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TNT Transit Systems. Union Shipping (50%) Thomas Nationwide Transport, commonly known by its TNT acronym, and in its later years as TNT Limited, was an Australian logistics and transport company. Founded in 1946, it was taken over by KPN in 1996 and in 1998 became part of the TNT Post Group.
TNT Express van in South Tangerang, Indonesia in February 2021. TNT offered road and air delivery services in Europe, the Asia Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. In June 2014, TNT conducted a rail freight trial assessing improving support to businesses in the United Kingdom, and cutting carbon emissions.
The company expanded from a single truck to road and rail freight services across Australia including, for the first time, new overnight services. In 1958, the company became known as Thomas Nationwide Transport or TNT for short and, by 1961, TNT had become so successful that it was listed on the Australian stock exchange.
United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service, Inc. ( UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [ 1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [ 6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.
Courier services operate on all scales, from within specific towns or cities, to regional, national and global services. Large courier companies include DHL, DTDC, FedEx, EMS International, TNT, UPS, India Post, J&T Expressand Aramex. These offer services worldwide, typically via a hub and spokemodel.
TNT Jobs, a standalone jobs board, advertises jobs in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The magazine also runs regular travel and recruitment exhibitions for its readers, as well as an annual travel writing and photography awards competition. In 2000, TNT magazine was sold by the brothers to Trader Media Group for a sum reportedly in excess of ...
Bulkships was founded in 1958 by the Adelaide Steamship Company, Howard Smith and McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co as a bulk carrier operator. [1] By 1968, Adelaide Steamship Company and McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co each owned 50%. [2] In August 1970, TNT purchased a one-third shareholding. [3] By 1972, it owned a 25% shareholding in RW Miller. [4]
Alltrans was an Australian logistics company. Established in 1950 by Peter Abeles and George Rockey with two second-hand trucks, its first contract was in Broken Hill. 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.