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Nekkid

11-08-14 05:01 PM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith (Post 2973210)

£800 would be about right for a wagon and driver (good chance it would be a 40 ton truck doing the transport). Its a 100 mile round trip roughly so thats around 3 hours moving (and a hell of a lot of diesel), plus time at port collecting and returning

How much diesel? About 10 mpg? Or is that a bit low?the trip is 30 miles each way.

Nekkid

11-08-14 06:15 PM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2973225)

I know a short cut :D

Over the estuary instead of around it?!

maviczap

11-08-14 06:17 PM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

No, just drive the ship up the River Colne, direct to Clochester :D

Nekkid

11-08-14 06:38 PM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2973237)

No, just drive the ship up the River Colne, direct to Clochester :D

Genius!

maviczap

11-08-14 06:43 PM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

If was possible, unfortunately Colchester Docks shut a few years ago & the giants at Felixstowe would run aground way before Colchester :p

I have made a phone call to my friend, she'll give me a ball park figure of the cost of road transport to Colchester. Won't be tomorrow, she's not at work.

When are you moving?

Nekkid

12-08-14 04:28 AM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

Some time before christmas, or as soon as our house is sold.
Cheers for the help!

maviczap

12-08-14 07:47 AM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

No problem, at least there's some time to get this sort out.

I've got someone else on the case too, so fingers crossed we can get the cost down

andrewsmith

12-08-14 09:11 AM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

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Originally Posted by Nekkid (Post 2973226)

How much diesel? About 10 mpg? Or is that a bit low?the trip is 30 miles each way.

Good chance of less if its stop start, the 7.5t trucks that run round Newcastle do 10mpg maximum

Mavi you thinking about getting one of these across the estuary? ;)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ing_Bridge.jpg

maviczap

12-08-14 09:20 AM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

Might work at low tide mate, but you'd probably better off with something like this

http://www.steel-trussbridge.com/pho...1352_67987.jpg

andrewsmith

12-08-14 09:21 AM

Re: Shipping container transport by road?

Touche

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