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Backloading Adelaide to Melbourne

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Backloading is a cheaper way of transporting furniture or items around Australia. It involves placing your items or furniture on a truck that already has a primary load booked either by utilising the excess space in the truck, or putting it in the truck on its return journey.

Backloaders servicing from Adelaide to Melbourne cost $103.89 per cubic meter on average. The average job price is $1,090.83 and the average space per job is 10.50 cubic meters. The total distance that needs to be travelled is 726.82km.

$103.89 / m3

Average price per cubic meter

$1,090.83

Average job price

10.50m3

Average space per job
Emilee was looking to move 2.00m3 for $460.00 from Norwood 5067 to Fitzroy 3065
Jack was looking to move 4.00m3 for $465.00 from Modbury 5092 to Melton South 3338
Jane was looking to move 6.00m3 for $950.00 from Adelaide 5000 to Melbourne 3000
Muhammad was looking to move 8.00m3 for $744.00 from Glynde 5070 to Craigieburn 3064
Holly was looking to move 20.00m3 for $1860.00 from Adelaide to Melbourne
Mark was looking to move 4.00m3 for $475.80 from North Adelaide 5006 to Templestowe 3106
Jeni was looking to move 50.00m3 for $4325.00 from Redwood Park 5097 to Seaford 3198
Julia was looking to move 3.00m3 for $520.00 from Glenunga 5064 to Flemington 3031
Kristina was looking to move 22.00m3 for $2150.00 from Mile End 5031 to Belmont 3216
Rachel was looking to move 9.00m3 for $750.00 from Mitchell Park 5043 to Elwood 3184
Rob was looking to move 20.00m3 for $1890.00 from Somerton Park 5044 to Melbourne
Stephen was looking to move 18.00m3 for $1530.00 from Tea Tree Gully 5091 to Heidelberg West 3081
Rachael was looking to move 2.00m3 for $538.00 from Pooraka 5095 to Dandenong 3175
Rebecca was looking to move 4.00m3 for $490.00 from Blakeview 5114 to Hoppers Crossing 3029
Charlotte was looking to move 4.00m3 for $505.00 from Mount Barker 5251 to Carlton 3053
Caroline was looking to move 5.00m3 for $600.00 from Norwood 5067 to Heidelberg West 3081
Debra was looking to move 19.00m3 for $1900.00 from McCracken 5211 to Thornbury 3071
Tahlia was looking to move 4.00m3 for $575.00 from Fullarton 5063 to Brunswick 3056
Harprit was looking to move 12.00m3 for $1067.00 from Para Hills 5096 to Dandenong 3175
Kathy was looking to move 35.00m3 for $3900.00 from Seaford Rise 5169 to Hoppers Crossing 3029
Carla was looking to move 3.00m3 for $480.00 from Campbelltown 5074 to Epping 3076
maureen was looking to move 3.00m3 for $475.80 from Thebarton 5031 to Wattle Glen 3096
Gemma was looking to move 15.00m3 for $1515.00 from Prospect 5082 to Pascoe Vale 3044
Ashley was looking to move 4.00m3 for $512.00 from Belair 5052 to Yarraville 3013
agayi was looking to move 23.00m3 for $2070.00 from Klemzig 5087 to Reservoir 3073
Julie was looking to move 13.00m3 for $1492.50 from Mawson Lakes 5095 to Hoppers Crossing 3029
Matthew was looking to move 9.00m3 for $850.00 from Adelaide 5000 to Elsternwick 3185
Christina was looking to move 3.00m3 for $538.00 from Stepney 5069 to Mornington 3931
Frank was looking to move 23.00m3 for $2199.00 from West Beach 5024 to Brookfield 3338
Courtney was looking to move 4.00m3 for $540.00 from Bellevue Heights 5050 to Beaumaris 3193
Mieke was looking to move 3.00m3 for $488.00 from Morphettville 5043 to West Footscray 3012
William was looking to move 5.00m3 for $567.15 from Glandore 5037 to Endeavour Hills 3802
Cathy was looking to move 5.00m3 for $660.00 from Adelaide 5000 to Rockbank 3335
Cheng was looking to move 2.00m3 for $488.00 from Fitzroy 5082 to Kew East 3102
Chen was looking to move 2.00m3 for $690.00 from Hindmarsh Island 5214 to Kew East 3102
Dominique was looking to move 28.00m3 for $2395.00 from Torrensville 5031 to Oakleigh 3166
Ryan was looking to move 21.00m3 for $2200.00 from Seaview Downs 5049 to Point Cook 3030
Brenton was looking to move 26.00m3 for $2475.00 from Aberfoyle Park 5159 to Hastings 3915
Haziq was looking to move 9.00m3 for $805.00 from Craigburn Farm 5051 to Camberwell 3124
Hugo was looking to move 23.00m3 for $2355.00 from Campbelltown 5074 to St Kilda East 3183
Frances was looking to move 3.00m3 for $498.00 from Marden 5070 to Coburg 3058
Nicole was looking to move 4.00m3 for $528.00 from Leabrook 5068 to Heidelberg Heights 3081
Sanjay was looking to move 20.00m3 for $2042.00 from Adelaide to Melbourne
Jillian was looking to move 51.00m3 for $5468.00 from Seaford Meadows 5169 to Armstrong Creek 3217
Wendy was looking to move 5.00m3 for $550.00 from Hackham 5163 to Southbank 3006
Haziq was looking to move 8.00m3 for $800.00 from Craigburn Farm 5051 to Camberwell 3124
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Jillian booked a removalist for $5468.00 in Seaford Meadows

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Frequently asked questions

If your booking is a premium service, the company will be able to provide exact timing. If your booking is a shared option, then your schedule will be a window between two to seven hours on the move day.

We encourage bookings ASAP, and this will hold the price, reserve the space, and give you peace of mind. This can also mean you avoid any future price rise.

All furniture items will be wrapped in heavy removalist quilted padding to best protect your furniture; Some removalists will also use shrink wrap as well.

It is preferable to consider taking out an all-risk policy for your move. We offer two different options of coverage for your move, which include lowering the excess to obtain a lower premium or the ability to cover specific items of your move: https://muv.al/insurance

 

A cubic metre is 1m x 1m x 1m. A full-sized container size is 38m3. 

Truck sizes vary from 20m3 to 70m3 and sometimes 100m3.

No, The moving company you book will load and unload the truck with a minimum of two professional removalists.

If you change your list of items or space required a week before your move, we can usually adjust the price accordingly. In some circumstances this won’t be possible depending on the booking volume and amount of change and notice provided.

It is preferred if you or your representative to be present at the pickup and drop off.

When quoting on your job, we provide the name and reviews of the company that matches your inquiry. Although we vet every company on our system, we encourage you to do your own due dilligence on the company you choose.

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I highly recommend for anybody looking at moving interstate to contact these guys, I’ve used them twice.

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