Best freight company for dealing with wheels

ZXIFOX · 20th November 2007, 11:42 AM

Im selling some alloys on trademe and I usually only sell locally so I'm not to wise on the whole deal of shipping them. Some guy asked for the price of posting them up to Rotorua from Christchurch but im just unsure on what freight company to go with. The two i've got so far are mainfreight and courier

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences sending mags or other heavy items with certain companies?

sirbum · 20th November 2007, 11:43 AM

ive sent a front bumper down to welly once using mainfreight with no issues

crx_bob · 20th November 2007, 11:45 AM

http://nzhondas.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=75982

There are always freight questions on the go.
this should help you

LOWXTC · 20th November 2007, 11:46 AM

I used mainfreight before, just used my own boxes to pack them in with. $58 for 17" chromes i think to wellington. Had no problems with them & they delivered within 5 days.

ZXIFOX · 20th November 2007, 12:32 PM

sweet cheers it seems like mainfreight is the way to go.

22 · 20th November 2007, 02:17 PM

Mainfreight.

I've used them sent over 100ish wheels over the country. They usually send overnight too!

RJ · 20th November 2007, 02:22 PM

0800 FLIWAY
www.fliway.com

LOWXTC · 20th November 2007, 05:06 PM

ahh good ol days at Fliway, they are good with freight :wink:

AccordB20A · 20th November 2007, 05:06 PM

usually you can wrap up 2 wheels and send them as 2 packages with some of that inductrial wrap around them. Worked fine for me when i sold my old alloys

Logger · 20th November 2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ

0800 FLIWAY
www.fliway.com

Bit biased aren't you RJ

Bigelboe · 20th November 2007, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wohdog

usually you can wrap up 2 wheels and send them as 2 packages with some of that inductrial wrap around them. Worked fine for me when i sold my old alloys

Yeah if they are 15"s you can send them as two NZpost parcel posts, a heck of a lot cheaper than mainfreight :thumbsup:

I just sent some mags to chch, was like $56 for the two parcels via NZpost, or about $115 via mainfreight :thumbsdown:

RJ · 20th November 2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Logger

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Originally Posted by RJ

0800 FLIWAY
www.fliway.com

Bit biased aren't you RJ

I've been there nearly 6 years - have to plug the business where possible.

92Coupe · 20th November 2007, 07:33 PM

did i see the words free plug?
<<<<<<<<<<<<

Logger · 20th November 2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 92Coupe

did i see the words free plug?
<<<<<<<<<<<<

Perhaps you could spell it out for us?

Oh and Mainfreight charged me $95 to freight 4 wheels from their Sockburn yard to the Mt Maunganui yard on a pallet. Took 4 working days.

92Coupe · 20th November 2007, 07:46 PM

yeah its starting to get busy with xmas coming up, that bottle neck they call cook strait doesn't help things either

CIVTEC · 20th November 2007, 07:54 PM

I had four 15" rims (with tyres) shipped overnight from Chch to Welly. $54.00 - Mainfreight. :thumbsup:

drenz · 20th November 2007, 09:52 PM

I thought i'd just put something out there.. I got a trip to Wellington and wakatane coming up if anybody needs me to drop off/ pick up anything for them i would be happy to do so....

Bigelboe · 20th November 2007, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CIVTEC

I had four 15" rims (with tyres) shipped overnight from Chch to Welly. $54.00 - Mainfreight. :thumbsup:

It would appear I got dicked fairly hard then for a price from palmy to chch of more than twice that, from the same company. Random

MarkE · 21st November 2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigelboe

Quote:

Originally Posted by CIVTEC

I had four 15" rims (with tyres) shipped overnight from Chch to Welly. $54.00 - Mainfreight. :thumbsup:

It would appear I got dicked fairly hard then for a price from palmy to chch of more than twice that, from the same company. Random

Possibly, but ive been told by more than one freight company that goods travelling South Island > North Island are charged at a higher rate than those North Island > South Island.....

canman · 21st November 2007, 08:00 AM

I used mainfreight to send the wheels from my Type R to someone and they were awesome.

I just put a chunk of cardboard in between the wheels, stacked them up and then used some packing film to wrap them up...........could have taped them or anything.

Just make sure you pack em well.

blizard · 21st November 2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigelboe

Quote:

Originally Posted by CIVTEC

I had four 15" rims (with tyres) shipped overnight from Chch to Welly. $54.00 - Mainfreight. :thumbsup:

It would appear I got dicked fairly hard then for a price from palmy to chch of more than twice that, from the same company. Random

I guess you didn't have an account with them? If you don't have an account with them and pay cash it will most likely be depot to depot, not insured and cost over twice as much. Same with Fliways - was under $50 (exc GST) to get some 17" wheels brought up from Christchurch to Auckland - on account.

garg · 21st November 2007, 11:03 AM

I've sent a few sets of wheels around the North Island and have used Mainfreight. Excellent overnight service and wheels weren't damaged.
(I just taped some cardboard across the "front" of the rim).

