One Way Truck Rentals

This section provides information regarding our one way truck rentals. For information regarding our truck range and specifications, click here.

with any one way furniture truck rental

Applicable to our traytops as well as our pantechnicons (furniture trucks).

Don't have a truck license?

Why not add one of our furniture trailers to
our 2 tonners(car license) for aditional capacity

	What destinations are available for your one way truck rentals?
	The one way rental of our trucks is available to any approved destination within mainland Australia providing the destination is regularly serviced by an intercity bus line or budget airline - tell us your proposed destination and way points (i.e. full details of your proposed route) and we will confirm the destination and provide you with a quotation.
	Can I save money by returning the truck to the Meteor depot I collected it from, rather than than doing a one way?
	Unless you need to come back, the saving would be marginal, especially if you then need to travel back to your destination. If you need to come back it would be more economical to hire the truck on a return basis.
	I'm moving house to another district. What sized truck do I need?
	The following table is for use as a guide only:

Drivers Licence	Residence Size	Est. Vol. (M3)	Suggested Truck Size by nom. payload)
Car or Truck	Flat/1/b/r	13-20m3	1.5 or 2 tonner
Car	2/3/4 B/r	21-34m3	2 tonner + furniture trailer
Truck: 'LR'	2 B/r	21- 28m3	4 tonner
Truck:'LR'	3/4 B/r	29 - 41m3	2 or 4 tonner + furniture trailer
Truck: 'MR'	3 B/r	29 - 36m3	6 tonner
Truck: 'MR'	3/4 B/r	37 - 45m3	7 tonner

View our checklist for a handy memory jogger of things to do when moving.

	My drivers licence says that I can drive a truck up to 4.5 tonne but the information above says that I can only drive a 2 tonner. Why?
	The 4.5 tonne figure given on your licence refers to the vehicle mass (GVM), not its nominal payload - refer to our section on drivers licence classes for a fuller explanation.
	How much do I allow for fuel to my trip?
	We supply our trucks full of fuel - you need to allow for refuelling along the way, including topping up the vehicle when you have finished with it. The following fuel consumption table is for use as a guide only - consumption will vary according to the way you drive, the type of body fitted, the weight being carried, and whether or not you're towing a trailer.

TRUCK:	1.5 TONNE	2 TONNE	4 TONNE	6 TONNE	7 TONNE
Litres per 100kms	15L	20L	22L	25L	270L

Use the following example to estimate the fuel cost for your trip:

EXAMPLE: 2 tonne truck one way from Cairns to Brisbane

Kilometres one way (allow neat + 50km for running around):

1775km

Divide kms by 100

/100

17.75

Multiply by L/100kms (refer to above table):

x 20L/100kms

Estimated fuel usage for trip:

355 Litres

Multiply by current fuel cost:

x $1.35/litre #

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUEL COST:

$479.25

# The fuel rate shown is not intended to be a reflection of current fuel costs - we recommend that you check your local pricing to arrive at a figure. Allow more for country areas.

Diesel at regular service stations can be more expensive than petrol. The best prices are usually found at truck stops or wherever truckies refuel.


Cairns - Townsville - Mount Isa - Century Zinc (Lawn Hill) North Queensland Australia
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