Truck & Bus Transportation

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Truck & Bus Transportation
EditorMurray Clifford (1992–1999)
Former editorsGeoff Johnson (1978–1992)
Jack Maddock (1950–1978)
Frank Shennen (1936–1950)
Categories Transport
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherShennen Publishing
FounderShennen Publishing
First issueJuly 1936
Final issueJune 2003
CountryAustralia
Based in Surry Hills
Language Australian English
ISSN 0041-3380

Truck & Bus Transportation was a Sydney-based monthly trade magazine covering aspects of transport in Australia.

Overview

Truck & Bus Transportation was established in July 1936 by Frank Shennen as Transportation. [1] It was renamed Truck & Bus Transportation in March 1940. [2] It originally covered all forms of transport, but after a short while rail and tram news was withdrawn, with it focussing on the bus and truck industries. [3] It was sold in 1986 to the Murray family. [4]

Shennen Publishing later founded Railway Transportation and Freight & Container Transportation that shared some content with Truck & Bus Transportation. [5] [6] It ceased publication in June 2003. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Intermodal freight transport</span> Cargo transport using multiple containers

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation, without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damage and loss, and allows freight to be transported faster. Reduced costs over road trucking is the key benefit for inter-continental use. This may be offset by reduced timings for road transport over shorter distances.

Brambles Limited is an Australian company that specialises in the pooling of unit-load equipment, pallets, crates and containers. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

The Toll Group is an Australian-based subsidiary of Japan Post Holdings with operations in transportation, warehousing and logistics in road, rail, sea and air. It has two divisions; Global Forwarding, Global Logistics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linfox</span>

Linfox is an Australian transport and logistics and supply chain business founded in 1956 by Lindsay Fox.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Public Transport Commission</span> Rail, bus and ferry agency of NSW (1972–1980)

The Public Transport Commission (PTC) was an agency of the Government of New South Wales responsible for the provision of rail, bus and ferry services in New South Wales, Australia from October 1972 until June 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian National Line</span> Government Owned Shipping Line

Australian National Line (ANL) was a coastal shipping line established in by the Government of Australia in 1956. It was sold in 1998 by the Howard government to CMA CGM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Nationwide Transport</span> Australian logistics company (1946–1998)

Thomas Nationwide Transport, commonly known by its TNT acronym, and in its later years as TNT Limited, was an Australian logistics and transport company. Founded in 1946, it was taken over by KPN in 1996 and in 1998 became part of the TNT Post Group.

The Two Airlines Policy was a policy of the Government of Australia from the late 1940s to the 1990s. Under the policy, only two airlines were allowed to operate flights between state capital cities and between capitals and nominated regional centres. The Two Airlines Policy was a legal barrier to new entrants to the Australian aviation market. It restricted intercapital services to the two major domestic carriers. This anti-competitive arrangement ensured that they carried approximately the same number of passengers, charged the same fares and had similar fleet sizes and equipment.

Allied Moving Services is a moving company in Australia. It maintains 40 branches across all states of Australia, and over 600 locations worldwide providing removal services across the entire country, and is a subsidiary of SIRVA.

Railway Transportation was a Sydney based monthly trade magazine covering rail transport in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Bus Museum</span>

Sydney Bus Museum is a not-for-profit transportation museum and education centre for public benefit located in the suburb of Leichhardt, in Sydney, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trolleybuses in Hobart</span>

The Hobart trolleybus system operated in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 1935 until 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rover Coaches</span> Australian bus company

Rover Coaches is an Australian bus company operating services in the Hunter Valley.

Mayne Group was an Australian healthcare and logistics company.

Gascoyne Trading Company (GTC) was a transport company in Western Australia. It was established in 1924 by Keith Anderson and Charles Kingsford-Smith in Carnarvon. One of its early contracts was the mail run through the Gascoyne to Meekatharra. It expanded to serve industries between Perth and the Pilbara.

Total West was a transport company in Western Australia.

Freight & Container Transportation was a Sydney based monthly trade magazine covering freight transport in Australia. It was published between May 1967 and June 1985.

Alltrans was an Australian logistics company. Established in 1950 by Peter Abeles and George Rockey with two second-hand trucks, its first contract was in Broken Hill. In 1966 a 35% share in the business was purchased by William Baird & Co of Scotland.

Kwikasair was an Australian logistics company. It was established in 1958 taking over the business of Collier Garland. In 1965 it made an unsuccessful bid for East-West Airlines. In 1968 it was purchased by Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT).

Grace Removals is an Australian Removals company.

References

  1. The Entire Transport World Welcomes Transportation Truck & Bus Transportation August 1936 page 20
  2. Truck & Bus founder dies in Sydney at 91 Truck & Bus Transportation May 1998 page 15
  3. Truck & Bus Has a 21st Birthday Truck & Bus Transportation July 1957 page 61
  4. Vale Geoff Johnson Australian Bus issue 34 July 2009 page 11
  5. The people behind F&CT Freight & Container Transportation May 1967 page 17
  6. 10th Anniversary issue of Freight & Container Transportation Freight & Container Transportation April 1977 pages 6/7
  7. Truck & Bus Transportation National Library of Australia catalogue entry