Freighting companies

[Beccyboo]

Hey,

Im looking for a company who will freight a bumper to Wellington and a spoiler to Kapiti!
I have never used one before and don't know where to start. Has anyone got a place that they have used and they recommend???

Cheers in advance

[blackie]

i just got a front bumper shipped down from auckland thru mainfreight.
it ended up costing $93.80..

havent received it yet tho, hope it arrives in one piece..

[Beccyboo]

Sh*t thats quite a bit!
My quote from mainfreight was $35. But that was from depot to depot!

Yea fingers crossed it does! How did they say it would take???

[Ako]

Mainfreight is normally overnight, failing that 2 days to get to aucks.

I've had some wicked quotes before, and other times I've been stung bigtime. Its more size they worry about than weight I've found. Just go depot:depot, saves you a bundle and gives you that happy feeling of knowing someones going to have to try and fit a bumper inside a car

[Beccyboo]

The guy thats buying it said
"Easiest would be courier I reckon, just wrap it up in some bubble wrap and pop a courier inter-island sticker on it. Should be maybe 10 bucks or something?"

Then i asked what company would do that and he said
"NZ Couriers should be able to do it no problem, or CourierPost.
Alternatively, the Post Office can send it quite happily as a parcel..."

Is this correct??

[RS13]

Depends on the size of it, I think there's a 1.5m limit as to length.

I've always used McDowells, time and time again, they've proved to be significantly cheaper than anyone else, and they're pretty good at not breaking shit!

[Virtual Genocide]

I use Freightlines alot at work. Very cheap if your going over the straight.

[FST4RD]

Ring canterbury express, it cost me $60 door to door from chch to dorkland for my front bumper.......

[DRFTIN]

The guy thats buying it said
"Easiest would be courier I reckon, just wrap it up in some bubble wrap and pop a courier inter-island sticker on it. Should be maybe 10 bucks or something?"

Then i asked what company would do that and he said
"NZ Couriers should be able to do it no problem, or CourierPost.
Alternatively, the Post Office can send it quite happily as a parcel..."

Is this correct??

that would work, but they would want a lot more than 1 ticket, at over $20 each

if you know anyone with a PBT account i would pick them, i got 4 wheels from auckland, 2 with tyres, and it cost me $30. but they dont do cash jobs

mainfreight can be really cheap or really really expensive, so i never use them

[Al]

I used freightlines for my rims and springs on a pallet to Napier, $130+gst.

[0TNIC]

i used mainfreight to to get 9 boxes about 450mm by 450mm from welly to chch and it cost me $120 and they were pretty heavy. took 3 days (dropped them off friday avo and they got to chch tuesday morning) but normally its overnight, that was deopt to depot they are really good and the was no damage to the boxes.

[FXGTV]

i used mainfreight to to get 9 boxes about 450mm by 450mm from welly to chch and it cost me $120 and they were pretty heavy. took 3 days (dropped them off friday avo and they got to chch tuesday morning) but normally its overnight, that was deopt to depot they are really good and the was no damage to the boxes.

Yeah Beccyboo, just cut them up and put em in boxes

[blackie]

Sh*t thats quite a bit!
My quote from mainfreight was $35. But that was from depot to depot!

Yea fingers crossed it does! How did they say it would take???

true, although auck -> chch is like twice as far as wellington to chch..

just depends on the size of the bumper, the one i shipped was quite big aswell.. the original quote was $75, and that was for 0.2 cubic metres, but it obviously turned out to be a little bit bigger

[Beccyboo]

Sweet thanks for all the advice guys
But its all sorted out yay

And the bumper an't going, this time round dammit! Some one buy it!!!