Emmerson Transport Limited was formed in 1977 by John, Ian and Peter Emmerson as a mainly rural based transport operation transporting produce and livestock. The company grew rapidly in the 80’s and with deregulation of the New Zealand road transport industry took full benefit of the opportunities that this created.

In 1995 the company disposed of its livestock cartage involvement to focus wholly on the area of general freight. This move was extremely positive and the company experienced major expansion with the securing of several major contracts.

Further company expansion was generated by the purchase of the horticulturally based Lindco Transport in late 2003. The acquisition of Bruce Hill Transport in 2007 has widened the company’s activities and doubled it’s capacity.

Emmerson Transport Limited now operates in excess of 100 large units plus a host of other ancillary equipment which makes the company one of the largest independent operators in the transport industry. The Company operates out of six strategically placed North Island depots. These depots are located in Hastings, Levin, Paeroa, Mount Maunganui, Wanganui and Auckland to give total North Island coverage.

In November 2008, Emmerson Transport contributed to the environment by reducing it's carbon footprint by shifting it's Whakatu division into one centralized yard, based out of Emmerson Transport's main depot at 511 Orchard Rd, Hastings.