Project Freight Services

Project freight is defined by sequencing and site conditions, not a single pallet count. A campaign might run for weeks or months — construction fit-outs, mining-camp establishment, civil infrastructure rollouts, switchboard installs — with multiple drops sequenced around site readiness, trade schedules and hand-over dates. If deliveries have to land in a specific order on a specific site, it's project freight rather than a standard road linehaul.

Anything above 2.5 m wide, 4.6 m high, 19 m long or over vehicle-class weight limits needs permits, route planning and often pilot vehicles. QFM coordinates permit applications, matches the job to flatbed, drop-deck, low-loader or extendable trailers, and books HIAB or crane-truck support at the delivery end when the site has no lifting equipment. Share actual dimensions, weight and lifting points at quote stage so routing and lift method are correct from the first visit.

Yes — unmanned construction sites, regional mining camps, civil works along road-train corridors and infrastructure pads with no on-site forklift are common project deliveries. Access instructions, combination locks or gate codes, site-contact phone numbers and time windows are captured on the consignment. HIAB or crane-truck delivery is used where the site has no unloading equipment, and POD is handled via GPS-timestamped driver photos when no signatory is present.

Staged delivery is the backbone of project freight — concrete and steel before framing, framing before fit-out, fit-out before commissioning. QFM works off a delivery schedule tied to the project program, with each drop booked against its required date. Changes are expected (weather delays, permit shifts, trade reschedules) and the schedule is re-planned rather than re-booked every time. The single point of contact stays with QFM across the campaign.

Yes. Project freight is not a "book each drop separately" service — a single QFM contact stays across the campaign from the first site pour through to final commissioning. That contact holds the project program, the dispatch schedule and the carrier relationships, so every new delivery inherits the context of earlier drops. Get in touch before the first load and we'll set up the account structure for the campaign.