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We mapped 30,000 Australian freight claims. Take a look.

We mapped nearly 30,000 Australian freight claims across 18,000+ corridors. Explore where damage actually happens — and what the patterns mean for carriers.
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FreightInsure
Published On
May 4, 2026

We've spent the last few years quietly building one of the largest datasets of domestic freight claims in Australia — every loss and damage event, every origin, every destination, every kilometre travelled.

So we put it on a map.

Explore the freight claims map →

What's in it

Nearly 30,000 claims. Over 18,000 unique origin-destination pairs. Five years of data across every state and territory. Australian domestic freight only.

You can pan, zoom, and filter by lane, distance, and region. Every line is a real corridor. Every dot is a real claim.

A few things that stood out

Outer-metro growth corridors are punching above their weight. Postcodes like Wanneroo, Pakenham, Craigieburn, Truganina and Joondalup show up disproportionately as claim destinations. New estates, unfamiliar streets, GPS that's a year behind the road builds. Last-mile into Australia's fastest-growing suburbs shows up as a heavier source of damage than the CBD runs.

Perth is the receiving end of a lot of pain. WA receives roughly 6.8 times more claimed shipments than it sends, and nearly 40% of WA-bound claims land in the northern Perth growth corridor.

Distance doesn't tell the story you'd expect. Short-haul routes under 50km generate roughly the same average claims-per-route as 2,000km+ transcontinental hauls. A 25km metro run can show up with the same claim density as a Melbourne-to-Perth lane.

What to do with it

Have a look at where you operate. Zoom into your major lanes. See where the heat is on the routes you run — and the ones you don't.

If the map raises questions about your own claims profile, get in touch. We've spent a lot of time looking at this data and we're happy to share what we know.

Open the map →

FreightInsure is Australia and New Zealand's embedded freight insurance platform. We work with carriers, 3PLs, brokers and TMS platforms to embed per-shipment cover at the point of dispatch.

This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. You should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement, Financial Services Guide and Target Market Determination and consider whether any product is appropriate for you before making any decisions.
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