Interstate linehaul · Based in Brisbane
Interstate freight that
runs like a timetable
Nightly linehaul between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in our own curtainsiders — your pallets ride with the same crew that strapped them in, and the ETA we give you is the one we hit.
Our own trucks on the M1, every night
We run curtainsiders and rigids up and down the eastern seaboard ourselves — no handing your freight to a broker and hoping. Brisbane departs at 19:30, Sydney wheels-down by breakfast, Melbourne the morning after.
Most of our interstate work is pallets — anywhere from a single skid to a full 22-pallet tautliner. We also take machinery, fit-outs and awkward freight that the big pallet networks won't touch because it doesn't fit their sort system.
- 22-pallet tautliners and 8-pallet rigids, all ours
- Live ETAs from dispatch, not a tracking page guessing
- Tail-lift and hand unload available both ends
If a linehaul leg is going to miss its window, dispatch calls you before the trailer parks — not after you've already waited. That's the guarantee in writing.
BNE depot, 19:15 loadout
What interstate freight costs
Charged per pallet or per lane, whichever's fairer for the job. Every quote is one written number — fuel levy already in it.
| What you book | Includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single pallet BNE → SYD | Strapped, wrapped, tracked door to door | $165per pallet |
| Single pallet BNE → MEL | Overnight via Sydney hub, 2-day window | $210per pallet |
| Half load up to 8 pallets | Priority deck space, any seaboard lane | $1,150per lane |
| Full truckload 22-pallet tautliner | Dedicated trailer, your freight only | $2,900per lane |
Quotes valid 14 days. Residential or crane-pickup adds a fixed fee, stated upfront — never on the invoice as a surprise.
How interstate freight jobs run
Six steps, same every time. The boring reliability is the product.
Send the manifest
Pallet count, weight, dims, both addresses. Photos if it's machinery or anything odd-shaped.
Written quote back
Inside a business day — usually faster. One number, fuel included, valid a fortnight.
Collection window
We collect inside the booked window, or you drop to our Hamilton dock by 15:00 for tonight's truck.
Overnight linehaul
Freight rides sealed and strapped. Dispatch tracks the leg and updates you if anything shifts the ETA.
Metro delivery
Our own metro vehicle does the last leg at the other end — no depot-to-depot handoffs.
POD to your inbox
Signature, timestamp, delivery photo on request. Invoice matches the quote to the dollar.
Need something next to it?
Most interstate freight jobs touch one of these.
What a night on the lane looks like
Snapped between loadout and the morning unload — this is most of the job, honestly.
19:20, loadout
Strap check
Somewhere past Coffs
SYD delivery, 07:05The people on the night run
Interstate is the part of the business where experience shows. Our linehaul drivers average nine years on the same lanes — they know which servo has decent coffee and which rest areas to skip.
Dispatch sits in the same room as the dock crew. If a trailer's running late, the person telling you about it can see the truck on the GPS from their desk.
Rob Callaghan
Linehaul lead
Nine years on the BNE–SYD lane. Drives the Wednesday truck himself.
Dav Okafor
Night driver
Brisbane–Melbourne twice a week. Swears by the Glenrowan pie stop.
Tash Meyer
Dispatch
The voice you'll get after 4am. Keeps the manifest board honest.
How linehaul compares to the rest
Same depot, same crew — the difference is speed and distance. If the job's staying in SEQ, metro is usually the cheaper tool.
| Service | Best for | Speed | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate freight | Pallets up & down the seaboard | 1–3 days | $165per pallet, BNE→SYD |
| Metro & last-mile | Brisbane / SEQ drops | Same or next day | $38per delivery |
| Warehousing | Stock between jobs | Same-day in/out | $14per pallet / week |
| Pallet distribution | Bulk in, many drops out | Next day | $22per pallet out |
| Express courier | Time-critical anything | Inside 60 min dispatch | $55metro hotshot |
| Freight management | Outsourced freight desk | Ongoing | $490per month |
Long lanes are where the per-pallet maths matters most — everything else on this page scales down from it.
Interstate freight questions
The ones dispatch hears weekly. Anything else — call +61 7 3154 8823.
Booking this week's lanes
Pallets ready to head south?
Send the manifest through the quote form or drop a line on the contact page. Quotes come back inside a business day — most within a couple of hours.
Straight to dispatch
Depot line, Mon–Fri 6:30–17:30 and Sat 7:00–12:00:
+61 7 3154 8823
Or write to betzilogistics@gmail.com — dispatch reads every line.