Freight guides
Freight guides & advice
Practical advice from our Yandina team on sending parcels, pallets and full loads around the Sunshine Coast, from Brisbane and Australia-wide.
Free tools
Cubic weight calculator
Enter your dimensions and weights to see the cubic weight and the chargeable weight of your freight.
Transit times
Estimated transit times from the Sunshine Coast and Gympie to every capital city, regional centre and suburb in Australia.
Fuel levy calculator
Work out a freight fuel levy from the base and current fuel prices, with or without the fuel tax credit.
Freight companies Sunshine Coast: how to choose one
Ten things to check before you hand your freight to anyone, the questions worth asking, and the warning signs that cost businesses money.
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How to send a pallet from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast
Measuring, wrapping, labelling and booking a pallet from any Brisbane suburb to the Sunshine Coast, Noosa or Gympie, and what happens next.
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How much does it cost to send a pallet from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast?
The seven things that set the price of pallet freight from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, and how to keep your cost down.
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Why the cheapest freight quote can cost you more
What sits behind a rate well below everyone else’s, and why the business sending the freight has more at stake than it thinks.
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Chain of Responsibility: what it means if you send or receive freight
If your business sends or receives freight, you are part of the chain. The good news is that meeting the duty is mostly habits you already have.
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What is cubic weight and how is freight charged?
Why a large, light box can cost more than a small, heavy one, how to work out cubic weight, and simple ways to cut your freight costs.
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Large parcel delivery: sending oversize and awkward items
What to do when a parcel is too big, too long or too heavy for the parcel networks, and how oversize freight is priced and delivered.
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Tailgate delivery explained: what it is and when you need one
What a tailgate truck does, when you need one, and how to book it so your pallet ends up where you want it.
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Standard pallet sizes in Australia and what fits on a truck
The Australian standard pallet, Euro and US pallets, sensible heights and weights, and how many pallets fit on different trucks.
Read the guideHow to package freight so it arrives undamaged
Choosing cartons, protecting fragile items, palletising, wrapping long lengths and labelling, so your freight survives the journey.
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What is a fuel levy and how is it calculated?
Why your freight invoice has a fuel levy on it, how carriers work it out, and how to check the percentage yourself.
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Business vs residential delivery: what you need to know
Receiving hours, forklifts and tailgates, authority to leave, access, and how to avoid failed delivery fees.
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Christmas peak freight: tips for Sunshine Coast businesses
How to get stock in and orders out on time through the busiest weeks of the year on the Sunshine Coast.
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Dangerous goods: what you must declare and the paperwork you need
The everyday items that are dangerous goods, where to find your classification, the declaration and transport document you must provide, and how lithium batteries and drained engines are handled.
Read the guideGet a price on your freight
Tell us where it is going and what it is. We reply with a price and transit time the same business day.