Freight that keeps your business moving
When a part, a delivery of stock or a piece of equipment has to be in another city tomorrow, road freight is often too slow and courier prices for heavy items climb fast. Uplift Freight collects from your premises, flies the shipment on scheduled domestic airline cargo and delivers it to your customer, branch or site. One fixed quote covers every leg.
We work with businesses that move heavy items between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg and the coastal cities. Shipments start at 35 kg.
Who we work with
- Workshops, dealerships and parts suppliers: gearboxes, cylinder heads, hydraulic units and breakdown spares.
- Manufacturers and engineering firms: pumps, motors, compressors, control panels and machine parts.
- Mining and agricultural suppliers: spares that stop a site or a harvest when they're late.
- Retailers and online stores: replenishment stock and launch orders between regional warehouses.
- Event, AV and production companies: lighting, sound and staging cases that must land before load-in.
- Medical and lab suppliers: diagnostic machines and instruments, packed and handled with care.
- Office and IT teams: printers, servers and workstations between branches (UPS batteries need approval first).
Why businesses use air for heavy freight
- Speed: flights between the main cities take one to two hours, so most shipments are delivered the next day.
- Cost: for heavy items on long routes, air is often far cheaper than express road couriers. One road quote we were given for Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg was R6 800.
- One supplier, one price: collection, airline booking and delivery are all on one quote.
- Updates at every handover: collection, lodging, landing and delivery.
How booking works for businesses
- Send the detailsRoute, number of pieces, and the weight and size of each piece, plus when it's ready. The quote form takes you through it.
- Get a fixed quoteOne price for collection, the flight and delivery, with the expected delivery day.
- Pay and we bookPayment is upfront. We book the collection truck and the airline cargo space.
- Delivered to the receiverA partner truck collects at the destination terminal and delivers to the door.
Too big or not allowed to fly?
Very large pieces and some dangerous goods can't go on a passenger aircraft. For those we arrange city-to-city road freight instead, so you still deal with one company.
Business freight questions
Do you offer accounts for businesses?
Not at the moment. Every shipment is quoted and paid upfront, which keeps our prices low. Regular shippers get the same fast quoting every time.
Can you handle regular shipments between our branches?
Yes. Send us the routes and typical weights and we'll quote each shipment quickly so your team can book without delays.
Can you collect from a warehouse with a loading bay or forklift?
Yes. Tell us about loading facilities at both ends on the quote request so we send the right vehicle.