Shipping of frames

[maffias]

Hey guys,

 

Has anyone ever shipped a frame overnight from another province from a buyer on the HUB ? I got a quote from the Courier IT and it was like R3500.00.

not worth couriering it Some advice would be appreciated ?

[rouxtjie]

Hey guys,

 

Has anyone ever shipped a frame overnight from another province from a buyer on the HUB ? I got a quote from the Courier IT and it was like R3500.00.

not worth couriering it Some advice would be appreciated ?

Yes, used the courier guy...shipped to durban and cost 650 bucks if I remember correctly

[brad890]

Hey guys,

 

Has anyone ever shipped a frame overnight from another province from a buyer on the HUB ? I got a quote from the Courier IT and it was like R3500.00.

not worth couriering it Some advice would be appreciated ?

 

I know this is going to sound crazy.

 

but send it with the post office, get a box from your LBS, wrap the frame up nicely and send it off standard parcel, it will take about 3 or 4 working days, had one sent from Durbs to me in Pretoria last month, cost me a whole R172 and cound be tracked online.

[Cycling Major]

Give these guys a call - MDS Collivery

http://www.collivery.co.za/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=19

 

I have used them a few times and always had fantastic service... They do overnight from anywhere to anywhere in SA... I sent a Dual Suspension MTB once. Complete bike from Joburg to Durban for 650...

 

They pick-up and deliver with insurance... But they only insure up to 5k so I'd suggest just letting your insurance know so they can cover the frame

 

They really are good, I actually got their details from here a few years back

[Cav']

Someone wants to shaft you big time.

 

Paid R487 for a complete bike from Cape Town to Pretoria.

 

With Time Freight

[Vetseun]

I paid R400 from Durbs to Bloem. Bike was in a bike box from the sellers lbs. DCB Logistics

[Vetseun]

Hey guys,

 

Has anyone ever shipped a frame overnight from another province from a buyer on the HUB ? I got a quote from the Courier IT and it was like R3500.00.

not worth couriering it Some advice would be appreciated ?

Just have it put in a bike box. I had a complete bike sent to me, the seller thought it would be a good idea to put the frame in a bike box and the wheels in another bike box. When I went to fetch at the courier service, I had to pay double due to volume

[Paul Ruinaard]

I paid R 350-00 plus R100 for the box - Cycle lab did it for me from Jhb to CTN and boxed the bike for me.

 

They at least know what they are doing with a bike and you collect from their branches.

[maffias]

Hey guys thanks for all the advice and info will def take all suggestions to heart

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Hey guys thanks for all the advice and info will def take all suggestions to heart

 

The reason you were quoted so high is because you asked for OVERNIGHT. That means extra work for the courier as they need to make out priority waybills, separate the box from the consignment, send a truck to take the parcel to an airfreight cargo agent, fly it into Cape Town, send a truck to collect, and deliver a single package before 10 am the following day.

 

Basically you are paying them for the individual service, and airfreight costs are expensive when tied into a time frame like this.

Overnight or priority parcels like that are usually only reserved for time particular products like perishables, not bicycle frames, and the priority service costs a lot of money unfortunately.

 

What you need to do is go back to the courier and ask for a quote "Road Freight Economy" - remember it will take about 4 days to deliver, but it will simply go with the entire consignment in a bulk truck, much cheaper, and as couriers are very competitive, prices are usually fairly close.

 

After many, many years of using freight agents and couriers, I found "BIGFOOT" to be the cheapest and most reliable, remember you dont get cheap AND reliable, so be careful of what sounds like a very cheap quote.

Edited July 15, 2013 by GrumpyOldGuy

[jimmy hardtail]

Take it to the airport, saa cargo. Put it in a bike box and send it to whichever airport is closest to the destination. Jhb to cape town overnight cost me R170. If you go early in the morning it will be there late the same day. And saa cargo is open 24 hours a day. Easy as pie.

[steve61]

UTI ... from CT to my door for R250, but not overnight.

Edited July 16, 2013 by steve61

[arendoog]

Take it to the airport, saa cargo. Put it in a bike box and send it to whichever airport is closest to the destination. Jhb to cape town overnight cost me R170. If you go early in the morning it will be there late the same day. And saa cargo is open 24 hours a day. Easy as pie.

I have used this succesfully .Pickup at airport any time of day

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Take it to the airport, saa cargo. Put it in a bike box and send it to whichever airport is closest to the destination. Jhb to cape town overnight cost me R170. If you go early in the morning it will be there late the same day. And saa cargo is open 24 hours a day. Easy as pie.

 

Yes, you can go this way, but remember you are taking it to the cargo terminal, filling in all the doc's and fetching it again, so although to you it may not be a cost, to a third party, it is a significant time and fuel cost.

 

Also SAA or any cargo carrier will never, guarantee it will be there overnight, unless you pay for that priority service. As a general cargo load you will be put into a consignment and it will go as a low priority load when there is space.

 

So, Yes, you can be lucky and theres not much cargo and it goes in and hour after dropping, but if there is a lot of cargo, especially priority or agent cargo, you may get bumped, and bumped, and bumped until there is available space, so there's still some time risk, but yah, its an option one can consider.

[King_Crispy]

Yes, you can go this way, but remember you are taking it to the cargo terminal, filling in all the doc's and fetching it again, so although to you it may not be a cost, to a third party, it is a significant time and fuel cost.

 

Also SAA or any cargo carrier will never, guarantee it will be there overnight, unless you pay for that priority service. As a general cargo load you will be put into a consignment and it will go as a low priority load when there is space.

 

So, Yes, you can be lucky and theres not much cargo and it goes in and hour after dropping, but if there is a lot of cargo, especially priority or agent cargo, you may get bumped, and bumped, and bumped until there is available space, so there's still some time risk, but yah, its an option one can consider.

+1

BUT if you don't collect it immediately, you get charged storage.

I was busy at work and only got around to collecting the frame 3 days later and was charged another R270 for storage.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

+1

BUT if you don't collect it immediately, you get charged storage.

I was busy at work and only got around to collecting the frame 3 days later and was charged another R270 for storage.

 

Yah, indeed, demurrage or storage is very expensive.

 

I also think maybe Jimmy took his frame for transport a while back because 170 bucks seems very cheap, cargo costs have gone up, I think, twice this year alone already, and at general cargo costs today, I estimate a bike box weighing around 10 kgs to cost closer to 350 bucks flying Airport to Airport only. (JHB - C.T or vice versa).

Edited July 17, 2013 by GrumpyOldGuy