Formed in 1986 by owner Ray Graetz, Coastal Services specialises in carrying general freight, bulk and palletised goods between Sydney, Newcastle and the Central Coast. Our intrastate and interstate transport is also a growing area for the business, and with 5 different locations in NSW, we are perfectly placed to service your business needs.

Our purpose built depot at Warnervale has direct links to main arterial routes and provides additional truck wash and weigh bridge services, as well as warehousing.

Coastal Transport Services takes pride in our ability to provide safe and experienced services across all of our specialised domains. We have a high service ethos which prioritises value for money service with a focus on reliability and performance. Our focus on SAFETY, WELLBEING and RESPONSIBILITY is a testament to our commitment to continual improvement in the space of protection, health, technologies, reliability and leadership.

PEOPLE are WELL BEING

Coastal Transport leads by example when it comes to providing a strong focus on the mental and physical wellbeing of its employees. We value the environment we work in and the people we work with, and as such we make every attempt to promote awareness and understanding of the importance of mental health and fitness. At Coastal we want our employees to feel secure in their jobs and appreciated, this focus can have positive impacts against workplace violence, absenteeism and stress. Our employee assistance program exists as a collaboration with Flourish Australia to help improve the overall culture of the Coastal workplace and community.

POWER is RESPONSIBILITY

Successful businesses strive to improve the condition and culture. We maintain the highest ethical, environmental and safety standards everywhere, and we   encourage and celebrate our employees’ active roles in their communities. We encourage the continual improvement of the group by overcoming challenges and taking responsibility for the reputation of the industry.

Coastal Transport Services makes every attempt to ensure that we are fulfilling a level of corporate social responsibility, that meets the expectations of the community and the environment. At Coastal we have a proactive approach to recycling, with the intent to reduce our environmental impact to 0%. We have a goal of being a leader in the production of responsible power creation and consumption with the use of electric hybrid hydrogen bio-diesel and solar technologies. Coastal Group is constantly pursuing methods of improvement, we are currently focused on achieving ISO certification in safety and quality control.

PRECISION is SAFETY

Together, our people are our most valuable assets and as such the health and safety of our employees and customers is of the utmost importance to Coastal Group.

Coastal Transport is a fully accredited Truck Safe company which ensures that we meet the highest possible transport safety standards set for: our employees, vehicle equipment, maintenance and record keeping. Our company is firmly committed to maintaining the highest OH&S standards and conducts periodic training in transport related subjects for our drivers. Coastal Transport and many of our drivers are also accredited under the Transport Fatigue Management Scheme (now known as Basic Fatigue Management) and we are members of the Australian Trucking Association.

We conduct safety toolbox meetings which involve the full staff. This is an open and frank discussion on any safety related issues for the workplace and covers any regulatory changes, fatigue issues and significant risk situations such as upcoming weather and or road closures etc. We also use this time to update Coastal of any changes required to standard work procedures as a group.

Our fleet and drivers are fitted with software including Freight 2020 which is accessible from supplied mobile devices and applications. This makes the reporting of incidents easier and more effective, helping to reduce the amount of accidents and near misses on and off sites.

We are committed to having a genuine culture of safety in all parts of our business, where everyone is encouraged to achieve an injury free workplace by taking personal responsibility for their own safety and developing ongoing steps towards continual improvement. Our employees are continually focused on finding ways to improve safety within the work environment and contribute positively to the awareness of wellbeing.