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What is a good interstate freight service?

dannisales — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:36:18 GMT

I am in Melbourne and have an item with too big a girth for Australia post to take. Can anyone give me a company names that has an online calculator?

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

dannisales — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:39:40 GMT

Smartsend?

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just-it — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:56:32 GMT

I have had 2 deliveries damaged by smartsend. One was insured, but still refused to pay as there was a sheet of glass on top of a subwoofer and they apparently dont transport or insure glass.

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renascentcollege — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:37:21 GMT

Temando is your friend

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mtb_bmx_sa — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:57:30 GMT

I use Pack & Send when I need to freight a complete bike or larger item, never had an issue sending to NZ, Japan etc

They can even pickup and package the item (at a cost of course). They give you all the consignment details and keep you up to date with where your item is at etc...

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straybooksoz — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:40:52 GMT

Try Temando.

Pack and send is pretty xxy, I believe.

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billyblythe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:58:33 GMT

Fastway couriers, google them !

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davewil1964 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:15:46 GMT

And Fastway through Temando is cheaper than Fastway not through Temando.

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agannaway3as2 — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:36:44 GMT

Just had something sent to me via Transdirect
National Couriers. Slowest service ever!!!

Order to send was posted on tues. They tell me I can't receive til mid next week. Won't even be picked up until tomorrow.

Ridiculous. How cheap can they be????

Please don't use them for your buyers sake.

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commodoreland — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:46:05 GMT

e-go.com.au the best fast service i wouldnt use smartsend they are a joke $25 rebooking fees slow delivery and rude staff

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viewmont1071 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:06:13 GMT

You send me something via fastways and you are lining your self up for one fat negative

........ I live 15 kms off the pacific highway..... fastways ring with the message "I do not deliver to your area"...then say "I can drop it at XXXX" when I go to pick it up at XXXX, (a plant nursery)

XXXX proprietors rip it into me for getting parcels dropped off at their business without prior consent 😐 ....... this happened to me more than once

........ THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN YESTERDAY........... yesterday the idiot left that message above on the answering machine

......................... some sellers cannot understand why a buyer will blame you for the actions of a subcontractor.........

However what else can I do to stop having to drive ebtween 15 and 35kms to pick up items that are randomly left wherever.........

What irks me the most is when I buy Fastway ticket books ie. when I spend money with the local vendor

...fastways comes up my driveway to my house and picks up parcels.

It is a fact that the receiving fastways vendor gets but a pittance to deliver ...that's why they don't go out of their way

........however that is up to the seller and the courier to work out.......

FASTWAYS, AAE ,STARTRACK , COPE ,TNT ARE ALL TARRED WITH THE SAME BRUSH IN THE BUSH...AND THAT IS THEY WILL NOT GO OFF THE TAR...

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:57:06 GMT

I could not agree more viewmont....every delivery I have had via Fastways has been a disaster.

I am surprised at what you say about AAE though....they should leave it at your local post office if it cannot be delivered to your home.

Startrack and AAE are now one and the same...ring the local depot and make a formal complaint if goods are being left anywhere but the PO or your home.

I would also recommend using Temando...it will give you a choice of services and couriers that you cannot access for a one off package.

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

t0psales — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:26:31 GMT

I got sent a email from a user yesterday advertising fastway, not sure if its legit or not.

My name is Wayne and I'm currently an ebay user, I'm also from Fastway Couriers. We offer a prepaid carton and satchel system that sends locally 25kgs from $5.55 and 5kg nationaly from $6.00 .. same day delivery in Sydney metro, 24hr track & trace, no redelivery fee's and coverage of $1500 for every parcel/satchel at no extra cost. If you have any questions or would like more information please call me,

he has provided his phone number.

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

lyndal1838 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:21:03 GMT

Sellers obviously find the Fastway terms acceptable or they would not be using them in the first place. But they change their minds in a hurry when the buyer complaints start rolling in.

For the most part though, a courier company is only as good as its sub-contractor in any particular area. The driver in my area is awful...English is definitely his second language, to the extent that it is almost impossible to understand him and he cannot understand simple requests about re-delivery.

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shakeydddd — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:49:39 GMT

DO NOT USE SMARTSEND!

This is my first ever online complaint. I am that unhappy I signed up just to warn people from using this company.

To cut a long story short, I cancelled an order that smartsend picked up anyway and continued to charge me despite my cancelation. I couldnt do anything about it. They refused to admit they had made an error in not communicating the cancelation to their drivers. I really could not believe the lack of understanding or sentiment from this company.

SAVE YOURSELF SOME MISERY, DO NOT USE SMARTSEND!!!

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

joz*garage — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:01:31 GMT

ist fleet express. sold many heavy items to eastern staters (not on this site) buyers seem to like this mob.

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patchoo78 — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:35:33 GMT

I had a computer delivered by DHL; I received it the day after it was sent and it was packed well.. Glad I paid the extra for a courier.

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leader-of-the-band — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:45:28 GMT

DO NOT USE SMARTSEND!

This is my first ever online complaint.

and you choose to drag up a thread that hasn't had any activity since Jun last year, and was first started in October of 2011 !!!!!!! Welcome to the eBay discussion boards.

For future reference, if you want to get a message out and about online I suggest you sart your own thread on these boards.

This next bit is not aimed at you, it is just a message to warn others that THIS IS AN OLD THREAD so that they do not add to it any more.

ZOMBIE THREAD ALERT . . . . . FIRST STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2011

DO NOT POST ON THIS THREAD, LET IT R.I.P.

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

hifidelityau — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:32:58 GMT

transdirect is much discussed. I have used them 4 times.

The plus is they are cheap- although e-go may be cheaper. They are cheapest when both sender and reciver use a workplace. Domestic delivery and pickup add costs. They are an agent- choose toll ahead of Allied

The minus. Both sender and receiver have to be home all day (unless they arive early). So think very seriously wheter that suits you. They have big fees for redeliver (particularly

Re: What is a good interstate freight service?

davewil1964 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:25:27 GMT

i doubt that danni will be back.

This thread is TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLD. even though it has been bumped a lot, the last post was EARLY LAST YEAR.

I'm sure, in TWO AND A HALF YEARS, danni has worked out which couriers are reliable.

And the information about specific couriers, which you have dragged back into the light of day, could well be irrelevant after that time.