You may have heard the saying, ‘Without trucks, Australia stops’. And it’s very true.

Trucking is the lifeblood of Australia. In a nation as large as ours, and with limited freight train lines, we are dependent on trucks to transport everything from fuel to food, to the growing number of online orders.

Beginnings of truck companies in Australia

The first type of ‘trucking’ in Australia after Europeans arrived was in the form of horse-drawn carts. Then, in 1863, a South Australian copper mine began using steam-operated road trains.

Since then, truck companies in Australia have come a long way. Today, truck companies are a major part of Australia’s transport and logistics sector. Employing an estimated 640,000 people across the entire industry, and generating more than $76 billion to our economy each year, Australia could not function if the trucking industry didn’t exist.

Truck companies in Australia adopt high standards of safety

Trucking in Australia was, in the past, rife with drink-driving and truckies using amphetamines to try to stay awake on their long-haul trips. This wasn’t just due to a desire of truckies to make money; employers were guilty of setting grueling schedules that could only be met by drivers staying awake for durations that weren’t humanly possible. Large numbers of fatalities were the result.

Today, however, thanks to the Heavy Vehicle National Law and regulations, heavy fines apply to employers – and drivers – who don’t comply with fatigue management requirements. Drunk driving and the use of drugs while driving is also on the wane, due to random testing.

DSE Transport – one of the best

Serving Australia for more than 30 years, DSE Transport is one of the best truck companies in Australia. It is known nationwide for providing professional, reliable, and friendly service, whether it be for local, country, or interstate transport.

And it cuts no corners on safety.

‘Our company wouldn’t exist without our drivers’, said Managing Director, Ryan Howison. ‘Their safety, and compliance with our national laws, is our priority.

‘There is simply no room in our company, or the trucking industry at large, for cowboys any longer’.

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