-off price. $6 -700 should pull it up. It cost me $495 to transport a trailer from Brisbane to Melbourne (at door).

Regards

Kim

Thanks to all who responded, you've given me a fair few more options to check out tomorrow!

Regards,
Tim

I just sold a GU Patrol on ebay to a bloke in Brissey. He organized a company called CEVA to transport it for about $800. They leave from Adelaide but alot of freight goes through the riverland on its way to the eastern states. Give them a try.

Matt

G'day Tim.

Seeing as your doing the ring around give Autotrans a bell.
Ph 1300660616

Autotrans

They are best I have found the going the other way, Bris-Adel,
may have to get it to the depot though.

Adam.