Pallets, pickups and trucks from Wollongong down to Nowra.

Eighty-five kilometres from the yard via Picton Road, about an hour and a half each way, so the Illawarra runs are planned, not ad hoc: Unanderra, Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Albion Park Rail and Nowra are collected on one run and the pickup is priced in the written offer against what the pallets earn.

Send a photo and a count Sydney to Wollongong freight

Or call Jayden on 0494 820 639, 7am to 5pm weekdays.

Quick answer

Does 360 collect and deliver pallets in Wollongong and Nowra?

Yes. Wollongong is about 85 km from the yard via Picton Road, so Unanderra, Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Albion Park Rail and Nowra are collected on one planned run and the pickup is priced in the written offer against what the pallets earn; from sixty sound standard pallets it usually comes out in your favour. Pallets are delivered from Prestons, and Sydney to Wollongong is a routine lane for shared freight or a dedicated truck.

The estates

Where do we collect and deliver pallets in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven?

The Princes Highway strings the industrial addresses together from Wollongong to Nowra, and each has its own page:

Wollongong, Unanderra and Port Kembla, 75 km: Unanderra's estate on Berkeley Road and Five Islands Road, the steelworks and the port, the retail DCs around Coniston and Fairy Meadow.
Shellharbour and Albion Park Rail, 90 km: trade yards and building suppliers on the Princes Highway and Croome Road near the airport.
Nowra and South Nowra, 135 km: South Nowra's estate on the Princes Highway, Quinns Lane and Central Avenue, and Bomaderry's older manufacturing and the rail head.

Buying pallets in the Illawarra? the Wollongong pallets page carries the stock, grades and delivery from Prestons; selling them, the Wollongong sell page.

The rule

Is a pallet pickup free in Wollongong?

Not automatically. The free pickup from sixty pallets applies inside Greater Sydney, where the pallets cover a short run. Wollongong is outside it, so the pickup is priced in the written offer and netted against what the pallets earn. On a sorted stack of sixty or more sound standard pallets it usually comes out well in your favour, and you see the figure before anyone drives out. Shellharbour, Albion Park Rail and Nowra are collected on the same run as Unanderra, which is what keeps the figure honest on a stack that is not huge; a mixed thirty in Nowra usually is not worth sending, and we will say so.

Trucks

How does freight run between Sydney and the Illawarra?

Sydney to Wollongong is 85 km by road from Prestons via Picton Road, about an hour and a half each way, which makes it a day-trip lane for a dedicated truck and a routine lane for shared freight. A quote asked for before 2pm is answered the same business day. Shared freight takes one to six pallets, ambient only, next business day or later; a dedicated vehicle from a van to a B-double is priced on the booking page. Tailgate delivery and hand unloads are priced up front: what a tailgate delivery involves.

Getting a number

Send the stack, get the figure, then decide.

A photo and a count from anywhere between Wollongong and Nowra comes back as a written offer with the pickup priced on it. Nothing is booked until you have seen the figure.

Send a photo and a count Sydney to Wollongong freight

Questions about the Illawarra and Shoalhaven

How far is Wollongong from your yard?

About 85 km by road from Prestons via Picton Road, an hour and a half each way outside the peaks. Nowra is about 135 km.

Is pallet pickup free in Wollongong, Shellharbour or Nowra?

No. The pickup is priced in the written offer and netted against what the pallets earn. From sixty sound standard pallets it usually comes out in your favour.

How often do you run to the Illawarra?

The Illawarra and Shoalhaven stops are collected on one planned run, booked against the day the stacks are ready and the hours the gates are open. Regular stacks go on a schedule.

Do you deliver pallets to Wollongong?

Yes. New and used pallets are delivered from Prestons, priced the same business day when you ask before 2pm, with the delivery on the quote.

Can a truck come back loaded?

Often. A pickup in the Illawarra is planned around freight already running that way, which is what keeps the pickup line low on the offer.

Prefer to talk? Call Jayden on 0494 820 639. Every suburb we stop at is on the areas page. South-west Sydney and the Hunter have their own pages: south-west Sydney and Central Coast, Newcastle and the Hunter.

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