Shared lorry (lori tumpang) in Malaysia: how it works and what it costs
How a shared lorry or part load works in Malaysia, when it saves money, what it costs, and the shared-container option for Sabah and Sarawak.
What is lori tumpang?
Lori tumpang means your goods share space on a lorry that is already going your way, instead of hiring a whole lorry. You usually pay less, but you wait for a lorry on your route, so the dates must be flexible.
When it makes sense
- A few items or a small load, not a whole house.
- Your dates are flexible by a few days.
- Long routes such as KL–Penang or KL–Johor Bahru, where a whole lorry costs the most.
- Not for urgent, very fragile or very valuable loads.
What it costs
There's no standard price list: shared loads are quoted per job. The saving is small on short trips (one mover's shared load starts at about RM330 against about RM350 for a whole 1-ton lorry nearby) and biggest on long routes, where you don't pay for the lorry's empty trip back.
Sabah and Sarawak: a shared container
Between the Peninsula and Sabah or Sarawak, small loads travel in a shared sea container (LCL): about RM260–RM450 per cubic metre port to port, and around three weeks door to door. See shipping to Sabah and Sarawak.
What to ask
- The pickup and delivery dates, and how long the goods may wait
- Who loads and unloads
- Who is responsible if something is damaged
- Whether the price is per item, per cubic metre or per trip
Find a shared lorry
Post a request, list your items and say you can share a lorry and your dates are flexible. Suppliers already running your route may offer a lower price. Compare with a whole lorry on the moving routes pages.
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Questions
Is lori tumpang cheaper?
Usually, especially on long routes, because you share the cost of the trip. On short trips the saving is small.
How long does a shared lorry take?
It depends on when a lorry runs your route: allow a few days of flexibility. A shared container to Sabah or Sarawak takes around three weeks door to door.