About

Since there has been farming in Reporoa there has been a cartage business. It started with Robinson Creighton and then became Harvey Mabey, followed by Stuart Harvey Ltd.

In 1987, Brendon started as an owner driver for Harvey & Maybe Ltd which soon became Stuart Harvey Ltd. In 2002 Stuart Harvey decided it was time to move on and sold his business to 2 owner drivers, one of which was Brendon; they renamed the business Central Transport Ltd in a bid to keep a consistent name!

In 2005 Brendon bought the business outright and has successfully operated as Manging Director ever since.

With careful management and excellent staff,  the business has grown significantly with a fertilizer spreading division, bulk transport division, liquid byproduct division partnering with Fonterra and milk collection division (collaborating with Miraka).

With the growth of the business came the need to build a bigger workshop, office, and wash. The workshop and office was completed in 2012, and the wash completed in 2015. A specialized sanitation truck wash system was installed in 2018 to ensure that all our trucks turn up on farm fully sanitised.

With a strong management team, dedicated drivers, a team of in-house mechanics and engineers, CTL has been able to go from strength to strength.

In 2018 CTL combined its livestock division with Gordon Transport in Taupo to form Midlands Rural Transport. Midlands Rural Ltd directors, Jason Gordon, Susan Martin and Brendon Cane, now service all the livestock cartage.

We now have depots in Broadlands, Taupo, Rotorua, Taumarunui,  Hastings and Gisborne. In 2020, Riley O’Rourke joined Midlands and instigated Midlands Ground Spread, spreading fertilizer to farms around the central North Island. The three companies have grown to now have a combined fleet of over 80 trucks and support a dedicated staff of over 160.

With a team of experienced dispatchers and administration staff, there is always someone available to take your call and answer your queries.

At CTL we take great pride in our work, we do every job to the highest possible standard and will not settle for anything less.

If you have any rural cartage needs, give us a call, we will be only too happy to help.