When asked what was the worst road he had travelled on recently, Baz Poirrier answered with a classic and apt reply.
“I would have to say the section of the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Mackay.
“There were some huge potholes on it and the authorities just do a band-aid fix. It is like putting chewing gum on it,” he said.
The 55-year-old was parked up in the Western Star 4800 he drives for a family-run business JVB Transport. Baz has been a truck driver for the past 30 years.
“I do the run from Brisbane to Cairns and up to Mareeba – the job is great,” he said.
The roadhouses he likes most are the Caltex at Portsmith in Cairns and the BP Cluden at Townsville.
“They are both good and have facilities for drivers,” he said.
However Baz added that there were not enough rest areas for drivers with decent facilities.
With Christmas fast looming, Baz is hoping to get some time off to spend with the family.