Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 53 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: microFleet.
Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies
$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | microFleet Provider of e bikes, trikes, rental, and scooters manufacturing & charging services | $500K | 35 mo ago | Seed | Scott Dickason CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 2 | Kinetic Operator of buses | — | 39 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1978 | Craft CMSPHPYii+17 | — |
| 3 | Skyroad Logistics Provider of logistics services | — | 43 mo ago | Seed | Peter Assel Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2015 | — | — |
| 4 | Custom Fleet Provider of truck transportation and fleet management services | — | 97 mo ago | Funding Raised | Chris Tulloch CEO | 1978 | ContentfulApple iCloud MailNode.js+18 | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 5 | Jetstar Low-cost airline offering economy air travel services | — | 173 mo ago | Acquired | Gareth Evans CEO | 2004 | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+25 | — |
| 6 | 101 WAREHOUSING Provider of freight forwarding, warehousing, and logistics services | — | — | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | — |
| 7 | ACA Provider of supply chain management and logistics services | — | — | Acquired | — | 1982 | — | — |
| 8 | AFS Logistics Provider of logistics management services | — | — | Acquired | — | 1994 | WordPressZohoSalesforce+16 | — |
Top 5 Transportation and Logistics companies in Melbourne
#1
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2021$500Kraised▾
Provider of e bikes, trikes, rental, and scooters manufacturing & charging services
#2
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1978 · 7400 employees—raised▾
Operator of buses
#3
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015—raised▾
Provider of transport and logistics services intended for air cargo, high security, pharmaceutical and perishable sectors. The company specializes in air cargo road feeder services and aviation Maintenance and repair, thereby enabling clients to transport goods at transparent prices.
- Nov 2022Seed—
#4
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1978 · 376 employees—raised▾
Provider of truck transportation and fleet management services
#5
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004—raised▾
Low-cost airline offering economy air travel services. It provides air transportation to various destinations, focusing on affordability and efficiency. The airline offers basic economy fares with optional add-ons for baggage, seating, and other services. Booking and management of flights are facilitated through its online platform. The company also offers ancillary services such as travel insurance.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 67 Australia-affiliated papers.
- Monash University6
- RMIT University6
- Department of Commerce6
- UNSW Sydney4
- Deakin University4
- Fleet management4
- Resilience (materials science)2
- Carbon footprint2
- Supply chain optimization2
- Optimization problem2
- Fleet management4→7
- Supply chain optimization2→4
- Fleet management9
- Global Positioning System3
- Transport engineering3
- Supply chain management3
- SAFER3
Where logistics supply chain is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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