Shipping container transport by road? - SV650.org

11-08-14, 04:01 PM

Hi all, hope you've had a good summer on the road.
Anyone on here who knows waht a lorry and driver should cost for a days work? Needs to be the sort of lorry that can drop a 20 ft shipping container onto the ground and pick it up again.
Ive been quoted, by a swedish freight forwarder, 900 quid to transport a 20 ft container from the posrt of felixstowe to Colchester, less than 30 miles away. Assuming the lorry will need to wait a couple of hours while i unload, and assuming a 10% commission for the forwarder, the trucker is going to get 800quid for less than a days work! If thats the case, I'm going to get my hgv license sharpish!
So what should i be paying?
Thanks Truckers!!

andrewsmith · 11-08-14, 04:20 PM

£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

maviczap · 11-08-14, 04:25 PM

I'll ask someone I know.

Felixstowe to Colchester is about a 50 mile round trip.

Seems a lot of money IMHO

Tomor · 11-08-14, 04:34 PM

We have just had a 30ft container delivered to our new house(90 miles round trip) for storage until the garage is built. I think is was about £180 for delivery and £15 a week (I know different circumstances as it sounds like you are importing a container full of goods??) To me £900 sounds extortionate!!!

maviczap · 11-08-14, 04:41 PM

Is it just this part of the journey, or does it include transport onboard the ship to Felixstowe?

11-08-14, 04:55 PM

Hi all, thanks for your replies. The 900 nicker is just for the journey from felixtowe to colchester, with a bit of time for unloading.
Ive just worked it out and if you reckon a lorry costs a quarter of a million to buy, repayments and interest at 6% over 10 years would be 160 quid a day (working on a 260 working day year). 60 miles at 10 mpg, todays diesel price 6.11 quid per gallon call it 40 quid for the journey, we're at 200 quid. Lets add 100 quid for servicing tax insurance etc and call it 300 quid for the lorry. Is that totally wrong? That still leaves 500 quid!

11-08-14, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomor

We have just had a 30ft container delivered to our new house(90 miles round trip) for storage until the garage is built. I think is was about £180 for delivery and £15 a week (I know different circumstances as it sounds like you are importing a container full of goods??) To me £900 sounds extortionate!!!

That sounds far more sensible!! As mentioned, the 900 is just for the uk part of the journey!

11-08-14, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap

I'll ask someone I know.

Felixstowe to Colchester is about a 50 mile round trip.

Seems a lot of money IMHO

Thanks very much! 28 miles each way according to google maps.

maviczap · 11-08-14, 04:59 PM

I'd forgotten one of my friends works for a shipping agent in Felixstowe, I'll ask her for a quote.

maviczap · 11-08-14, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nekkid

Thanks very much! 28 miles each way according to google maps.

I know a short cut

11-08-14, 04:01 PM	#1
Nekkid Guest Posts: n/a	Shipping container transport by road? Hi all, hope you've had a good summer on the road. Anyone on here who knows waht a lorry and driver should cost for a days work? Needs to be the sort of lorry that can drop a 20 ft shipping container onto the ground and pick it up again. Ive been quoted, by a swedish freight forwarder, 900 quid to transport a 20 ft container from the posrt of felixstowe to Colchester, less than 30 miles away. Assuming the lorry will need to wait a couple of hours while i unload, and assuming a 10% commission for the forwarder, the trucker is going to get 800quid for less than a days work! If thats the case, I'm going to get my hgv license sharpish! So what should i be paying? Thanks Truckers!!

11-08-14, 04:20 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Shipping container transport by road? £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 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

11-08-14, 04:25 PM	#3
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Shipping container transport by road? I'll ask someone I know. Felixstowe to Colchester is about a 50 mile round trip. Seems a lot of money IMHO __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

11-08-14, 04:34 PM	#4
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Shipping container transport by road? We have just had a 30ft container delivered to our new house(90 miles round trip) for storage until the garage is built. I think is was about £180 for delivery and £15 a week (I know different circumstances as it sounds like you are importing a container full of goods??) To me £900 sounds extortionate!!! __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

11-08-14, 04:41 PM	#5
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Shipping container transport by road? Is it just this part of the journey, or does it include transport onboard the ship to Felixstowe? __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

11-08-14, 04:55 PM	#6
Nekkid Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Shipping container transport by road? Hi all, thanks for your replies. The 900 nicker is just for the journey from felixtowe to colchester, with a bit of time for unloading. Ive just worked it out and if you reckon a lorry costs a quarter of a million to buy, repayments and interest at 6% over 10 years would be 160 quid a day (working on a 260 working day year). 60 miles at 10 mpg, todays diesel price 6.11 quid per gallon call it 40 quid for the journey, we're at 200 quid. Lets add 100 quid for servicing tax insurance etc and call it 300 quid for the lorry. Is that totally wrong? That still leaves 500 quid!

11-08-14, 04:59 PM	#9
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Shipping container transport by road? I'd forgotten one of my friends works for a shipping agent in Felixstowe, I'll ask her for a quote. __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

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