Peter Gunn, truckie turned billionaire logistics titan, dies at 83

Hannah TattersallActing editor, AFR Rich List

Mar 4, 2026 – 2.10pm

Peter Gunn, the Victorian truck driver who became a logistics industry pioneer after founding road transport business Cubico, has died aged 83.

The Gunn family confirmed his death in Melbourne on February 26.

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