shipping big heavy stuff

[hippy]

just thought i'd share some info ... my company produces alot of stuff and ships it all over australia, so when i had to send a set of suspension i told the guys to do it for me and they said to use this company http://www.startrackexpress.com.au/

rates are so cheap .. a full set of suspension .. weighing probably 30 kg's will cost about 20 bucks from adelaide to melbourne... and be delivered the next day!!! over 10 years my company has never ever been late nor has anything been lost!! and they have depots all over the place!!! let me know if theres another place that can do it better and cheaper

[T0nyGTSt]

I would say these guys are the least problematic courier we use.

T.

[PHaT MR30]

would they do like a pallet with an engine and gearbox? cos most importers charge $500 to tasmania. a mate got a shipping company to do it for $150, if they can get it here for under $200 ill go em

[mxfly]

Man that's cheap!

[Hiroshima Screamer]

i take that you would have to set up an account ?

[Scotty]

G'day Hippy,

Great to see that you're spreading your knowledge. I'll definately use your company to ship the suspensions too!

[GTST4G]

The company I work for use star track exclusively. (Previously discount freight express)

We have sent out parcels on and off pallets ranging from <1kg all the way up to hundreds of kilos.

So yes, I'm sure they would send out a pallet with a motor on it.

[G0DF4Th3R]

do they deliver international? like sending engines overseas

[GTST4G]

Yeah they do ship internationally, however I have no idea what something like an engine would cost.

I think you can choose from air or sea, once again not sure. Your best bet is to give them a ring and check for certain.

[hippy]

hey scotty .. u know i got told today and u can just ring up the place and use the account number that u will see on it ... and they will charge my company and they will even pick the stuff up from ur place ... u won't have to do a thing .. just make sure its packed good .. just try and use the same boxes that came with my stuff ... my friends at work did it all for me .. i didnt' have to worry about a thing it was that easy!!! .... but pm me later with ur number and i'll call u to tell u what to do ..

[hippy]

if they did ship international what they would have to do is hire another company over there to do the work there .... like if overseas companies send here they usually hire a local company i think ... i doubt it be cheap ... but to tassie?? ui'm pretty sure it will come under 200 easily for an engine ... i'm betting 150-100 bucks ... u just have to make sure its boxed .. cause its charge on the size or weight .. whatever costs more ..

[G0DF4Th3R]

kewl - i dun mind if it went by sea.... thanks will ring them up

[Hiroshima Screamer]

what would you guys charge to send off an alloy bonnet ?

[PHaT MR30]

yeh i understand its not based on weight its the amount of area it takes up in their truck/van/boat/plane

mate got his SR20+Gbox from adelaide to hobart for under $200 in little over a week. they picked up the pallet from the importer, and phoned him when it was ready to pickup in hobart. all he had to do was drive down there with a trailer and they dropped it on there.

[predator]

So do you have to have a company account with them to use them??

e.g. if i had other private items I wished to ship could i use them??