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Mainfreight
Mainfreight Limited is a New Zealand logistics and transport company that commenced operations in Auckland in 1978. It has been listed on the New Zealand Exchange since 1996 and is the country's largest logistics company. Mainfreight is headquartered in Auckland.
Bruce Plested founded Mainfreight on 6 March 1978 with just NZ$7,200 and a 1969 Bedford truck. In 1979 he partnered with Neil Graham, based in Christchurch, while Plested remained in Auckland.
When the company was founded it entered a highly regulated transport market. A licence from New Zealand Railways Corporation was needed to carry freight over 150 km. When deregulation of land transport occurred in October 1982, Mainfreight quickly took advantage of the opportunities presented and won a large share of the freight market. In describing the foundation of Mainfreight in 2000, Plested said, "We moved all our freight by sea between Auckland, and Christchurch and Dunedin, and we worked weekend shifts to make sure we loaded and unloaded the ship using the whole of the seven days – we found that was faster and more reliable than our big competitors."
The Australian domestic freight and logistics division started operating as Mainline Distribution in 1989 with the opening of their first branch in Sydney. Following the success of the Sydney depot, they started opening branches in the areas of Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra. Mainfreight today now has 74 branches across Australia coast to coast offering a variety of freight services from International operations for ocean imports & exports, air cargo, LCL, FTL, warehousing, movements of hazardous chemicals, tankers, and drayage (port/wharf) divisions.
The company partnered with agents and third parties to provide any coverage into Northern Territory, Tasmania, and most rural areas of Australia.
Mainfreight International was Mainfreight's first international sea and airfreight business and was started in 1984 by Bruce Plested's brother Gerald. They established agencies in the early days with Australian, Pacific Island and United States freight forwarders and the established agents in most major trading partner countries of New Zealand.
Mainfreight started operating in the United States after its purchase of CaroTrans International in 1999 and expanded in 2007 from the acquisition of Target Logistics.
In 2008, 34 United States locations were re-branded as Mainfreight USA. The Mainfreight Americas network has grown now to having 79 branches located throughout Canada, Mexico, United States, and Chile. In 2023 the Mainfreight USA transportation sector set a new milestone by obtaining their Motor Carrier Authority license leading them to expand their LTL (Less-than-Truckload) ground shipping operations.
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Mainfreight
Mainfreight Limited is a New Zealand logistics and transport company that commenced operations in Auckland in 1978. It has been listed on the New Zealand Exchange since 1996 and is the country's largest logistics company. Mainfreight is headquartered in Auckland.
Bruce Plested founded Mainfreight on 6 March 1978 with just NZ$7,200 and a 1969 Bedford truck. In 1979 he partnered with Neil Graham, based in Christchurch, while Plested remained in Auckland.
When the company was founded it entered a highly regulated transport market. A licence from New Zealand Railways Corporation was needed to carry freight over 150 km. When deregulation of land transport occurred in October 1982, Mainfreight quickly took advantage of the opportunities presented and won a large share of the freight market. In describing the foundation of Mainfreight in 2000, Plested said, "We moved all our freight by sea between Auckland, and Christchurch and Dunedin, and we worked weekend shifts to make sure we loaded and unloaded the ship using the whole of the seven days – we found that was faster and more reliable than our big competitors."
The Australian domestic freight and logistics division started operating as Mainline Distribution in 1989 with the opening of their first branch in Sydney. Following the success of the Sydney depot, they started opening branches in the areas of Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra. Mainfreight today now has 74 branches across Australia coast to coast offering a variety of freight services from International operations for ocean imports & exports, air cargo, LCL, FTL, warehousing, movements of hazardous chemicals, tankers, and drayage (port/wharf) divisions.
The company partnered with agents and third parties to provide any coverage into Northern Territory, Tasmania, and most rural areas of Australia.
Mainfreight International was Mainfreight's first international sea and airfreight business and was started in 1984 by Bruce Plested's brother Gerald. They established agencies in the early days with Australian, Pacific Island and United States freight forwarders and the established agents in most major trading partner countries of New Zealand.
Mainfreight started operating in the United States after its purchase of CaroTrans International in 1999 and expanded in 2007 from the acquisition of Target Logistics.
In 2008, 34 United States locations were re-branded as Mainfreight USA. The Mainfreight Americas network has grown now to having 79 branches located throughout Canada, Mexico, United States, and Chile. In 2023 the Mainfreight USA transportation sector set a new milestone by obtaining their Motor Carrier Authority license leading them to expand their LTL (Less-than-Truckload) ground shipping operations.