Importing Cars & Machinery

Here at SEQH, we hold a Quarantine 1.1 license which enables us to complete quarantine inspections, washes and fumigations at our premises in Gosport Street (5-10mins from the Port of Brisbane).

These services will be required for importers that have been sent a direction by customs to complete an inspection and/or further service(s) such as a wash or fumigation. We are fully equipped to handle a wide variety of freight (cars, boats, machinery, mining, agricultural and farming equipment).

Additional service offerings include short and long term storage solutions as well as bonded storage, FCL & FAK unpacks under our 77G Bond Store license.

Should you have any questions regarding the services we offer and would like to experience a tour of a depot, please contact me further.

Nathan Craner
Business Development Manager

Handling Heavy Equipment

A current job we have on the go is as it follows:

• Handle in 3 x 28 tonne conveyor belts & lift off with our onsite crane.
• Load the conveyor belts onto 20ft flat racks.
• Restrain the load by using timber dunnage and chains.
  (Maritime safety regulations state that lashings should be 3 times the weight of the cargo e.g. a 10.0mt cargo load requires 30.0mt securing strength of lashing.)
• Store the units until receivals open at the Port of Brisbane.
• Deliver the OOG 20ft flat racks to the required terminal at the POB wharf when required.

Picture 1: 3 x 28 tonne conveyor belts arrive in SEQH after their journey from Perth.

Pictures 2 & 3: Using our onsite crane, load the units onto the 20ft flat rack(s) and restrain the load.

Should you have any further questions regarding the import, export, handling or storageof OOG articles/equipment, please contact me further.

Imports for Mine Sites in Central Qld

An ongoing job that we are involved in is deliveries to mine sites throughout central Queensland. This has the following process:

• Collect the container(s) from the Port of Brisbane
• Return to our depot in Hemmant & unpack the conveyor belts
• De-hire the shipping container
• Load out Semi’s with the conveyor belts
• Deliver to site when the customer requires

Unpacking the container in Brisbane and delivering the freight loose has the following benefits:

• Take away the risk of detention charges to the shipping line for the hire of the shipping container
• The site may not have the equipment suitable to unpack the freight from the container
• For a smaller quantity of container imports, this is far more cost effective as you do not need to transport a container back and therefore cheaper transport costs for the one way delivery.

Efficient Export Packing

The export grain season is in full force! One of our customers which we have been servicing for many years will pack anywhere from 35-50 containers a day across 5, 6 and sometimes 7 days per week.

To keep up with this demand and assist in their own business development, we based one of our Container Handlers at their site many years ago which we maintain the service and up-time of the machine. By basing the container handler on their site, we (and our customer)have seen the following huge benefits:

• Reduce the constraints around packing and loading trucks. We do not have trucks waiting onsite should packing be running behind. This is totally separated so neither of the two (transport vs packing) do not impact/influence one another.
• Quicker packing – 15 minutes per container.
• Pack more in a day – increased about 60% compared to previous model.
• SEQH can collect anytime – day or night. We train our drivers to operate the container handler so they can jump in if the site is not manned.

South East Qld. Hauliers were called upon for urgent assistance in October 2016, after the fall of a national heavy haulage transport company. The task required was to collect import 40ft shipping containers from the Port of Brisbane wharf and deliver these to Cloncurry which is positioned approx. 1,700km from the POB.

Prior to the fall of the previous carrier, these containers were being delivered as doubles. At the time of engagement with this opportunity, it was clear to us (SEQH), that we could perform this task faster and more efficiently. Given we operate under mass management, we were able to cart these on triple road trains.

We would collect the 40ft containers from the POB, hub them in our Hemmant depot then transport via A Doubles to our Toowoomba depot. We would run doubles out to Roma and then do a switch and run triples for the remaining distance. From Roma to Cloncurry, that’s approx. 1,225km PLUS the return so it’s well worth the switch! We would arrive to site with two road trains loaded with 6 x 40ft shipping containers. This had the following benefits:

• Operating more efficient and cost effective.
• By getting more containers to site at once, you can set up your unpacking equipment/cranes and achieve more per set up.
• Getting the containers to site faster means getting containers back and de-hired faster – therefore, minimising the risk of additional charges to shipping lines.

From October to the end of November 2016, we delivered 37 x 40ft open top shipping containers. We’ve had a recent import shipment of 11 x 40ft SOC (shipper owned containers), which we will deliver when the site re-opens in the new year which will finish off the import component of the project.

