Trucking meal ‘bargain hunter’ reveals one of his favourite stops

I often jokingly refer to a NSW owner-operator who regularly drives interstate as a trucking meal “bargain hunter”.

This veteran stopped at the Ampol Nhill Roadhouse in Victoria and was impressed with a pork chops, chips and salad meal which cost just $22.

“It was a big helping and value priced and when in the area I will go back there,” he said.

I always ask truckies who praise or criticise a meal at a roadhouse, or other business, they stop at to snap a phone pic of the receipt which this gent did.

Spy had never heard of Nhill until these pics arrived and discovered its location was in the Wimmera region of western Victoria.

It is situated along the Western Highway halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne.

Its industries include farming and food processing, most notably in grain and fowls.

Spy also received word recently of another great spot where many truck drivers stop, the Port Huon Trading Post, located south of Hobart in Tasmania.

It is along the Huon Highway at scenic Port Huon which is 56km from Hobart.

Spy was told about the establishment by Nubeena small fleet operator Robert Wade.

“They have the best salad rolls in Tasmania there in my opinion and the staff are very friendly and there is lots of parking,” Robert said.

Ros Hickey who runs the business with her husband Brett Hickey said up to 100 trucks a day stop there.

Having been there for 15 years, Ros and Brett know how to look after truckies.

“There are a lot of fish trucks carting from nearby farms, log trucks and others with general goods,” Ros said.

Most of these trucks travel between Hobart and the most southern town of Southport which is a distance of 100km.

The favourite foods drivers order are toasties, various types of rolls, pies and sausage rolls and lots of coffee.

Port Huon Trading Post employs 10 staff.

It is open from 5am to 5pm on weekdays, on Saturday from 7:30am/3pm and on Sunday from 8.30am-3pm.