In this menu option, you can quickly calculate how much freight will cost.
Steps to follow:
1. Go to Home page
2. Click on Quick Quote
3. Enter the relevant suburb in the ‘collect from’ and ‘deliver to’ fields, enter the postcode or first 3 characters from the location
If the collection or delivery is to residential areas, please select checkbox ‘Residential’
(‘Collect From’ is automatically filled with your warehouse location, you can always override this)
Note: Don’t use the suburb with the envelope icon 
This postcode belongs to a PO box, and it is not a delivery postcode.
If you have special pick up or delivery options, select the correct checkbox, such as ‘Pickup Tail lift’, ‘Delivery Tail lift’ or ‘Hand unload’.
4. Enter the ‘container’ type the background of the line will turn grey. It will stay grey until you entered all the mandatory fields and the [calculate] button is inactive
(Tip: use the [Tab] button to enter all the fields)
5. Enter the following mandatory fields:
- Quantity
- Weight in kg
- Length in cm
- Width in cm
- Height in cm
- If required Dangerous good code in Haz Mat (click on the red plus sign. The DG must exist in Cario before you can use it)
- Assets for future use
6. Click on [calculate]
- The cheapest carrier is presented as the first carrier on the list and is high-lighted in green.
- The fastest ETA is high-lighted in blue
The quick quote will be generated on the screen.
If container type doesn’t have the correct volume (m³) the field becomes red and [calculate] is greyed out.
Error message: the volume of the item you are sending is less than 0.001m³ indicates that the dimensions may not be correct. Volume should be at least 0.01m³. Please change the dimensions to ensure the volume is 0.01m³ or higher
If the dimensions are incorrect (for examples entered in mm instead of cm) you receive a warning message, and the specific field is marked as yellow. The option [calculate] is available.
Warning message: the value you have entered for length (or width, height) is larger than would normally be expected – 1 meters. Dimensions are always entered in centimetres (cm). Please check you have entered the correct value as incorrect dimensions will result in high freight charges
If you need to change the dimensions or weight on the line, you can click in the field and edit the entered value. However, after entering all the mandatory fields, a new line is added automatically to the grid and the background will turn back to white and the [calculate] button is active again.
Button [Clear]: if select this button the screen will be cleared.
If you like to proceed with the quote, you can create a consignment, steps to follow:
7. Click on [Create a consignment] (this button is only active after using [calculate])
The menu option ‘Consignment – Create new consignment’ will appear.
8. The ‘Collect From’ details have been automatically entered (you can change them with the edit option)
9. Enter the ‘Deliver From’ details by clicking on the edit icon and accept this screen with [OK]
10. Optional is adding reference fields and special instructions
11. For additional delivery requirements such as ‘hand unload’, ‘timeslots’ or ‘tailgate’, click on [more options] on the top right on the consignment screen
12. Click on [Create]
13. A range of different carrier services will be displayed.
14. Select the correct service and click [OK]
- The cheapest carrier is presented as the first carrier on the list and is high-lighted in green.
- The fastest ETA is high-lighted in blue
The labels and consignments will be pop-up on separate screens, except when selecting the checkbox ‘Email documents’.