XPLOIT · 22nd November 2007, 09:37 AM

I wanna buy some wheels of trade me for my mrs civic but how do I go about getting shipped from Auckland to CHCH?

Anyone sent stuff from Auck to CHCH? How much was it?

The guy selling is being no help what so ever.

Horny_Devil · 22nd November 2007, 03:06 PM

PBT

its peter breaker transport

used to work there, and i sure have hell have some stories to tell

Logger · 22nd November 2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by XPLOIT

I wanna buy some wheels of trade me for my mrs civic but how do I go about getting shipped from Auckland to CHCH?

Anyone sent stuff from Auck to CHCH? How much was it?

The guy selling is being no help what so ever.

Let me pick em up and I'll sort shipping Jared :wink:

20th November 2007, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
ZXIFOX Senior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 115 Location: Christchurch	Best freight company for dealing with wheels Im selling some alloys on trademe and I usually only sell locally so I'm not to wise on the whole deal of shipping them. Some guy asked for the price of posting them up to Rotorua from Christchurch but im just unsure on what freight company to go with. The two i've got so far are mainfreight and courier Has anyone had any good/bad experiences sending mags or other heavy items with certain companies?

20th November 2007, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
sirbum Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,987 Location: Auckland	ive sent a front bumper down to welly once using mainfreight with no issues __________________ 06 S

20th November 2007, 11:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
crx_bob Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,986 Location: Rangiora	http://nzhondas.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=75982 There are always freight questions on the go. this should help you __________________ DLS Speaker pimps

20th November 2007, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
LOWXTC Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,130 Location: Christchurch	I used mainfreight before, just used my own boxes to pack them in with. $58 for 17" chromes i think to wellington. Had no problems with them & they delivered within 5 days. __________________ Series 7 RX7 type RB ↕↕↕ http://www.youtube.com/lowintegra ↕↕↕

20th November 2007, 02:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
22 Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,735 Location: Wellington	Mainfreight. I've used them sent over 100ish wheels over the country. They usually send overnight too! __________________ Rota wheels - buy them here

20th November 2007, 12:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
ZXIFOX Senior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 115 Location: Christchurch	sweet cheers it seems like mainfreight is the way to go.

20th November 2007, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
RJ Team NZH: Mod 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,376 Location: Auckland	0800 FLIWAY www.fliway.com __________________ 1992 Civic (B16B) - MSNZ track spec. and 2005 Accord Euro Formula Honda Offshore Powerboat Racing

20th November 2007, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
LOWXTC Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,130 Location: Christchurch	ahh good ol days at Fliway, they are good with freight :wink: __________________ Series 7 RX7 type RB ↕↕↕ http://www.youtube.com/lowintegra ↕↕↕

20th November 2007, 05:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
AccordB20A Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 646 Location: Stratford	usually you can wrap up 2 wheels and send them as 2 packages with some of that inductrial wrap around them. Worked fine for me when i sold my old alloys __________________ Fail

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92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 965 Location: Timaru	did i see the words free plug? <<<<<<<<<<<< __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

20th November 2007, 07:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 965 Location: Timaru	yeah its starting to get busy with xmas coming up, that bottle neck they call cook strait doesn't help things either __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

20th November 2007, 07:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
CIVTEC Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,464 Location: Wellington	I had four 15" rims (with tyres) shipped overnight from Chch to Welly. $54.00 - Mainfreight. :thumbsup: __________________ MILF. It just tastes better.

20th November 2007, 09:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
drenz Senior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Napier	I thought i'd just put something out there.. I got a trip to Wellington and wakatane coming up if anybody needs me to drop off/ pick up anything for them i would be happy to do so.... __________________ You got a condom? arrr nevermind i've got this milky way wrapper

21st November 2007, 08:00 AM	#20 (permalink)
canman Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 932 Location: Wellington	I used mainfreight to send the wheels from my Type R to someone and they were awesome. I just put a chunk of cardboard in between the wheels, stacked them up and then used some packing film to wrap them up...........could have taped them or anything. Just make sure you pack em well. __________________ Cheers Fraser

21st November 2007, 11:03 AM	#22 (permalink)
garg Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,537 Location: Masterton	I've sent a few sets of wheels around the North Island and have used Mainfreight. Excellent overnight service and wheels weren't damaged. (I just taped some cardboard across the "front" of the rim). __________________ Profile \| 41 Automotive \| FBI Peformance Parts \| Slipstream Performance

22nd November 2007, 09:37 AM	#23 (permalink)
XPLOIT Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,952 Location: Christchurch	I wanna buy some wheels of trade me for my mrs civic but how do I go about getting shipped from Auckland to CHCH? Anyone sent stuff from Auck to CHCH? How much was it? The guy selling is being no help what so ever. __________________ Profile - VTEC could cause serious illness, sometimes leading to kidney failure particularly in the very young, she said.

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