Our Company History

Built on Experience. Driven by Results.

Select Tilt Tray Group (STTG) was founded in 1994, but our journey began long before that.
Our founder, Chris O’Riordan, has been involved in the towing and transport industry since 1974, starting as a night-time NRMA tow truck driver while working a full-time day job.
From the very beginning, hard work, reliability, and commitment to doing the job properly have been at the heart of what we do.

Over the next two decades, Chris gained extensive experience across every aspect of the industry, from heavy vehicle towing and salvage operations to machinery relocations, interstate transport, and accident recovery.
Working with some of Sydney’s largest transport and towing companies, Chris built a strong foundation of technical expertise and customer-first service.

In 1994, Select Tilt Tray Group was born, with a simple mission:
Deliver fast, reliable, and safe towing and transport services; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What started with just one truck has now grown into a trusted, multi-vehicle fleet completing over 150 movements daily across Sydney and regional NSW.

The STTG Difference Today

• Owner-Driver Model: Every truck is operated by an experienced driver who owns their vehicle; ensuring personal pride, accountability, and care for every job.
• Decades of Practical Experience: Our combined driver team holds over 277 years of real-world towing and transport expertise.
• Modern, Specialised Fleet: We invest in the latest tilt tray technology and equipment to ensure safer, faster, and more efficient moves.
• Customer-First Focus: Our growth has been driven almost entirely by repeat business and referrals, proof of the trust and reliability we deliver every day.

Experience You Can Rely On

When you choose STTG, you’re not just hiring a tow truck, you’re engaging decades of proven expertise, commitment, and professionalism.
Whether it’s accident towing, machinery transport, interstate relocation, or prestige vehicle moves, your job will be completed safely, securely, and on time.

Get Reliable Towing and Transport Backed by Decades of Experience

Need immediate assistance or a quote for an upcoming move?
Call (02) 9545 3464 or email admin@sttg.com.au.
Our team is available 24/7 to help.

1974. THE CAR BREAKDOWN THAT BEGAN IT ALL…

I am Chris O’Riordan and had worked with our allocator Rick Bakewell, at Kareena Towing for many years before starting Select. I have been involved in towing and transport for all of my working life, starting out in 1974 doing NRMA towing at night as a second job to supplement my low pay at my day job which was in the bank. I was only on $35 take-home per week. After a breakdown in my car and needing to be towed I thought it was a good way to earn extra money by doing towing work as the work was always there in some form or another.

1975 . BEGAN TOWING IN AN OLD V8 CUMMINS ACCO

I soon left the bank to join “Capo” at Caringbah Towing and began doing heavy vehicle towing in an old V8 Cummins Acco which took me around much of NSW and occasionally interstate. I was only 18 at this time, so I learnt a lot about trucks and towing quickly.

1976. THE BEGINNING OF MY PROFESSIONAL TOWING CAREER

I then got a job at Johnstons Transport Industries at Alexandria (later to move to Marrickville) and worked with Frank and the boys for the next 8 years where I got a semi licence and learnt a lot more about transport, carting anything from shipping containers, reels of paper or coils of steel and doing a lot of wharf work and machinery relocation. I still drove towies on weekends doing accident breakdown towing work.

1983. GAINING MORE EXPERIENCE IN SMASH WORK

After that, I worked with Garry Phillips for 5 years at Kareena Rd Smash Repairs doing smash work.

1988. SALVAGE WORK & LONG-DISTANCE TOWING

I then started with Rick at Kareena Towing in 1988 doing mainly NRMA salvage work and long-distance towing.

1994. SELECT TILT TRAY GROUP WAS BORN

Then came 1994 when Rick decided to sell his trucks to the drivers. Select Tilt tray Group was born, initially starting operations as “Select Towing Service”.

1997. UNSTOPPABLE GROWTH

Since adding a second truck to our fleet in 1997, our growth has been almost unstoppable. We have since adopted an owner-driver policy, therefore the driver turning up to do your job owns the truck.

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