Western Transport was a road transport company that commenced operation in 1934 in Toowoomba, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

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Founder Cyril Anderson purchased a two-ton Studebaker in 1934, and by 1936 the operation had expanded to four vehicles.

In its heyday, Western Transport operated one of the largest fleet of trucks in Australia.

Through Western Transport, Cyril Anderseon was instrumental in starting up the local truck manufacturing company Leader Trucks

Leader Trucks

Leader Trucks was a truck-manufacturing company based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was established as an initiative of Cyril Anderson and Western Transport. Nearly 2000 trucks were manufactured between 1972 and 1984.- External links :* *...

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