Freight forwarder specialist Toll Intermodal, part of Toll Group, has opened a new facility in Kewdale located in Perth’s southeast.
According to Paul Ebsworth, Director of Toll Domestic Forwarding Division, the 55,000 square metre site will strengthen operations throughout the country.
“This high-tech, $47 million facility is one of the most advanced of its kind in Australia, and is a key part of the Toll Intermodal network,” he said.
“Toll Intermodal’s Kewdale site is part of comprehensive, national intermodal service offering for our customers from Cairns to Perth.”
To bolster the sites services, Toll also worked with Pacific National Rail, division of transport infrastructure expert Asciano, located next to the Toll site to implement a ‘Cargo Link’ concept, which directly transfers freight between sites without using the road.
According to Ebsworth, the direct interface between the two sites reduces container handling times and enables the faster and more efficient delivery of freight.
“Now that we can access each other’s sites directly, containers can be transferred without needing to be loaded onto trucks and driven via road and unloaded again,” he said, highlighting that since the Kewdale facility started operations in late February, Toll was already seeing the benefits of Cargo Link.
“We have reduced truck journeys between sites by around 400 trips each week. We’re running a more efficient business that also provides a better service to our customers.”
Meanwhile Toll also announced the launched its new website this week, which consolidates more than 70 existing sites into one single website.
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