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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Helping to keep roads clear
Part of the duties for Matt Coubrough and Shane Black is clearing fallen tree branches from the road between Mount Molloy and Mossman in far north Queensland.
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Former roadhouse owners look back on ‘one of the best chapters of our lives’
Having run this popular roadhouse for the past 18 years, this couple reveals how they came to own the popular site, as numerous truckies speak of their fond memories of stopping by.
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Switch from tourism to trucking the right move
For 20 years Marty Coates had worked as a water rafting tourist guide before snaring his ideal job as a truck driver.
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On the road for 50 years – and counting
Owner operator Steve Krahe was fuelling up his 2006 model Freightliner Argosy at the Gold City Roadhouse on the outskirts of Charters Towers when Big Rigs saw him.
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Queensland trucking family keeps the wheels turning
Based in Mount Garnet in Far North Queensland, Smith Brothers Transport has been a respected company in the industry for more than 30 years.
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The right truck for the job
Driving an Isuzu 8.7 tonne tipper, young driver Kayle Wright, 30, is a common sight around Townsville.
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30-year-old Kenworth doesn’t miss a beat for Queensland operator
Small fleet operator Matt Binsted was hooking up trailers loaded with hay when Big Rigs saw him in the parking area of the Caltex Calcium Roadhouse just after noon recently.
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Driving from north to south along Queensland’s inland roads
Each week driver Phillip Daniels does the run between Cairns and Brisbane. He was driving a Western Star for J&V Transport when Big Rigs saw him parked at a pull off area beside the Flinders Highway near Woodstock.
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Wheels keep turning on this trusty 1980 model workhorse
After over four decades on the road and more than seven million kilometres on the clock, this 1980 Kenworth cabover is still working as hard as ever.
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