Sustainability
We have always attempted to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. Our sustainability initiatives have often resulted in reduced costs; the bottom line and the environment are both winners.
In our Branches
- Built with environmental design principles in mind
- Solar panels
- Water tanks - rain water harvesting
- Optimal daylight use - daylight harvesting
- Energy saving by lux measurement
- Thermal paint (less cooling required)
- Reduction of paper consumption
- Recycling compactors
- Plain pallets are recirculated between our transport network and customers
- Building and energy management system
- National electricity deal
- LED lighting in branches and warehouses
- We try to build as many of our freight facilities on rail sites to increase our usage of rail over road. Trucks emit 4.6 x more CO2 per tonne than rail
- Training centre driving best practices for our team and operations
- Ongoing training for team members with a focus on career development
On-Board telematics systems on all vehicles
- Route planning for efficiencies in time, distance and fuel consumption
- Vehicle performance diagnostics on interstate and regional line haul units
- A range of compliance measures that will enhance driver well-being
On the Road
- Electric PUD and Linehaul units
- New vehicles compliant with the highest environmental standards
- Hybrid technology for smaller units
- Hybrid & 100% electric for team members
- Electric manual handling equipment (MHE) with fast charge systems
- Multi - modal options (road to rail and coastal shipping)
- Truck size management - small trucks for distribution/large trucks between cities
- Optimise shipment loads
- Off-peak distribution, particularly between cities and from ports
- Lightweight/high capacity vehicles creating more efficiencies
Our Community Involvement
We actively seek out ways to involve ourselves in and support the communities we are part of.
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