Transport names from yesterday..

Well we have had...
whats your job, remember when, one of each brand..
Plenty of good reading in those threads too..

What about some Transport Names from the Past?
(they can be still operating today)

A few pop up now and then...

Lets see how we go with this one..

chocs

Spose i should have started it!

Fry's Transport Geelong.

Linfox took over the operation in around 1969 / 70 ish..

chocs

Here's just a few swallowed by Mayne Nickless:

Colliers Transport 1956
Antill Ranger 1962
East Coast Transport 1969
Intercapital Express Services 1971
Cubico 1973
Super Transport 1978
Kadima Interstate Parcel Express 1979
The Ward Corportation (Batmobiles) 1979
Rapid Transport 1981

Courtesy of "Hurry Back - An Illustrated History of Mayne Nickless"

There was Taylor Dalton Freight Lines who were taken over by Hartridge who were then taken over by Mayne Nickless.

Here's just a few swallowed by Mayne Nickless:

Colliers Transport 1956
Antill Ranger 1962
East Coast Transport 1969
Intercapital Express Services 1971
Cubico 1973
Super Transport 1978
Kadima Interstate Parcel Express 1979
The Ward Corportation (Batmobiles) 1979
Rapid Transport 1981

Courtesy of "Hurry Back - An Illustrated History of Mayne Nickless"

I would've sworn Black & Blue that The Marinic Family Sold Rapids In the late '80s...(88-89) :'( :'(

Good work you blokes!

I rememeber seeing those two names on the same or similar colored trucks 'Seed.

Where did Mann's and Mannway fit in to that lot..anywhere?

And....Don't forget the piccys!....


chocs

Some others are,
Roccozzano
Garden City
Tympat
Spoorns
cousins
Cleavland Express
Yellow Express
Inter Centre Express

Renfreys (Geelong)
Taranto Twinro
Sykes (Geelong-Perth)

just a couple more...

Halls from Geelong..

Hanels
Bruce Pannuci
N & B Freighters
Midways
Bicknells from Shepparton
Blakistons
Beckleys
Hoveys
Transifreeze
Norm Doodt Transport - Ballarat
Telford and Hood - Mt Gambier
Ansett (afe as we knew them)


Plenty of history in that lot..

chocs

Good one Chocs

Barney Kerrs
Halls from Seymour
Eagle and Brahms
Brown and Mitchell
Craig