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beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

does anyone have any idea how much it costs to fill a medium sized truck and have the contents shipped from jakarta to surabaya? i mean even a ballpark figure would be appreciated. i've called a few places but they are giving me all these different rates and absurd prices for certain conditions, yadda, yadda, yadda. all i want is to put a bunch of old crap in a truck and move it.
anyone know the price of such a thing??....even an estimated price??

Cardinal Synn · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 586

Hi Beefer,

It might be an idea (if you haven't already) to put this to members of these expat forums too:

http://expatforum.digitaldevelopment.com/index.cfm

http://www.alloexpat.com/indonesia_expat_forum/

Of course, you may well know of these but I thought I'd suggest them anyway.

Good luck!

CS

guruengerish · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 424 Location: Australia

I had to move my household effects from Bandung to Yogya a few years back.

I got onto a local trucking company who was looking for 'backloading', i.e. he'd delivered a heap of stuff to Bandung, and didn't want to go home empty.

The rates were very good, and while it lacked the plastic, blankets and other wrapping, I did all of this myself anyway, plus gathering cartons for my books from the supermarket.

drgonzo · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 82

You're in business... you could probably use a truck now and again anyway.... just go buy a new panther diesel pickup for 80j or so... problems solved

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

well, i would need a truck once in awhile, except that i just bought a blue suzuki van and its not big enough for transporting what i need to send.
even if it was, i wouldn't do it. i don't have the time nor do i have the desire to drive that distance...i would simply much prefer to pay someone else to do it for me...preferably someone with a truck big enough for the job

.....so no, gonzo, problem not solved

drgonzo · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 82

you mean you don't have a driver for your vehicle? what kind of rich bule are you? Wink

Chester · Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Australia

blue ancots are cool.

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

1. gonzo, i don't know where you're trying to take this thread. i asked simply if anyone knew the cost of shipping to surabaya. but keep going, i'll play

2. chester, good post.... i must say i got a good giggle out of that

drgonzo · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 82

As someone said already.... try the backloading idea... apparently you can find these guys near the local markets - and you find them very early in the morning. I don't know if there will be many that came from East Java... but it's worth a try.

You could also phone the car rental guys who advertise in Pos Kota.... maybe they have some leads on a cargo truck with driver....

I once used a freight forwarding company to send my micro-light from Jakarta to Bali in a truck, and it was cheap (~600000rp), but it was only about the size of a motorcycle when packed up. I would tell you which company I used... but I can't remember the name, all I know is that their office was in the Ben Hill area... somewhat close to Sudirman.

You could also look into sending a crate or crates via rail or via pelni... both of which I heard offer delivery services as well.

Housie · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 10

It cost us 1.8 for a truck and driver from Bogor to Surabaya last summer. Don't forget to get a letter from the police otherwise they think that all of your stuff is stolen. We got a truck that was going to go back to Surabaya empty after leaving a load of stuff in Bogor. It seemed to be the best way.

By the way what are you going to do in Surabaya?