Interstate removals from Melbourne
Dedicated trucks and shared linehaul on the Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra corridors.
An interstate move is priced on cubic metres, not hours. We measure your inventory, quote a volume band, and you choose between a dedicated truck that carries only your goods, or a shared linehaul where your consignment travels with one or two others on a fixed departure day.
Every interstate consignment is inventoried and labelled with a numbered sticker, checked onto the truck and checked off at delivery. That list is what a transit cover claim is assessed against, so it matters more than anything else in the process.
Included in every job
Inventory and condition report
Each item gets a number and a condition note at uplift. You sign the same list at delivery.
Linehaul on the east coast corridors
Regular departures to Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, with fortnightly runs to Perth and sea freight to Hobart via Devonport.
Two crews, two ends
A Melbourne crew loads, a partner crew in the destination city unloads and places. Same inventory, same numbers.
Transit cover arranged
Restricted or full replacement value cover through a third party insurer, quoted on your declared value before the truck leaves.
Four steps, start to finish
- 1
Volume assessment
Video walk through or a room by room list. We convert it to cubic metres and confirm whether a backload suits your dates.
- 2
Choose service level
Dedicated truck for date certainty, shared linehaul for price. The difference is usually 30 to 45 percent.
- 3
Packing and uplift
We pack the fragile items you nominate, wrap furniture, inventory everything, and load in departure order.
- 4
Transit and delivery window
You get a departure confirmation and a delivery window, then a call the day before delivery with a two hour arrival slot.
Transit cover, in plain words
Carrier's liability is not insurance. These are the three levels you will be offered, and what each one actually pays for.
Carrier's liability
Included
What the law gives you without buying anything. It covers loss or damage caused by our negligence, and it is limited. It is not insurance.
- No extra cost
- Negligence only
- Excludes acts of nature
- Excludes owner packed cartons
Restricted transit cover
About 1.5% of declared value
Accident only cover. It pays out if the truck collides, overturns, catches fire, or is caught in a flood or storm. It does not cover a scratch on a sideboard.
- Collision, fire, overturning, flood
- Lower premium
- $500 excess per claim (sample)
- Suits robust, low value loads
Full replacement value
About 2.5% to 4% of declared value
The cover most families choose for an interstate move. You declare a value for the whole consignment and list any single item worth more than $2,000 separately.
- Accidental damage and loss
- Pairs and sets covered
- $500 excess per claim (sample)
- Requires a valued inventory
Sample figures for this demo site. Cover is arranged through a third party insurer and the policy wording, not this page, sets what is covered.
Related services
- Backloading
Share the empty space on a truck that is already heading your way and pay by cubic metre.
Read more - Storage
Modules of 7 cubic metres at our Campbellfield facility when your keys and your truck disagree.
Read more - Packing and unpacking
Full pack, partial pack or just the kitchen, using cartons that are made for the job.
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Questions we get about this job
Answered by the crew who do it, not a call centre.
Still unsure?
(03) 5550 1203Monday to Saturday, real people at the Abbotsford depot.
All questions and answersLength by width by height of each item in metres, then added up. A three seat sofa is roughly 2.2 m3, a queen mattress 0.8 m3, a standard tea chest carton 0.1 m3. Our calculator does the arithmetic from a bedroom count.
A range of business days when your goods will arrive, for example 2 to 4 business days after departure. It is not a fixed date because linehaul trucks share a run. Dedicated trucks get a date.
Not in the same trailer as household goods. We book vehicle transport with a car carrier and coordinate the dates with your consignment.
Yes. Tell us before uplift so the consignment is loaded for a depot delivery and we can quote the module handling fee.
Get a written quote today
Tell us the bedrooms, the stairs and the dates. You get a truck size, a crew size and an hourly band in writing, not a number over the phone.