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Thomas Nationwide Transport, commonly known by its TNT acronym, and in its later years as TNT Limited, was an Australian logistics and transport company. Founded in 1946, it was taken over by KPN in 1996 and in 1998 became part of the TNT Post Group.
Mar 12, 2018 · In 1946, Ken Thomas started his own company - Thomas Nationwide Transport - with a single truck. In less than 50 years, his company grew into a global enterprise, even operating its own fleet of aircraft.
TNT Express was an international courier delivery services company with its headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was acquired by FedEx . History. The namesake Thomas Nationwide Transport grandfather company was originally started in 1946 with a single truck in Adelaide, South Australia.
In Australia, Ken Thomas founded Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT) with a single truck. Over the next 50 years, TNT gained a worldwide reputation, particularly in the field of contract logistics.
Feb 25, 2013 · Thomas is best known for bringing together the private transport industry with the railways. He saw a need for the transport industry to use rail and in 1952 signed the first bulk loading contract in NSW.
TNT's story began decades ago in the Southern Hemisphere. Sir Peter Abeles, a Hungarian refugee who settled in Australia and became a prominent entrepreneur, took a two-truck operation named Thomas Nationwide Transport in the 1950s and over the next 40 years turned it into a worldwide transportation conglomerate.
Feb 2, 2023 · In 1961, just 15 years later, the company listed on the stock exchange as Thomas Nationwide Transport, better known today as TNT. The company still exists and has services worldwide. Ken found long distance interstate road transport to be the best option despite the restrictions with road tax and government permits.
