Truck driver keeping rail lines in check
Allan Wenck, 36, drives an Isuzu tilt truck for Queensland Rail and was parked up at the sleepy hamlet of Mingela when Big Rigs saw him.
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Trucking in the blood for third-generation family business
Based at the outback Queensland town of Hughenden, Coffison and Sons has been operating for 51 years. The town is located 388 kilometres west of Townsville along the notorious Flinders Highway.
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‘Rising fuel costs hurt us’
Long-time owner-operator Greg Hemley gave an apt description about the effects of rising fuel costs on the road transport industry. When I asked, “nasty and it hurts us” was his reply.
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Big rigs roll into Townsville ahead of Supercars showdown
The popular Transporter Parade Convoy featuring 25 flashy trucks kick-started celebrations for the NTI Townsville 500, and this year for the first time along a new route.
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It’s triple the fun for this livestock owner operator
When Big Rigs saw owner-operator Mick Voerman early on June 15 he was hauling livestock in a triple from Reid River on the Flinders Highway to Townsville Port for live export.
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Livestock legend honoured with an OAM
Outback owner-operator Mick Pattel, who received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his work in the livestock transport industry, was hard at work cleaning the double decks of his trailers when Big Rigs contacted him.
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Just another ordinary day in the rugged outback
Driving triples and quads on red dirt corrugated roads around Weipa on Western Cape York, in far north Queensland, is just an ordinary day for 41-year-old Josh Henry.
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Keeping truckies nourished at popular rest area
When Big Rigs saw Dineshreddy Chowlapally, just after 9am, he had just pulled up in an Isuzu 450 to set up his popular fruit stall.
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Ingham truckie keeps the wheels turning
Aidin May, 31, drives a Kenworth T659 for Oakdare Holdings and was heading from Townsville to Rubyvale near Emerald when I saw him recently.
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Veteran truckie excited about his next chapter
When I met up with South Australian driver Dave Morgan, he was counting the days until he retires.
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