I am making the big move up north in April , i need a removalist company or covered van to take my gear to Nong Khai , any recommendations of company or individual in Phuket ?

Cheers

You could well be better off finding a haulier in Nong Khai to come down empty, and take your stuff back.

Likely to be cheaper than any of the schysters around here, and if anything does go wrong, you'll be dealing with a driver in your new locality, rather than someone 1500km away.

Lots of police bribery checkpoints in the north, also, so likely that a northern driver will be au fait with procedures, rather than a driver from the south.

For my first company moves into and around Thailand I used the international relocation companies (Pickfords - Very good, but costly, Asian Tigers - Good and OK on price, Crown Relocation - terrible) Full review here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/526318-relocation-services-a-users-review/page__fromsearch__1

But for my last move ( within Bangkok) I used a local guy with a truck recommended by a friend and the costs was about 1/100th of the international relocation businesses and the guy and his two mates did a good job, but there was no international element to this move.

cheapest way to ship Phuket- Nong Kai is the bus and lorry leaving behind Jungceylon 3 times a month. They charge 1200 baht for a small bike, less than half of the post office

thanks kbb ... its not just for the bikes have personal belongings etc ..so need a small truck ....

i know a guy with a 6 wheel truck that moved my stuff from Hua Hin for 10k, and the truck was loaded to the max. pm me if you want his number.