Alltrans was an Australian logistics company. Established in 1950 by

Peter Abeles Sir Peter Emil Herbert Abeles, AC (25 April 192425 June 1999) was an Australian transportation magnate. A refugee from Hungary, he became a businessman in Australia, and was knighted in 1972. Career Abeles was born in Vienna, in Austria, but ...

and George Rockey with two second-hand trucks, its first contract was in

Broken Hill Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...

.Obituary: Sir Peter Ables
'' The Independent'' 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 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

Australian Transport Safety Bureau The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is Australia's national transport safety investigator. The ATSB is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. It covers air ...

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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