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.Obituary: Sir Peter Ables
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'' 8 July 1999 In 1966 a 35% share in the business was purchased by William Baird & Co of Scotland. In 1967 it merged with

Thomas Nationwide Transport 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 Pos ...

to form TNT-Alltrans. By this stage it operated 500 trucks and had a presence in New Zealand. The Alltrans name continued to be used when in 1969 Walkup's Merchants Express in the United States was purchased by TNT-Alltrans and renamed Alltrans Express. In 1983 TNT named a ship ''TNT Alltrans''.Grounding of TNT Alltrans in the Great Barrier Reef
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{{Reflist Companies based in Sydney Defunct transport companies of Australia Transport companies established in 1950 Transport companies disestablished in 1967 1967 disestablishments in Australia Australian companies established in 1950