AirRoad is a major national

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company headquartered in

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, with operations in major capital and regional cities and towns around

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. AirRoad was the first Australian transport carrier to introduce

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scanning at an item level to track client's freight in 1990.

History

AirRoad was established in 1989 by Tim Paine, who opened the first AirRoad depot in Sydney. In 1994 an AirRoad depot was set up in

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, followed by

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in 1997, and

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in 1999. The latest addition is AirRoad

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which was established in 2005. AirRoad was the first Australian transport carrier to introduce item level barcode scanning to track client's freight in 1990. Each consignment item carried a barcode address label which is scanned at all major transit points throughout the AirRoad network producing an audit trail of every item. This allowed consignment tracking and proof of delivery imagery to be made available to clients on demand via an

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portal. This was the advent of ‘Track and Trace’ functionality for transport and courier industry in Australia. As in other markets such as North America, this technology became industry standard because of client demand. Plans are underway to address minimising the

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, improving trailer technology, and integration of

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generation for better

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Timeline

*1989 - First parcel delivered *1990 - Item level Bar Code Scanning introduced *1994 - Specialised transport services were introduced *1995 - Logistics support was set up *2003 - AirRoad Direct (Division) established for internet access *2005 - AirRoad Specialised (Division) for sensitive freight transport business *2006 - Acquired Specialised Freight Services Pty Limited *2007 - Acquired Queensland Division of Send Australia

References

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External links

*http://www.airroad.com.au *http://www.airroaddirect.com.au *http://www.industryupdate.com.au/airroad *https://web.archive.org/web/20110216093233/http://laa.asn.au/pdf/friends/AR.pdf Logistics companies of Australia Companies based in Sydney