Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Transport, Postal and Warehousing is made up of road transport, customs agency and freight forwarding, storage, freight terminals, bus, courier services, taxis, ferries, air charter, airports, postal services, sea freight, rail, grain storage, pipelines, domestic and international air transport.
The sector includes 212,333 businesses and employs 546,364 people.
Almost half the jobs in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry are machinery operators and drivers. Employment in this industry increased strongly over the past five years. Jobs in the industry are under real threat of increased automation and this has been happening for many years.

Automated vehicles are coming, but not yet. In controlled environments like mine sites, ports, farms, and private roads automated vehicles have already arrived.
But public environments present many challenges that may take a generation to address. These include appropriate regulation, investments in infrastructure, proof of safety, capital investment lag times and insurance.
However, blockchain and AI are impacting logistics, storage, freight forwarding and supply chain management. Robots are being used in freight handling, port, rail and airport operations.
Wearables and video based safety monitoring systems help to improve safety for train drivers, by monitoring behaviour, tiredness and the time spent in the cab.
Warehouse workers are wearing wrist screens to direct them to product locations enabling worker performance to be monitored and compared. Tasks are increasingly being automated and it will not be long before warehouses are completely automated, with stackers being replaced by robots.
Systems used to monitor safety can be used to monitor and compare individual performance, so personal monitoring is a double edge sword.
Other technological threats to the Transport industry are Cybersecurity and the threat of deliberate interference with robots and automated systems in transport, ports, airports and warehousing.
Employment: 546,364
Organisations: 212,333
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Employing:
56%
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Non-employing:
44%
Remuneration
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Avg Salary:
$57,960

Categories
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Air Transport
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Pipeline Transport
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Postal and Courier Services
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Rail Transport
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Road Freight Transport
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Road Passenger Transport
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Taxi Service
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Airport Operations
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Custom Agency Services
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Freight Forwarding Service
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Port and Water Transport Terminals
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Services to Transport
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Services to Water Transport
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Stevedoring
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Grain Storage
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Other Storage
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Water Freight Transport
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Water Passenger Transport
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Air Transport
Activities: Air passenger transport, Aircraft charter-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI -
Other issues
EV
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
STRIX Uncrewed Aerial System -
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Pipeline Transport
Activities: Pipeline for natural gas, oil-
Technology
IoT, AI -
Drones
Droniq - Aerial patrol of pipelinesArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Lake Mead Operation and Inspection Video -
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Postal and Courier Services
Activities: Mail service, Postal agency, Post office, Express pickup and delivery, Messenger service-
Technology
IoT, Drones -
Other issues
Email
Robotics
Parcel Handling and Sorting System for Belgium PostDrones
Royal Mail use drones to deliver post to remote island -
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Rail Transport
Activities: Rail freight, Rail Passenger-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI, Robots -
Robotics
How Hitachi Rail Tech Enabled Global First in Heavy Freight Rail Automation -
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Road Freight Transport
Activities: Furniture removal, Road freight, Truck hire-
Technology
Robots, IoT, AI, Blockchain -
Other issues
EV, Hydrogen
Robotics
Truck Safety: Monitoring technology helping to make the roads safer for everyone, A transport company is leading the way in road health and safety by using a ‘fatigue and inattention’ system to monitor driver performance. -
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Road Passenger Transport
Activities: Airport bus, Metropolitan bus, School bus, Charter bus, Interurban bus, Rural bus, Airport bus, Metropolitan bus, School bus-
Technology
Robots, IoT -
Other issues
EV, Hydrogen
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Taxi Service
Activities: Hire car, Taxi service, Uber-
Technology
Robots, IoT, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID, EV, Hydrogen
Robotics
Robots are already changing jobs as an endless array of robots enter our everyday lives. From trucking to service work to high-end jobs like doctors and lawyers, this documentary explores how robotics and artificial intelligence are changing the workplace. -
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Airport Operations
Activities: Air traffic control, Airport operation, Airport baggage handling-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI -
Robotics
Police Robots in Singapore AirportDrones
DroneShield Corporate VideoArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Elenium - Darwin International Airport -
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Custom Agency Services
Activities: Custom agency, Custom clearance-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Freight Forwarding Service
Activities: Road freight, Air freight, Rail freight, Water freight-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI, Robots -
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Port and Water Transport Terminals
Activities: Port operation, Container terminal, Coal loader, Ship mooring-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI, Robots -
Robotics
Patrick Terminals - Brisbane AutoStradDrones
DroneShield Corporate VideoArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Hovermap ST-X - Extending the Reach of Autonomous LiDAR Mapping -
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Services to Transport
Activities: Container terminal, Road freight terminal, Toll road operation, Railway station, Snow transport, Ski lift, Ski tow-
Technology
IoT, AI, Robots, Blockchain -
Robotics
Robots are already changing jobs as an endless array of robots enter our everyday lives. From trucking to service work to high-end jobs like doctors and lawyers, this documentary explores how robotics and artificial intelligence are changing the workplace.Drones
Counting traffic from a drone -
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Services to Water Transport
Activities: Pilotage service, Salvage service, Tugboat -
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Stevedoring
Activities: Ship loading, Stevedoring-
Technology
IoT, AI, Robots -
Robotics
Patrick Terminals - Brisbane AutoStrad -
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Grain Storage
Activities: Grain elevator, Grain silo -
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Other Storage
Activities: Bond store, Cool room storage, Furniture storage, Refrigerated storage-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, Robots -
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Water Freight Transport
Activities: International sea freight, Coastal sea freight, Freight ferry-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, AI -
Robotics
Cargo Hold Water Blasting with Innovative Robotics -
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Water Passenger Transport
Activities: Boat charter, Ferry, Water taxi -
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