When carriers calculate the cost of moving your consignment, they are working on how much the consignment weighs and the actual space it will take up on the vehicle. Transport companies are not only limited by the overall weight of the vehicle and the trailers, they are also limited to individual axles weights.
Carriers will generally work on a sliding weight scale to calculate your charges. For example, 1 tonne may be charged at $200, however a full B Double load weighing 36 tonne may be charged at $2500.
The reason for such a large difference is lossely based on the convenience or inconvenience of the freight.
For example, if a driver had 34 separate consignments with different delivery addresses all over a city, it would take considerable time to make those deliveries. Even though he might be receiving good revenue, it is offset by the time it takes to complete the delivery, the added administrative work to track the deliveries, invoice the work and so on.
The driver completing one delivery for one consignment for a lesser charge is far better off so far as convenience is concerned. Plus he is able to unload and reload much faster if he has only one pick up and one delivery.
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