Xpress Fleet filled a void in the market, combining traditional transport services with fully managed fleet logistics solutions.
The business works with automotive OEMs, dealers and fleet managers nationally to provide solutions to help move vehicles from dock to dealer and wharf to warehouse.
“We specialise in a whole heap of stuff, from bringing new pre-released vehicles to commercial breaks and photoshoots and major events like Women’s FIFA World Cup, A League final and AFL Grand Final,” James says.
“For photoshoots and commercial breaks, we will handle everything with the manufacturers, setting up up events, get the vehicles detailed, ready and transported.
“You could call it car carrying but we honestly do a lot more than that.”
Roo worries
Travelling along the Hume Highway in one of the FDs, one of James’s drivers found themselves coming face to face with a kangaroo on the road.
“A kangaroo popped out while he was doing 100 kilometres an hour,” he says.
Sticking to what Xpress Fleet had taught him, the driver drove straight through the kangaroo to avoid more catastrophic outcomes.
“We were lucky, the only damage was some scuff marks to the bull bar.”
Only three days later however, the driver wasn’t so lucky.
“You wouldn’t believe it, on the same stretch of road another kangaroo jumped out and hit him at 4am in the morning.”
A rather large kangaroo, the damage was bit more excessive this time around, smashing the headlight completely.
“I was in Sydney at the time, but I called up Hino straight away and sent the driver to a Melbourne dealership.”
James says he was floored at how quickly they responded, a new headlight ready and waiting before the driver even pulled up.