Townsville Heavy Carriers | Heavy Freight Services
Nortrans are North Queensland’s heavy haulage and dangerous goods freight provider
Third generation business Owned and Operated by Father & sons Rodney, Kent & Seeton Battle.

The Battle family have toughed out eight decades in the toughest industry, travelling some of the toughest roads with some of Australia’s toughest trucks and is a third-generation family business and in the year 2025, we relocated our offices to a newer, bigger premises, across the road at 133-139 Enterprise Street, Bohle.

A strong fleet of trucks along with a local team of administrators, fleet of drivers, truck and trailer specialists, mechanics and workshop managers. With safety being paramount to our industry, Nortrans are proud to hold a TruckSafe accreditation, fully recognised by the Australia Trucking Association.

Nortrans have successfully implemented a TruckSafe fully accredited Maintenance and Fatigue Management Program.

The aim of Fatigue Management accreditation is to achieve improvements in road safety and transport productivity along North Queensland’s roads.

The Fatigue Management module is primarily about road safety, but it also provides added flexibility for Nortrans to implement internal auditable accredited systems to manage driver fatigue.

Nortrans are licensed in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, promoting safety in handling, offering for transport, and transporting of dangerous goods, substances and articles that have explosive, flammable, toxic, infectious or corrosive properties.

Nortrans Accreditations:

  • National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme Number: NHVAS44278
  • Australia Trucking Association TruckSafe Accreditation Number: TS000332

Nortrans Awards:

  • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia – 2022 Excellence Award for Safety
  • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia – 2017 Excellence Award for Safety
  • Australia Trucking Association TruckSafe – Over 20 years Safety with Accreditation
  • Australia Trucking Association TruckSafe – Over 15 years Safety with Accreditation
Contact North Queensland’s specialist heavy haulage and dangerous goods trucking services team today
You can rely on our more than 80 years in business, right here in North Queensland

 (07) 4774 5844
 admin@nortrans.com.au

Nortrans have moved across the road

New Address: 133-139 Enterprise Street, Bohle, QLD 4818

Heavy Haulage
Hauling mine machinery, construction equipment, or oversize infrastructure, Nortrans have the trucks, trailers, and know-how to get it there safely and on time, with freight loads up to 80+ tonnes.
Sideloader Container Cartage
Nortrans’ modern sideloader trailers are purpose-built for fast, flexible container handling, ideal for quick turnarounds and direct delivery where cranes or forklifts aren’t available.
Dangerous Goods Transport
The shipment of liquefied gases, acids, molten sulphur, bitumen and all other hazardous materials is provided by your North Queensland dangerous goods transport providers at Nortrans.
TruckSafe Accreditation
TruckSafe accreditation provides confidence to Nortrans customers that we have responsible work practices, well maintained vehicles, healthy and trained drivers and management systems to meet the transport needs.

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