Backload delivery NZ: compare quotes for inter-city moves
Moving between cities? Post on SENDIT and compare quotes from verified drivers with spare route capacity or willing to quote your inter-city job.
- Verified drivers
- Compare quotes
- Secure payments
- Photo proof
- Built in NZ
Why backloads beat traditional freight for single items
Commercial freight prices single items like commercial loads. Backloading uses spare capacity on trips already happening.
Freight minimums are high
Sending one couch or appliance through a freight company often means paying for space you do not need.
Empty return trips exist
Drivers and owner-operators often have spare space on return legs. Backloading fills that gap.
Flexible timing saves money
If you can wait for a driver heading your way, you compare better quotes than a dedicated run.
Not every route, every day
Backloads depend on who is travelling when. Post your job and compare offers. Availability varies by corridor.
How backload delivery works on SENDIT
Post your inter-city job, compare driver offers, and choose the best fit for route and timing.
Post your inter-city delivery
Add photos, pickup and drop-off cities, dimensions, and how flexible you are on dates.
Compare offers from travelling drivers
Drivers with spare space, or willing to quote your route, send offers. Compare price, vehicle and timing.
Coordinate and confirm with photo proof
Chat about loading, secure payment through SENDIT, and photo proof at pickup and delivery.
Real backload and inter-city jobs
Longer-distance deliveries completed by verified SENDIT drivers.
Flexible-timing inter-city jobs where drivers used spare vehicle space or quoted for the route.
Among these 6 completed delivery examples, prices ranged from $100–$318
Prices vary by distance, item size, urgency, access, and whether extra help is needed. This is a sample of published examples — not a complete price list or national average.
Dining table
“Great experience with this driver! He was very easy to communicate with and our dining table arrived in perfect condition - thanks Ned!”
Grey Lynn Ohauiti
car rims
“Great courier! Very helpful. Great communicator, great to deal with and very polite. Definitely recommend this courier.”
Mount Wellington Baverstock
Bedside tables
“Very reliable dude”
Wainuiomata Whalers Gate
Wheels
Albany New Plymouth
Fragile sign
“Fast and a good price for so quick. Easy to work with and updated times as he went.”
Mangakakahi Sentry Hill
Trampoline (boxed)
“Amazing responsiveness and care taken for a complicated delivery - excellent friendly service!”
Remuera Pyes Pa
Built to protect both sides of every delivery
Verified drivers, secure payments, and photo proof help keep every SENDIT delivery accountable from pickup to drop-off.
SENDIT is designed so senders and drivers can trust the process. From verified profiles and secure payments to photo confirmation at pickup and drop-off.
Every completed delivery builds a clearer record of what happened, when, and who was involved.
Verified drivers
Identity checks before drivers can accept jobs.
Secure payments
Stripe payments released only after delivery is confirmed.
Photo proof
Pickup and delivery photos for both sides.
In-app chat
Coordinate without leaving the platform.
Ratings & reviews
Both sides rate each other after every job.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using SENDIT for this type of delivery.
Ready to compare backload quotes?
Post your inter-city delivery, compare offers from verified drivers, and choose the best option with secure payment and photo proof.
- Verified drivers
- Compare quotes
- Secure payments
- Photo proof
- Built in NZ
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Backloads vs other options
Completed deliveries
Real inter-city jobs with prices