Hundreds of jobs on the line as national freight company shuts down

Hundreds of jobs could beryllium affected arsenic Don Watson Transport shuts down aft 77 years.

The nationalist freight company, based successful Derrimut successful Victoria, is simply a third-generation family-owned institution pinch 290 vehicles successful its fleet. 

It made its past postulation yesterday, and last deliveries will beryllium made complete nan coming days.

"The Watson family has made nan difficult determination to cease carrier operations," nan family said successful a statement.

"The Watson family has benefited from nan Australian trucking and warehousing manufacture complete galore generations, and we've tried to connection backmost clip and effort successful kind.

"Thank you for nan awesome support you've offered Watsons complete nan years, and we look guardant to seeing nan manufacture proceed to develop."

The Watson's Coldstores limb will stay successful operation, but nan family is seeking to waste nan company.

"Coldstores will stay afloat operational arsenic it is introduced to nan marketplace for sale, pinch a attraction connected securing optimal worth arsenic a going concern," nan family said.

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