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Our Goulburn Valley Transport
Diversifying allows trucking company to grow It is with a sense of reality that people say truckers move the nation. The Goulburn Valley is a hive of activity in agriculture and manufacturing and with a growing population that needs to be supplied, it needs a lot of trucking to keep that impetus moving.
We perating from their head office DRIVING AND THRIVING… From left, Leocata’s Transport general manager, David Bassett, directors, Joe and Sharon Leocata and their sons, Adrian and Marcus Leocata. Photo: Sharelle Jarvis. and depot in Tatura, leading employ different transport company, Leocata’s strategies such as Transport plays a pivotal role range of our client base.” how we operate,” said Marcus Leocata. “Trucks mass management and in serving the needs of the “We employ different strategies are now computer managed and we manage their maintenance management community in which it resides. such as mass management and positioning with GPS so we can tell a customer “Our business is growing. maintenance management to when a delivery is pending. We are looking to to give our customers best We have 36 trucks on the road give our customers best value for get more technology into the trucks over the value for their money,” and have just added four new their money,” added Joe Leocata. next 18 months in order to reduce the amount of Joe Leocata DAF prime movers to the fleet,” Along with the main depot, documentation some of our clients require.” said Sharon Leocata who with the company also owns depots in As the Goulburn Valley grows, companies her husband Joe Leocata, own the Nagambie and Altona Nth and has like Leocata’s Transport will prosper and trucking business. “That comes down to depots in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. continue to support the industry in the diversifying our business and increasing the “Technology is playing a bigger part in region it serves to grow as well.
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Growing, packing and transporting the fruits of our region Geoffrey Thompson Fruit Packing is a vertically integrated apple and pear grower, packer, and supplier to Australia and the international market. The success of the company has been greatly aided by its location in Shepparton, in the heart of the Goulburn Valley. By Peter Thompson. ocated on the Goulburn River irrigation scheme, the company’s orchards enjoy secure access to water – an essential element for our orcharding operations. The Goulburn Valley also provides a ready supply of local, contract and backpacker labour, as well as excellent land available for apple and pear growing. Shepparton’s position allows us to easily ship daily to Melbourne and Sydney supermarkets, and Brisbane and Adelaide transport options available. Access to the Port of Melbourne is also readily available. World-class agricultural consultants, chemical suppliers and carton manufacturers are all readily available, and with the outskirts of Melbourne only two hours away, there is nothing that can’t be obtained quickly. We are optimistic about our company’s future and the Goulburn Valley’s future because of the export opportunities for our products made available from our location in the Goulburn Valley.
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August/September 2019 - Our Goulburn Valley Building a prosperous region together - The Shepparton Adviser
INVESTING IN FRUIT… Geoffrey Thompson Fruit Packing director, Peter Thompson says the success of his company has been greatly aided by it’s location in the heart of the Goulburn Valley. Photo: Supplied.