Pacific Highway — coal, steel, and general port freight. Port of Newcastle is the world's biggest coal terminal; back-haul from Brisbane is what makes the math work.
Typical owner-operator semi sell price for this run: $2,128–$3,420 one-way (live estimate — open the calculator on this page for your own numbers).
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760km — about 8.5 hours of driving time, single driver, no breaks. The corridor runs through NSW.
The exact cost depends on your truck, fuel use, and the day's diesel price. Truk's calculator on this page gives a live estimate using current NSW diesel and your truck profile — typical owner-operator semi quotes for this run are in the $2,128–$3,420 range one-way for a single load.
containers, steel, general freight, refrigerated are the most common loads on this corridor.
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