Do you want to know how to find lorry transports (for house moving and commercial goods delivery) at 30% less than the market rate?
Here’s the secret..
Backhaul, backhaul, backhaul
What is ‘backhaul’?
Backhaul is when a lorry driver travels from point A to point B with a load and returns from point B to point A with an empty lorry.
For the trip from A to B, the transportation cost is enough to cover the lorry driver’s expenditure to get from A to B and back to A again.
So for the trip from B to A, the lorry drivers are willing to lower the price since it would be a “bonus” for them if they had a delivery job from B to A.
Here’s how it works:
How do I find ‘backhaul’ services or empty lorries?
There are a number of ways. You can search for them on:
- WhatsApp and Facebook groups
- “Hot Deals” by TheLorry
To join a backhaul WhatsApp group, here’s what you need to do:
- Find the WhatsApp group admin from Facebook, Google or mutual friends.
- Ask the group admin to add you into the group.
- Here’s an example template to use in the WhatsApp group: “Finding a backhaul lorry from Johor Bahru to Ara Damansara. 3 tonne lorry (17 ft) needed early April. Items: 50 x boxes (10x10x10cm). Please PM best rate”.
For Facebook, you can join a Facebook group such as LORI UNTUK DISEWA and Lori Balik Kosong. You can use the same advertisement template as above.
Using WhatsApp and Facebook may be inconvenient and difficult since you will need to negotiate with each and every driver who gives you a quotation. This may take up a lot of time.
So what’s an easier way to do this?
Check out TheLorry’s Hot Deals section.
What are “Hot Deals”?
It’s a platform and product to help you find backhaul/empty lorries at 30% cheaper than market rates.
Just visit www.thelorry.com/my/book/hotdeals and check out the deals. Deals refresh everyday.
The deals above are backhaul trips made by lorry drivers.
Once you have found the right trip for you, fill up your address, pickup date and pickup time. Then, make payment online and you’re done!
That was easy wasn’t it?
So what is the difference between backhaul and a regular trip?
“Hot Deals” | Regular Trip | |
Booking Type | Decided by lorry driver | Decided by customer |
Guarantee | Not guaranteed by TheLorry. If there are any problems with the booking, TheLorry will not find a replacement driver dan the purchase will be refunded to the customer. Subject to terms and conditions. | Service guaranteed by TheLorry. If there are any problems with the booking, TheLorry will find a replacement driver for you. |
Wrapping and Assembly/Disassembly Services | Not available | Available |
Payment | Online | Online & Cash on Delivery (COD) |
Can you trust this service?
Don’t listen to us, read the reviews of our happy customers:
“Very punctual, easy to communicate with. They wrapped and move my furniture with care. 4 hours of moving and driving is a tough job. I really appreciate their hard work. It’s my first time using thelorry.com/my, won’t be my last :)” – Jiad Li
“ Very punctual and prompt service provided. Highly recommended. Keep up the good work!” – Nick Tan
“Very kind and nice people with respectful service. Everytime when I move out/in use your service, Customer Service, Lorry management Team, Driver and Manpower people, couldn’t be better. I will recommend all my people to use TheLorry. Very feel relax and trustful :)” – Namhee Kim
“Very efficient and good. Reliable and hardworking. Really good in arranging the boxes and my furniture to fit the whole house in the lorry” – Farrah Wahida Ahmad Bahar
“Timely, very efficient, cleared out my entire house and into the new place in a couple of hours only Deserves 5 star Thank you for the service and pleasant experience Will definitely recommend and use again” – Aidi Johari
“This is my greatest experience in malaysia. God bless you very much. This app is a life saver,with good people operating in it. Thank you so much.” – James(Slashybaba)
What are the terms and conditions?
How do I make a booking?
Step 1: Visit www.thelorry.com/my/book/hotdeals
Step 2: Choose the trip and vehicle which you require
Step 3: Fill up your name, address, e-mail and phone number
Step 4: Pay online
Step 5: Your booking is confirmed! A representative from TheLorry will contact you very soon!