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CBRE reported that Australia's industrial and logistics vacancy rate was 2.8% in the first half of 2025, still below the market's long-term average despite a gradual rise in available space. With industrial space remaining tight, some businesses can reduce unnecessary storage by transferring freight directly from inbound to outbound transport.
Comparing cross-docking providers side by side helps businesses assess network coverage, industry experience and freight visibility from arrival to dispatch. This article compares five providers operating across Australia to help you choose the right fit for your industry and freight requirements.
Request a quote to transfer freight between inbound and outbound transport without paying for storage in between.
Get a Quote NowBusinesses comparing cross-docking providers can book a slot with Couriers & Freight's cross-docking network and track freight from arrival to dispatch.
The table below compares each provider's operating locations and the industries they publicly support, making it easier to shortlist the right option for your freight requirements.
Couriers & Freight is an Australian freight management platform that connects businesses with a network of carrier partners for domestic and international freight services. Its cross-docking facilities are located in Kingsgrove and Kemps Creek in New South Wales, and Truganina in Victoria, where inbound freight is transferred directly to outbound transport without long-term storage.
A retailer receiving stock from multiple suppliers can compare available carriers, book a cross-docking service, and track freight from arrival to dispatch through Couriers & Freight’s platform.
Retailers, manufacturers, and distributors can compare available carriers, book a cross-docking service, and monitor freight through the same platform.
Operating across Australia, New Zealand, and international markets, Toll Group delivers freight forwarding, contract logistics, warehousing, and transport services. Its network includes more than 50 warehousing facilities across Australia and New Zealand, with cross-docking used to transfer freight from inbound vehicles to outbound transport.
Read more about Toll Group's services.
As part of Australia Post, StarTrack delivers express freight, road transport, and logistics services through a national distribution network. StarTrack ships freight between warehouses, distribution centres, retail stores, and customers through road freight and parcel services. Retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, and government organisations use StarTrack's national distribution network to transfer freight.
Read more about StarTrack's services.
MRL Global operates domestic and international freight forwarding, third-party logistics, and warehousing services through facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. Its warehousing operations include cross-docking, container unpacking, pallet consolidation, pick and pack, and inventory management to support freight moving through Australian supply chains.
Read more about MRL Global's services.
Linfox operates transport, warehousing, and supply chain services across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia for customers in the food and beverage, healthcare, resources, and industrial sectors. Its logistics network includes cross-docking facilities that support the transfer of freight between inbound and outbound transport for customers in the food and beverage, healthcare, resources, and industrial sectors.
Linfox also operates a multimodal freight terminal in Adelaide, which integrates road and rail freight services.
A retailer receiving inventory from multiple suppliers can have each shipment delivered to a Couriers & Freight cross-docking facility, where pallets are sorted by destination and loaded onto outbound vehicles without entering long-term storage.
The retailer can then compare available carriers, book an outbound service and monitor the shipment through to dispatch.
Through a single platform, the retailer can compare available carriers, book a cross-docking service, and monitor each shipment from arrival to dispatch. A manufacturer shipping products to distributors across several states can consolidate pallets from one production run before dispatching them on scheduled outbound services.
Businesses that also need inventory storage or pick and pack services can combine cross-docking with our Warehouse & Fulfilment service.
Book a cross-docking slot with Couriers & Freight to transfer each shipment from arrival to dispatch without paying for storage in between.
Request a quote to transfer freight between inbound and outbound transport without paying for storage in between.
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MHP
No Surcharge*
$16.50
$14
$15.50
$0
$15.50
$14.75
$0
$0
$0
$0
MHP Large Item
No Surcharge*
$16.50
$75
$62
$62
$60.10
$14.75
$0
$0
$0
$0
Residential Pickup
No Surcharge*
$6
$0
$9
--
$9
$10.60
$0
$0
$0
$38.50
Reidential pick up 30-99kgs
No Surcharge*
$63
$0
$9
$0
$9
$74.15
$20
Won't carry
Won't carry
$38.50
Residential pick up 100kgs+
No Surcharge*
$198
$0
$9
$0
$9
$158.87
$50
Won't carry
Won't carry
$38.50
Residential Delivery up to 29kgs
No Surcharge*
$6
$0
$9
--
$9.00
$10.60
$0
$0
$0
$38.50
Residential Delivery up 30-99kgs
No Surcharge*
$63
$0
$9
$0
$9
$74.15
$20
Won't carry
Won't carry
$38.50
Residential Delivery 100kgs+
No Surcharge*
$198
$0
$9
--
$9
$158.57
$50
Won't carry
Won't carry
$38.50
Tail Lift Pick up 50-99kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$45
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Pick up 100-299kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$85
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Pick up 300-499kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$120
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Pick up 500kgs + Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$250
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Delivery 50-99kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$45
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Delivery 100-299kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$85
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Delivery300-499kgs Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$120
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Tail Lift Delivery 500kgs + Sydney / Melbourne
No Surcharge*
$250
$50-$250
$88
$88
$88
$44.07
$120
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Dead weight over 32KGS carton freight
No Surcharge*
$16.50
$75
$70
$70
$70
$14.75
$0
Won't carry
Won't carry
$0
Oversize Surcharge 1.20 - 1.54
No Surcharge*
--
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5.40
$10
$15
Won't carry
$0
Oversize Surcharge 1.55 - 1.85
No Surcharge*
$17
$20
$0
$0
$0
$11.93
$10
$15
Won't carry
$0
Oversize Surcharge 1.86 - 2.20
No Surcharge*
$37
$40
$0
$0
$0
$11.93
$10
Won't carry
Won't carry
$0
Pallet Surcharge
No Surcharge*
--
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Won't carry
Won't carry
$0
Hand Unload Fee Carton
No Surcharge*
--
$0
$70
$70
$70
$47
$0
Won't carry
Won't carry
$61.50
Western Australia Regional Surcharge
No Surcharge*
%10
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
*Surcharges may apply to areas/deimensions not listed
**Prices correct of 16th September 2024
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