Taxi truck
Taxi truck or a booked run: which do I actually need?
A taxi truck is a truck and driver on demand, charged by the hour from the moment it leaves the depot. It suits a one-off job that has to happen now. For anything repeating, a booked run priced by the job or a dedicated vehicle by the day is usually cheaper, because you are not paying for the truck's travel to you or for the hours it waits. Here is how the two compare and how to book either.
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Quick answer
Taxi truck or a booked run?
A taxi truck is a truck and driver on demand, charged by the hour from the depot and back. It suits a one-off job that has to happen now. For a job with a known count and window a booked run priced by the job is cheaper, and for repeating work a dedicated vehicle by the day, week or month is cheaper again, because you are not paying for travel to you or hours waiting at a dock.
The comparison
What is the difference between a taxi truck and a booked run?
| Taxi truck | Booked run | Dedicated vehicle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is charged | By the hour, usually from the depot and back, with a minimum | By the job: the lane, the pallets, the access | By the day, week or month, fuel levy included |
| When it suits | A job that has to happen now and will not happen again | A delivery or pickup with a known count and window | The same drops every day or week, or a truck that has to be yours |
| What you pay for | Travel to you, waiting, the job, travel back | The job | The vehicle and driver on the pattern you set, exclusive to you |
| What to watch | Waiting time at a dock turns a two hour job into four | Access at both ends must be right on the booking | 12 hours a day is one driver's legal limit; longer days get a relay |
Most taxi truck jobs in Sydney are really booked runs that nobody planned: a pallet that has to be at Eastern Creek by 2pm, or a stack that has to leave the yard today. Priced as a run, with the access right on the booking, the same job costs less because the hours are not open ended.
Booking a run
How do I book a truck for today or tomorrow?
- Two suburbs, the count, the weight. Pickup and delivery, how many pallets, the height of the tallest, the rough weight. The vehicle is picked by positions and payload.
- The access at both ends. Forklift, dock, tailgate or hand unload, and the hours the gate is open. A tailgate or a hand unload is priced up front; what to tell us about access.
- The window. A half day window is cheaper to serve than an hour, and a booked window is what the run is sequenced to.
- The quote, then the booking. The tool prices the run in minutes; a quote asked for before 2pm is answered the same business day, and the booking confirms the pickup day and the window.
A truck that is yours
When is a dedicated truck and driver the answer?
When you are filling most of a vehicle anyway, when the timing has to be yours rather than a window, or when the work repeats. A truck and driver by the day carries your freight only, goes where you send it, and nothing else is loaded on it; weekly and monthly terms roll, and 3, 6 and 12 month terms are discounted. The fleet page builds the price on the spot from the vehicle, the days and the hours. For a business doing the same three drops every Tuesday, it is usually the cheapest truck on the road.
Today or tomorrow
Send the two suburbs, the count and the access.
It comes back priced as a run, on the vehicle that fits, with the window confirmed on the booking rather than the clock running from the depot.
Questions about taxi trucks
What is a taxi truck?
A truck and driver on demand, charged by the hour, usually from the time it leaves the depot until it returns, with a minimum. It suits a one-off job that has to happen now; for anything with a known count and window, a booked run is cheaper.
Do you do hourly truck hire in Sydney?
We price work as a booked run by the job, or as a dedicated vehicle by the day, week or month. Both avoid the open-ended hours of a taxi truck; a run that has to happen today is still quoted and booked the same way.
How much is a truck and driver for a day?
The fleet page builds the price from the vehicle, the days and the hours, with the fuel levy included and tolls at cost. Weekly and monthly terms roll; longer terms are discounted.
Can I get a truck today?
Send the two suburbs, the count and the access and it is quoted; a quote asked for before 2pm is answered the same business day, and the pickup day and the window are confirmed on the booking.
What is the maximum day for one driver?
Twelve hours is one driver's legal limit under the fatigue rules. A longer day is run as a relay.
Prefer to talk? Call Jayden on 0494 820 639. Which truck carries how many pallets: pallets per truck. How a Sydney metro run is sequenced: metro pallet delivery.
Related questions
- What happens after I send an enquiry?
- How many pallets fit on a truck?
- How many pallets fit in a 20 or 40 foot container?
- When is a pallet pickup free?
Page updated 16 October 2026. Facts on this page are kept in step with the facts page; terms are explained in the glossary; the suburbs we stop at are on the areas page. Written by the team at 360 Operations Group, Prestons NSW; follow 360 on LinkedIn.