Ken Keegan was parked up at the Puma Gold City Roadhouse in Charters Towers when Big Rigs saw him recently.
Ken was driving a Kenworth T610 SAR for Law Transport out of Townsville – and the heat was extreme, being around 35 degrees.
“I have taken some electronic equipment out to Cape River for Ergon Energy and am on the way home empty,” Ken said.
A driver since 2007, Ken is a member of a well-known road transport company and his brother owns another business based at Roma.
His favourite roadhouse is the Ampol at Bowen which is 200km south of Townsville.
“They serve good food and I like stopping there,” he said.
As for rest areas, Ken said more are needed overall with facilities for truckies, but he nominated one which ticks all the boxes.
“It is at Cloncurry and has showers and toilets,” he said.
Although when he was at Cloncurry, Ken had a very scary experience involving a venomous snake.
“I looked up and saw a brown snake,” he said.
Ken rates the Richmond to Julia Creek section of the Flinders Highway in Queensland as needing a big upgrade.
“It is treacherous,” he said.
When he’s not at work, Ken enjoys four-wheel driving.