Transport names from yesterday..

Often it's about not wanting to provide the competition with an opportunity to get a leg in. For example if Toll didn't buy it, then Linfox might, and that gives Linfox a leg into an area they aren't in already. I know this type of practice goes on between the big supermarkets. You might see for example 2 Coles in the one shopping centre. Its not that they make more money from having the 2, its that they block Woollies from opening up there in the empty shop.

Ah, that makes a ruthless kind of sence.

If you cant make the money yourself, keep someone else from making it (or eating the rice from your bowl).

I won't comment on your Coles/Woolies analogy - it makes excellent sence but my opinions about anti-competitive tradeing would be off topic and "shareing the load" is only meant to go so far.
(Swineish Capitalist bastards.)

Thanks IHScout for the explanation. I get it now. >
-b

F H Transport (Bris)
Johnson Bros (Tambo ??)
Injune Freighters

Buyins, sellouts... Toll Holdings on their website prefer to call them 'Strategic Acquisitions'

Here's a list with names and dates of acquisition which was set out much more nicely until I 'cut and pasted' it.

1989 Merricks Transport 2007 KPN (Thailand)
1990 Barretts Transport 2007 Victoria Express
1991 Tasmania Express 2007 Virgin Blue Freight
1992 MBCV / Recycling 2007 Stream Solutions
1993 Railor 2007 Westrans
1993 West Bros 2007 Rush Couriers
1994 Freshmark 2008 BALtrans Holdings
1994 Sibcot 2008 SkyNet Worldwide Express (Australia)
1995 Brambles (North Queensland FF) 2008 Jetcraft Aviation
1995 Interlink 2008 Golden Riverland Express
1996 Brambles Industries 2008 Courier Australia
1996 Compack Packaging 2008 Gluck Forwarding
1997 Fruitexpress 2008 Helijet
1997 John Nash Transport 2008 United Carriers
1997 TNT 2008 Extra Transport Group
1998 UTO / MIM 2008 Quality Solutions International
1998 IPEC / Jetsroad 2008 Cargo Services Far East (25%)
1999 Malleys Transport 2008 United Asia Terminals (Yantian) (60%)
2000 Removals Australia 2009 Toll Global Forwarding (South Africa) (82%)
2000 AWX (20%) 2009 Toll Global Forwarding (Canada) (100%)
2000 movinghome.com.au 2009 BIC Logistics India (40%)
2000 Hile Carrying Company 2009 Deltec
2001 International Corporate Relocations 2009 Kwikmail
2001 ARN Logistics 2009 SkyNet Worldwide Express (Hong Kong)
2001 Finemore Holdings 2009 Perkins Shipping
2001 Strang Stevedoring 2009 Toll Kukbo (100%)
2001 Autotrans 2009 Footwork Express (100%)
2001 Wesfarmers Transport 2009 Express Logistics Group
2002 NRC & FC (50%) 2009 Logistic Distribution Systems
2002 BHP Stevedoring 2010 Summit Logistics International
2002 BHP Transport and Logistics (New Zealand) 2010 ST-Anda Logistics
2002 SDC New Zealand 2010 Australian Armoured Express
2002 AUSDOC DX Businesses 2010 Image Technology Centre
2002 Brambles Shipping 2010 Concord Park
2002 Mayne Express 2010 DPEX
2003 Zari Haulage 2010 WT Sea Air Group
2003 Tranz Rail 2010 Genesis Forwarding Group
2004 Leonard & Dingley 2010 North Queensland Couriers
2004 Aust Transport Network (ATN) 2010 APT Logistics
2004 Freight Australia 2010 Magpie Couriers
2004 Owens 2010 Toll SGN Vietnam (100%)
2005 Cendant (Australia) 2010 McLaughlin Freightlines
2005 JD Lyons 2010 Kilda Express (100%)
2005 Korn Bulk Haulage 2011 Patrick NSW Regional
2006 SembCorp Logistics 2011 SAT Albatros
2006 Patrick Corporation 2011 Mitchell Corp
2007 Cargo Services Far East (22%) 2011 Zip Express Couriers
2007 Sembawang Kimtrans 2011 Tianjin Anda Logistics
2007 ARC Strang 2011 Andree & Wilkerling

I agree with you Bobsboy and I'll go further even though it's off topic....
Coles and Woolies have far too much say in Australian life AND the transport industry!!
Think about it..
If you eat,drink or drive a car they've pretty much got you..

Blast from the past!!

PORKY'S PICKUPS Darwin

Craig

Blast from the past!!

PORKY'S PICKUPS Darwin

Craig

Fat Hookers ????

Although not strictly a Transport Co. (more a shipping co.)
I did subbie for them in the early 90s

They didn't have any Co. trucks in Melbourne at least and the only pic I could find on the net was a very grainy one.
Did have a couple of painted Subbies one ex Ansett Slimline comes to mind (Gidday Pete) and old Tony with the B model.

Lill & Alexanders Millmerran still going
And I don't know anything about this company

Porky's Pick-ups, ya ya I remember him.
A friend of a friend, one guy and a small truck. Post cyclone, when all sorts of people did all sorts of different things to scratch together some kind of living.

Darwin was still getting itself together after Tracy, and you could do pretty much anything you said you could do. (I had a box of tools and because mechanics had tools, I was a mechanic. ) Not.
But that didn't matter much at the time.

Porky, (and he was) from memory, was offered at little or no cost, a big brand company name from some southern mob (not KwikasAir or FedEx but something like that) and then either became the Darwin manager of their opperation, drove for them, or took it on as his own. I dont actually know the last bit but it was something good like that.

Post Tracy Darwin, ah, "those were the days".
Youth, lots of beer, lots of work, a city to rebuild and we were all quietly proud to be part of something special,(rude word you Tracy, we're here, we're staying and it will be bigger and better than it ever was) And it is. Bigger, better and very much different, but still there. Ah Darwin. . . half a long lifetime ago, but I still love ya.

Porky's Pick-ups, ya ya I remember him.
-b :-[