Tasmanian transport company, De Bruyn’s Transport, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
De Bruyn’s Transport has provided transport services for Tasmania’s mining industry since commencing operations on 1 April 1965.
It entered the industry by carting for the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company and later for the Renison Tin Mine.
The De Bruyn family behind the business has more than 100 years of transport heritage.
This dates back to Holland in 1910 when the great grandfather of John de Bruyn purchased a boat to transport sand, gravel and heating fuel along the inland waterways.
He passed away at the age of 37 in 1924 and his three eldest sons continued the family business to support the rest of the family.
The brothers’ fleet had grown to seven trucks just before World War II, but the German army force confiscated the vehicles because the family refused to work on Germany’s behalf.
After the death of the eldest son, John, in 1956, the three families separated – with one migrating to Tasmania and eventually buying a local transport company, West Coast Transport, which serviced the mining communities on the west coast of the island.
The two remaining families followed in 1978 and took over West Coast Transport.
In 2005, the business was renamed and became De Bruyn’s Transport.
“In 2025, De Bruyn’s Transport proudly celebrates 60 years of service in Tasmania and beyond,” De Bruyn’s Transport said.
“While the big celebrations are still to come, today we’re excited to share the first look at our special 60-year logo – a symbol of six decades of hard work, family values, and being driven for decades.”
Bass Strait Transport, under the umbrella of Tasmania’s De Bruyn’s Transport, has been operating since 1998 with transport and freight forwarding solutions in and out of Victoria.
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