ATT Logistics commenced its operations more than 35 years ago as Amalgamated Couriers & Taxi Trucks and is now known as one of Brisbane’s largest logistics operators, with locations throughout Victoria and New South Wales as well.
The fleet specialises in the transport of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and providing contract logistics capabilities for its blue-chip client base along with distribution and warehouse services available too. These include warehouse storage and distribution, supply chain solutions, cross-docking, container consolidating and de-consolidating and much more.
“Our mission is to become the favourite partner and supporter of Australia’s leading retailers, with safety being a part of everything we do,” says ATT Logistics Director, Garry Clarke. “We’ve been expanding fairly well with growth seen year after year.”
ATT Logistics’ first growth phase saw the company expand its operations in Melbourne in 2017 with the opening of its Keysborough location. From there, it opened a Sydney site in Yennora in 2020.
While there’s been a lot of change at ATT Logistics and more to follow (plans to further expand into Adelaide and Perth are currently in progress), the business has retained a lot of factors along the way. This, Garry says, is something very important to the heart of it.
“Our organisation has a balanced growth plan that involves further collaboration with its existing customers while ensuring that new relationships are in line with the core offerings of our business,” he says. “Even though our company has grown over the last few decades, we’ve retained our balance of organisational size with a personal touch. We’ve had some of our customers for 19 years now, and to stay with them and have that longevity means we’re doing something right.”
ATT Logistics’ relationship with Australian trailer manufacturer, Vawdrey, is a prime example of this commitment to retaining partnerships.
“We have a great relationship with Vawdrey,” Garry says. “They’re very responsive and if we need equipment they make sure we get it in time. If we’ve got a very tight lead time on a new contract, they’ll bend over backwards to make sure we hit the targets.
“Vawdrey is at the forefront with technology, too. They’ve always got new things to show you which is important, so it’s a very good relationship.”
ATT Logistics began dealing with Vawdrey shortly after its inception when it was time to start purchasing new trailers. Since then, the company has established an extensive fleet of 250 trailers all from Vawdrey which include standard B-doubles, Titeliners, refrigerated trailers, 48’ flat tops and mezzanine drop decks. Remaining with ATT Logistics through thick and thin, they have each played a significant role by catering to the increased demand seen as the company has continued to grow.
“They have been very reliable,” Garry says. “They’re built robust, so they’re strong and very hard to hurt. They’ve been really good.”
The trailers operate predominantly throughout metropolitan areas in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. They travel from Brisbane to Newcastle every day, as well as to and from Mildura within Melbourne and as far as Canberra within their Sydney routes.
ATT Logistics’ latest trailer delivery consists of three 48’ mezzanine deck Titeliners each fitted with Vawdrey’s Auto Lock Air mezzanine deck solution, a feature which is spec’d as standard on all of the fleet’s mezzanine floor trailers. The units arrived towards the end of last year and according to Garry have been performing exceptionally.
“The new trailers have been very good, they don’t give us any dramas at all,” he says. “We use the Auto Lock systems because we want to be safer, and we want our drivers to know that. They are much easier than having to move decks manually, so they’re a great safety feature for our fleet.”
Vawdrey’s Auto Lock Air mezzanine deck solution allows operators to raise or lower decks via a forklift without having to climb the trailer platform and handle them manually. The system also increases pallet capacities for businesses by providing maximum flexibility in transit, resulting in better efficiency and higher payloads.
In addition, it is also able to significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to change deck positions in a trailer – unlocking a whole other level of productivity. Garry himself is a big fan of it.
“I like it, it’s really good,” he says. “It’s pretty safe and easy to use, so it’s a really good setup.”
The productivity and safety benefits of the system have been two major advantages for ATT Logistics.
“The guys are unloading twice the product when they get into the larger warehouses,” Garry says. “So, while they are cringing at the fact that they have to do more work, it means we are a lot more productive.
“The Auto Lock solution is also reducing damage to the product because there’s plenty of room in the trailers and you can fit different configurations of pallets in them. That’s definitely been a big benefit for the business.”
In terms of the success that ATT Logistics has experienced in recent years, Garry attributes a lot of it to the trailers that have been able to keep up with the increased demand. This, he says, is also testament to Vawdrey itself.
“Our Vawdrey trailers have certainly catered to the growth experienced,” he says. “We’ve bought a fair few trailers over the time, so they grow with us.”
Garry also commends Vawdrey and the people behind it for supporting ATT Logistics to no end.
“Vawdrey’s aftersales service is impeccable,” he says. “Nothing’s a problem when it comes to that. Vawdrey is very flexible and they’ll work with you to find a solution.
“They’re very trustworthy, and I’ve just stayed with them because they’ve never let me down. We build a relationship with every supplier we have, and we’ve had this relationship for years.
“You can rely on Vawdrey, and that is very important in our game.”
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