Decades on the road for veteran truckie
Friendly driver Mick Vaughan was having a break at the Mingela rest area beside the Flinders Highway when Big Rigs saw him recently.
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Operators ask scalies to use ‘discretion and interpretation’
Two long-time road transport operators who run weekly road trains from Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands to Cape York have called on scalies to use “discretion and interpretation” before infringing truck drivers for minor offences.
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The popular Queensland roadhouse with its own singing chef
Upon entering the BP Cluden Roadhouse in north Queensland, you might be lucky enough to hear songs coming from the kitchen, courtesy of 43-year-old Adam Jerri – the roadhouse’s very own singing chef.
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This truck is his ‘own little office’
It was raining when Robbie Del Mansor was making deliveries at the scenic Atherton Tablelands hamlet of Tolga when Big Rigs saw him recently.
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Loving life on the road in the tropics
Before gaining a job as a truck driver, Cairns-based Allan Gong worked as a tree lopper.
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Old Mack a real crowd-pleaser at big army open day
An old Mack R series truck driven by trooper Billy Mills was the centre of attention at an Army Open Day in Townsville which was attended by more than 10,000 people.
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Rising fuel costs concerning for owner-operator
Adam Gee, 45, has been an owner-operator for the past five years and a truck driver for two decades. He drives a 2013 Kenworth 609.
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Three decades behind the wheel
Friendly driver Kevin Henderson had stopped at a rest area beside the Bruce Highway south of Cairns and was happy to yarn to Big Rigs.
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Veteran truckie enjoying his work in the tropics
It was blowing like a gale when veteran truckie Greg Chalmers pulled into the Frances Creek rest area near Ingham.
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From driving buses to trucks
Before returning as a truckie, versatile Joe Allen had been a bus driver for 22 years.
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