SWEET SPOT

There’s nothing ordinary about Jaskirt Singh’s situation.

While most 19-year-olds are taking their first steps into employment or further education, he is the national operations manager at Honey Transport, overseeing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment and contracts – with six years’ experience already behind him.

A family business, which started as a single-vehicle operation in Sydney’s west by Jaskirt’s father, Jaspal, in 2012, Honey Transport has grown to a 12-strong fleet with aspirations for further diversification and expansion.

BEGINNINGS

Jaspal migrated to Australia about 25 years ago, working various roles in manufacturing and security before moving to truck driving over a decade ago.

He operated an eight-tonne, 1997 Hino GH for DSE Transport over a couple of years, which eventually became Honey Transport’s first truck.

“The owner really liked dad. So he said: ‘If you want to purchase the truck, you can.’ And so dad acquired that truck and kept subcontracting for DSE,” Jaskirt explains on a rare rainy day in the state.

One became two when a cousin acquired a truck and