31/03/2026
Did you know WestCool Refrigerated Transport can do direct express hot shot style, temperature controlled deliveries, regional and national - anywhere in Australia ?
We were delighted to help a client with a custom solution to a very challenging delivery this month, with lots of niche elements !
✅ - Interstate
✅ - Temperature Controlled
✅ - Dangerous Goods
✅ - Regional Delivery
✅ - Tight Deadline 😲
I spoke to my linehaul interstate partners to help with the interstate element, but the unique complications of this consignment, meant they couldn't help this time.
After several days exploring options, in the end, the only solution to meet the requirements was a direct express hot shot style run, direct from WA to NSW, 8,500 kilometres, over 9 days.
This job required considerable planning, coordination and teamwork, including a site visit to the clients WA premises to work on the small details(where the devil is hiding 😉), and also coordinating with the receivers team over in NSW.
It wasn't all smooth sailing, as with the Nullarbor rail link being washed away, the roads were already very busy.
Then, the highest rain fall in recorded history, ever to hit South Australia 😬 meant almost the entire road network was closed, including the main Broken Hill road.
Plans had to be adapted on the fly to manage this, turned back and diverted a few times and then diverted through Victoria, which added several hours to the journey, which meant recalculating and adjusting the stops to remain compliant with NHVR fatigue laws.
As the cliché goes, "teamwork makes the dream work", and we delivered the equipment within our agreed window, and on time for when it was needed !
I am always delighted to be the solution to a clients problem, but what really makes it all worthwhile - the superb 5 star google review the client left on our Google Business Profile.
Fantastic ! 😁
