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1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Martins Stock Haulage has completed a successful takeover of Camrandale Transport at Quilpie, a significant family-built livestock transporting company in South West Queensland, Beef Central can confirm today. Camrandale Transport was launched in 2004 by Tim and Theresa Welk and today operates eight prime movers and triple road trains operating from a large, professional depot in Quilpie.

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

With a prime mover and trailer fleet capable of moving more than 12,000 head of cattle in a single lift, Martins Stock Haulage is a logistical livestock carrying force across Australia’s outback and arterial roads. What started as a one-truck operation established by Gordon Martin 67 years ago has grown gradually and steadily through business growth and acquisition to become the single largest livestock carting fleet operating across the country.

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The story of Road Trains of Australia is in many ways the story of how the pastoral potential of the modern northern Australian cattle industry was unlocked. The company’s DNA is intertwined with the innovative pioneers who through bush ingenuity, resilience and camaraderie overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to transform remote livestock transport and literally pave the way for the growth of the northern Australian cattle industry as it exists today.

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | Eric Barker

FROM a Gulf trucking pioneer, to a “mechanised swaggy” from the Riverina – the icons of the road award has been aiming to preserve the rich history of Australia’s livestock transport industry. The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association has now recognised four icons of the road – which included the addition of Camrandale Transport’s Tim Welk (see today’s other story) and Craig Congram from the Finley in New South Wales this year.

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Livestock trailer design has come a long way since the flat decks and detachable wooden stock crates of early Australian cattle and sheep trucks. Modern steel and aluminium designs now prioritise animal welfare, safety and efficiency, with some trailers incorporating remote-controlled operations and internal monitoring systems. But one innovation introduced nine years ago in particular is coming into its own in 2025.