The Road Transport Sector is an essential and growing element of the Australian Transport and Logistics Industry. This sector is anticipated to expand substantially over the next decade, creating new roles and career paths across the transport and logistics sectors. This sector comprises a number of major components including long-haul and short-haul freight transport, postal and courier operations, mobile crane operations, cash-in-transit services, bus and coach services, taxi operations, tow-truck operations and freight terminal operations.
Road Transport is a crucial component of the logistics chain and works closely with other modes of passenger and freight transport such as maritime, stevedoring, rail services, aviation, warehousing and storage. It includes passenger vehicles: buses, coaches, taxis and hire cars, as well as general and special purpose freight vehicles. Special vehicle transport includes refrigerated vehicles, livestock transport, cash in transit vehicles, mobile cranes, vehicle carriers, tankers, concrete delivery vehicles, etc.
Career pathways in the Road Transport sector provide opportunities both on the road as well as in terminals and transport coordination. This includes truck drivers, couriers, vehicle loaders, fleet managers, cash in transit drivers, , bus and coach drivers, taxi drivers, customer service staff, roster and timetable schedulers, operations managers, freight coordinators, etc.
