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Townsville depot at Roseneath
The newest of our Queensland depots, established 2021, and the one that stretched the map: road train fuel work servicing the entire east coast out to the NT border and Gulf Country.
17-26 Kiernan Drive, Roseneath QLD 4811
In the Roseneath industrial area on Townsville's outskirts.
Townsville depot direct. Head office: 02 4918 5888.
Careers: careers@hillstankers.com.au
Established 2021 · Our newest QLD depot
Road train country
Townsville is the depot that stretched the map. When we established here in 2021, it meant Hills Tankers could service the entire east coast, out to the NT border and Gulf Country. The longest runs in the network leave from this yard, and they leave as road trains.
The depot sits on Kiernan Drive at Roseneath, an industrial estate on the edge of Townsville, with the room a loaded road train needs to stage and swing. This is the drier side of the Queensland tropics, and the work is the northern kind: bulk fuel delivered to retail outlets and mine sites, hauled on MC road train combinations.
It's also a depot still growing into its country. The Townsville driver roles we advertise are there to support ongoing contract expansion: new work coming on, not seats being backfilled.
Our combinations run from single semis up to AB and triple road trains.
From this yard
What Townsville does
Road train fuel work
Safe, efficient delivery of bulk fuel to retail outlets and mine sites across the north, on MC road train combinations driven by road-train-experienced drivers.
The longest reach
From Townsville the network covers the east coast out to the NT border and Gulf Country: the furthest legs Hills runs, scheduled alongside Brisbane, Mackay and the Hunter.
The same safety spine
The NHVAS-accredited safety management system, GPS and dashcam monitoring and fatigue management programs that govern head office govern this yard too.
Driving out of Townsville
Road train seats, with the roster in the ad
Townsville driver ads are written for road train work, and like every ad we run, they publish the hourly rate and the roster before you apply. Two roster shapes have been offered here: rotating day and night shifts, home every day; or six days on, three days off, living in the truck through the rostered days for the long runs.
Previous fuel delivery experience helps, but it isn't essential: full training is provided, and it's paid and done properly. What the ads do ask for:
- MC licence with road train experience
- Dangerous Goods (DG) licence
- Safe Load Program (SLP) card, or willing to obtain one
- Working knowledge of BFM, Mass Management and Chain of Responsibility
If Townsville isn't listed on Seek today, it isn't hiring drivers today. The expression of interest keeps your details on hand for when it is.
Scott “Chub” Hawker with his Volvo, Townsville.
“I have been with this company for some time and they are good.”
Big Rigs caught up with Scott at the Townsville Port Access Road pad, fresh off a fuel run down the Bruce Highway to Bowen. Read our summary of Scott's story.
Quick answers
Townsville, asked and answered
Is the Townsville depot hiring right now?
Seek is the honest answer: our current listings live at Hills Tankers on Seek, and if a Townsville role isn't listed today, we aren't hiring here today. Openings move quickly, so an expression of interest is worth lodging either way.
What rosters do Townsville drivers work?
Each ad spells its roster out before you apply. Townsville has offered rotating day and night shifts home daily, and a six-days-on, three-off roster living in the truck during rostered work days.
Which areas does Townsville service?
From this depot we service the entire east coast out to the NT border and Gulf Country, delivering bulk fuel to retail outlets and mine sites across the north.
Who do I talk to about freight from Townsville?
Call the depot direct on +61 436 416 737, or head office in Beresfield on 02 4918 5888. For a quote in writing, send a freight enquiry and the team will come back to you.
Since 1960 · Family owned
Need something moved?
Tell us what needs carrying and where it has to go. The team at our Beresfield head office will come back to you with the right answer, not a runaround.