Contented driver Aaron Osborne is a true-blue Aussie, so it was no surprise when he told me his fitting nickname – Ozy.
He was parked up at the Townsville Port Access breakdown pad at about 3pm on February 18, when he stopped to chat.
Ozy, as he says everybody knows him by, drives a Kenworth T610 SAR for Daryl Dickenson Transport out of Brisbane.
“I have brought up steel from Brisbane for Charters Towers and Townsville and have a backload of scrap,” he said.
The 46-year-old has been a truckie for two decades and loves the job and the freedom on the road.
“I like stopping at the BP Marmor where they serve up great coffee,” he said.
The worst road he gets along is the Bruce Highway and I asked him to nominate which sections. “Everywhere north of Gympie!” he said.
Outside work Ozy likes 4WD recreation with his family on beaches. He doesn’t follow many sports but was a champion darts player in his heyday.
“I once represented NSW at darts,” he said.
Soon after I saw Ozy and another company driver parking at the nearby BP Cluden Roadhouse.