Paving the way to cutting market costs

Sally Gall
Updated December 6 2017 - 3:46pm, first published 11:45am
A number of commodities prefer to use an inland route between north Queensland and southern states to get their product to market.
A number of commodities prefer to use an inland route between north Queensland and southern states to get their product to market.

The long-anticipated TraNSIT transport logistics tool developed by CSIRO researchers has identified that it’s 70 per cent less expensive to transport cattle or beef by road than rail.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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