Interstate freight
between every capital
Nightly linehaul from our Mascot depot to Melbourne and Brisbane, three runs a week to Adelaide and a weekly Perth service. Pallets, cartons or the whole truck — priced per kilo, per pallet or per load.
How the interstate service works
Freight interstate is mostly a maths problem: consolidate enough pallets onto one truck and the per-kilo rate drops for everyone. That's what our nightly runs do — your freight shares a tautliner with dozens of other consignments and you pay for your corner of it, not the whole vehicle.
We run our own trucks on the Sydney–Melbourne and Sydney–Brisbane lanes because they're busy enough to justify it. Adelaide and Perth go through partner linehaul carriers we've used since 2020 — the tracking still flows through us and the quote still comes from our desk.
- Pickup windows 8:00–17:00, dock cutoffs at 18:30
- Goods-in-transit cover up to A$50,000 included
- Live tracking with scans at every depot handover
- Tail-lift and forklift-off available both ends
Interstate freight rates
Priced three ways — per kilo for loose cartons, per pallet for standard skids, or a fixed rate for a full truck. GST is already inside every number below.
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Loose cartons, any lane | from A$0.92/kg |
| Standard pallet, Sydney–Melbourne | from A$85 |
| Standard pallet, Sydney–Brisbane | from A$95 |
| Standard pallet, Sydney–Adelaide | from A$145 |
| Standard pallet, Sydney–Perth | from A$195 |
| Full truckload (24 pallets), metro pickup | from A$1,450 |
From booking to POD
The whole cycle runs five steps — most of the waiting happens at our end, not yours.
Send the details
What it is, weight, how many pallets, the suburb at each end. Two minutes in an email.
Fixed quote back
One number within a couple of hours. If a different lane day saves you money, we point it out.
Pickup booked
You get a collection window and the driver's name the night before.
On the linehaul
Loaded onto the evening truck, scanned out of Mascot, scanned into the destination depot.
Delivered + POD
Signature or photo lands in your inbox, invoice follows at the end of the job.
Other services we run
Same crew, same depot — different jobs.
Linehaul, in pictures
Evening departures from Mascot — the quietest the depot looks all day.
Staged for the 21:00 departure
Load secured, paperwork checked
Manifest walk-through
Overnight on the Hume
Morning scan-in, MelbourneThe linehaul crew
Interstate is our oldest service — the founder still takes a run down the M1 every few weeks, mostly to keep the coffee stops honest.
Dispatch, linehaul drivers and the receiving crew at the destination all work from the same manifest. When your freight moves, the person who quoted it can see it move.
Dmytro Mezentsev
Founder · ran the first Sydney–Melbourne run in 2020
Kate Sullivan
Coordinator · books every interstate pickup
Which service fits the job
A quick map of what we do and what it starts from — full detail lives on the pricing page.
| Service | Best for | Typical timing | Starts from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Freight | Pallets & truckloads between capitals | Overnight–3 days | A$0.92/kg |
| Warehousing & Storage | Stock between container and customer | Weeks–months | A$26/pallet/mo |
| Last-Mile Delivery | Same-day drops across Sydney metro | Same day | A$18/run |
| Customs Clearance | Sea & air imports via Sydney | Same-day lodgement | A$165/entry |
| Project & Oversized | Machinery, events, awkward freight | Planned per job | A$280/move |
| eCommerce Fulfilment | Online stores, daily order flow | Dispatch by 2pm | A$3.10/order |
Interstate questions
The four things every first-time shipper asks before booking.
Pallets on tonight's truck
start with one email
Weight, count and both suburbs — we'll have a rate back before the 18:30 cutoff.
+61 2 9158 8734 · routeprimegroup@gmail.com