Long distance: Dedicated long-distance transport from Johannesburg to Durban, Cape Town and more

When a business in Johannesburg needs machinery, stock or equipment in Durban, it doesn't have to wait for a consolidated delivery service: it can book a dedicated vehicle for the trip. The vehicle is booked for your load and travels on the agreed date.

The trip is quoted from our Randburg base to your collection point, down to Durban and back, so tolls and the return journey are part of one price. Book in advance, ideally by about 18:00 the day before; that's a guideline, not a strict cut-off.

For example, we have moved a 5,000-litre tank from Johannesburg to Cape Town as a dedicated trip. Large single items like this don't suit a parcel network, and many don't justify a full-size truck.

On a trip this long, the quote can include overnight accommodation for the driver as well as tolls. As with every long-distance trip, you pay a 75% deposit before dispatch and the remaining 25% on delivery.

Our long-distance trips don't only go to Durban and Cape Town. We also take dedicated trips from Gauteng to Bloemfontein and to smaller towns and destinations such as Polokwane, Witbank (eMalahleni), Ventersdorp and Welkom, and many others. Each one is quoted on its own, for the whole trip. We don't publish fixed long-distance rates, because a fixed rate could create the wrong expectations.

Every long-distance trip starts in Gauteng, where we work across the province from our Randburg base. See where we work.

Every long-distance trip is quoted on the whole journey: the vehicle travels from our Randburg base to your collection point, delivers your load and returns to base. The quote reflects that total distance plus tolls, access, travel time and any special requirements, and can include overnight accommodation, waiting time and special handling. Quotations are generally valid for seven days, subject to fuel-price adjustments, availability and any conditions stated in the quotation.

Payment is a 75% deposit before dispatch and 25% on delivery, by EFT; cash is possible by prior arrangement. We're not VAT registered, so our prices carry no VAT. See how our pricing works.

Send the collection and delivery towns, what the load is, its approximate size and weight, and the date it needs to move. A photo on WhatsApp helps us plan the vehicle. Every trip is covered by our goods-in-transit insurance with King Price, up to R100,000 per trip, subject to the policy's terms, exclusions and excess. If your load is worth more, tick the goods-in-transit box on the quote form and tell us its value.

For vehicles and machinery, see car and equipment transport; for urgent loads within Gauteng, see same-day and urgent delivery; for household items, see furniture removals.