Arriving at Tailem Bend from visiting friends at Mannum, our eye was taken by a schmick-looking 2021 Kenworth K200, with a 15-litre Cummins, from the SWF fleet.
Back in the good old days, we had many friends who drove for this company and have many happy associations with the outfit.
Happily, we caught up with Shannon Sando, who was grabbing a quick cuppa at the popular Ampol on the Murray River Bank when he found a couple of minutes for a quick chat.
Shannon was on his return leg from Adelaide to Mount Gambier “for a bath and an oil change” at the time.
“I have been with SWF for 11 good years now, but all up, on the road for about 35 years, and sometimes I think that’s too long!” he said.
“There have been many changes in the industry in that time and not all for the better, that is for sure.
“Still, as they say, it pays the bills and is a better job than many I could name, and you still get to look around and smell the fresh country air outside the cities. This is certainly a good crowd to work for and they run top gear, so I reckon I’ll be around for a while yet!”