Scenic DETOUR

Now, contrary to what you may think, Detour Logistics did not get its name from an amusing story of owner Colin Beer getting lost and encountering a wild adventure. I would also love to be able to tell you an amusing tale aligning Colin with the phrase ‘alternative route’ (yeah I childishly sniggered at that one a little too much). Nope, truth be told the ‘Detour’ in Detour Logistics came from the side of the family ski boat. The bonus of the less exciting origin story is it’s a much easier name to fit on the side of a truck, much easier than the original company name Australian Linehaul Shuttle Express. The money saved on sign writing alone; well you can work that out.

After all those little quips about the company name it is worth pointing out that owning, managing and driving for a transport company is