Major trucking company goes bust after almost 60 years of operating across Australia

A trucking company that has been operating for 57 years across several states in Australia has become the latest to collapse. 

DJK Transport entered voluntary liquidation on Friday, after a restructuring practitioner was appointed in July. 

The company is registered in Austral, western sydney/index.html” id=”mol-9d230921-77cf-11f0-8dc3-15f39ba6ae09″ class=””>Sydney, under the name of sole shareholder and director, David Kean. 

DJK delivered freight cargo across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia

The company did work for mining companies, as well as supermarkets and department stores. 

DJK ran interstate routes with trailers, flat-top and tautliner trucks. 

Daily Mail has contacted Mr Kean for comment. 

It comes as two other transport companies, which also have Mr Kean as the sole director, entered voluntary liquidation on Friday. 

DJK Transport has entered voluntary administration after nearly 60 years (above, file image of trucks on Foreshore Road, Sydney)

DJK Transport has entered voluntary administration after nearly 60 years (above, file image of trucks on Foreshore Road, Sydney)

AKG Trucking and Round Em Up Transport have both appointed external liquidators. 

Transport and logistics heavyweight XL Express went under at the beginning of July, after operating for more than three decades. 

The company had, at one point, raked in enough profit to sponsor the Brisbane Lions AFL team and purchase…

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