DIV · A
Heavy Vehicle Road Transport
Flagship general & specialised freight. 100+ heavy vehicles. Oversize/over-mass capable across Australia.
- 100+ Prime Movers✓
- NHVAS Accredited✓
- AU-Wide Network✓
LAT −27.4257° · LNG 153.0902°
OPS · EAGLE FARM · QLD
FLEET STATUS · NOMINAL
RT-100Y · MMXXV
Industrial Operations Brief · 2025
A Century
of Certainty.
Since 1925, Russell Transport has moved Queensland's heaviest, most complex freight. Three generations. Three divisions. One operational standard — engineered, accredited, and uncompromising.
Operational Index · Real-time
- YEARS ACTIVE
- 100
- FLEET UNITS
- 127
- DEPOTS
- 03
- LIFT CAPACITY
- 280T
- SAFETY RATING
- 5★
§ 01
Capability Matrix
Three Divisions.
One Logistics Spine.
Russell Transport operates as a coordinated group of complementary trading businesses. Each division can be engaged independently or coordinated centrally as a single billed solution.
Updated · 14.10.25 · 0900 AEST
DIV · B
Metro-Lift Crane Hire
Dry hire mobile cranes from 12T to 280T. Franna, All-Terrain, Crawler. Site assessment & job planning included.
- 12T → 280T Capacity✓
- Franna · All-Terrain✓
- Dry Hire Specialists✓
DIV · C
Warehousing & Depots
Eagle Farm HQ, Lytton Port Precinct (Customs/Quarantine bonded), Caloundra regional distribution.
- 3 Strategic Sites✓
- Bonded & Quarantine✓
- 2,500m² Secure✓
§ 02
Live Fleet Telemetry
Operational Pulse.
Always-on Visibility.
Aggregated operational metrics across the Russell Group fleet, depots and active job sites. Sample data shown for demonstration.
STREAMING
Active Fleet
127
UNITS
▲ +4 vs LW
Jobs In Progress
38
LIVE
▲ 14 oversize
Driver Safety Avg
4.92
/ 5.00
▲ +0.03 MTD
Fleet Utilisation
86%
UTIL
▲ Target 82%
Tonnage Moved · Last 14 Days
42,318TONNES
▲ +12.4% PoP
D-14D-7TODAY
Active Corridors
- BNE → TSV8uTownsville
- BNE → ADL5uAdelaide
- BNE → MKY6uMackay
- BNE → MTI3uMt Isa
- BNE → GLA4uGladstone
§ 03
Institutional Memory
1925 → 2025.
Family-Held. Operator-Run.
Founded by Roy Bayley Russell in 1925 with a single distribution contract. Now in its fourth generation of family operation.
1925
R.B. Russell founded
1936
Metropolitan Carriers
1971
Eagle Farm HQ
1991
Metro-Lift Cranes
1994
Caloundra acquired
2008
Lytton Port precinct
2018
Dry hire crane fleet
2025
100 years
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