Valdora Solar Farm has momentum

South East Qld. Hauliers have been assigned to deliver shipping containers to the Downer EDI Solar Farm that is being constructed in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast.

Positioned 6km inland from Coolum Beach, the Valdora solar farm will be the 5th largest SF. in Australia and will be constructed on 24 hectares of a 49 hectare site. At it’s peak, the SF. will generate 15,000 kilowatts from the sun into the Energex network. The electricity generated over one year is enough to power approximately 5,000 homes.

The site will be installed with more than 57,000 solar panels, 1,500 support structures and 6 inverter stations. In addition to this, 36,000 trees will be planted to create a 10m wide x 470 long buffer area along the sites frontage.

The Sunshine Coast solar farm is estimated to deliver $22 million in savings (after costs) for rate payers from councils lower electrical costs over the next 30 years. Click here to read more from the original source (Sunshine Coast City Council).

From September to December 2016, SEQH have delivered 99 shipping containers to site after collecting them from the Port of Brisbane wharf. Due to the location of site, a rural tailgate needs to be completed on all containers prior to delivery which is performed at our depot in Hemmant. This is a significant achievement across a 3-4 month duration considering the following:

• Much of the site was closed for approx. 4 weeks after the discovery of asbestos. Zero containers were allowed to be delivered during this time (asbestos was cleared and the site commenced normal practice late November after the October discovery).
• The site rests on a natural swamp area. That means, anytime there is a drop of rain, you got it – limited to nil access.

Given the set backs, the site paused their imports to provide adequate time to catch up on the existing containers yet to be unpacked. The imports will resume in the new year where they will receive roughly 2-4 containers per day, Mon-Fri.

Queensland’s largest solar farm plugs into the grid a month early

South East Qld. Hauliers was assigned the job to collect 40ft import shipping containers & flat racks from the Port of Brisbane wharf and deliver to the Barcaldine Solar Farm project site which is positioned approx. 1,100km’s from the POB.

Between the months of July & November, SEQH delivered 287 x 40ft shipping containers / flat racks (the peak deliveries were Aug-Sept). These were picked up from the Port and delivered to our Toowoomba depot via A Doubles (which cart 2 x 40ft). From there, we did a change over in Roma to then cart triples (3 x 40ft) to site.

The containers were dropped to the ground with one of our side loader’s which was another cost saving initiative.

Info about the project:
The Barcaldine Solar Farm project was completed after installing 78,000 solar panels to the site. This site is estimated to generate 57,000 megawatt hours a year which is an energy consumption equivalent to approximately 9,800 households. Click here to read more from the source of this information (The Guardian).

SEQH have depots in Hemmant, Brisbane & Toowoomba. We are able to complete projects like this due to our systems, infrastructure, people and equipment. We are honest, reliable, transparent and follow through on our word. We contribute to projects running on time and within budget – this solar farm in particular, was plugged in 1 month ahead of schedule!

This has been and is, yet another positive step forward for our communities in rural areas.

Are you SOLAS ready?Ф

With the worldwide legislation for export containers changing, as of the 1st of July onwards, all export containers will need their gross mass verified prior to exportation. There is a chain of responsibility for all involved however the underlining responsibility comes back to the shipper.

South East Queensland Hauliers has a registered Public Weighbridge at our main office in Hemmant to ensure any bulk load out or intake is recorded with NMI mandated accuracy. Our Public Weighbridge spans 28.5m in length so we can weigh anything from a box trailer to an A Double (weighing up to 80 tonnes).

Our Public Weighbridge Dockets can also be used for registering a caravan, car or trailer.

Weighbridge: $30 + GST – available to the general public and external carriers.

SEQH Transport & Weighbridge: $55 + GST – incl. service & deviation (reduced from $85 + GST).

For SEQH customers, once the tare and gross weigh has been completed, you will receive a PDF docket emailed to you within 30-60 minutes between the hours of 7am-4pm, Monday-Friday (excluding public weighbridge).

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There are many pros and cons to day/night time deliveries; however it all comes down to the suitability of the site. Below are some points to consider us.

Does the site have suitable lighting at night (at least at the entrance of the site)? Is it a necessity that the customer has a signed POD upon delivery of the container? Are there any restrictions for deliveries in that suburb/zone that will impact day time deliveries? If the site has other tenants, is there sufficient space to access/drop/exit the site during business hours? Does the site require people onsite to direct the driver upon arrival?

If you would like to speak further about the discounts we (South East Queensland Hauliers) offer for night time deliveries please contact us via the Contact Us page.