Born at Townsville deep in the tropics of far north Queensland, Adam Powell is now a contented Tasmanian who drives a 2017 Kenworth T909 for Troy Arnold Transport in Lillydale.
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Inspiring the next generation of truckies
Young 15-year-old Jack Barnard wants to follow in the footsteps of his proud dad Rob Barnard and became a truck driver.
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Squid hunting truckie reels in a beauty
Squid hunter is an apt description of Tasmanian owner-operator Daniel Mayne who is based at Mornington near Hobart.
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Over four decades on the road and still going strong
For many years Garry Cullen drove trucks at Gladstone in Queensland, delivering furniture.
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Veteran driver looks back at life spent on the road
Veteran driver Doc Holliday has the same name as a famous American gunslinger, and he became emotional when a friend gave him a copy of Big Rigs which featured a DCO-F International.
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Trucking’s a good life for this friendly truckie
Based at Warrnambool in Victoria, owner operator Paddy McKenna was far away along the Port Access Road in Townsville when Big Rigs spotted him tending to his trailers.
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It’s a family business through and through
Andrew Lock, 59, has run the Adelaide based family business Lock Transport for two and a half years but has been a truckie for most of his working life.
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Roadside barber for truckies
Truck drivers are amongst the best customers for barber Rebecca Doyle who operates from a caravan beside the highway at the hamlet of Westbury in Tasmania.
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Successful former jockey onto a winner as he turns to trucking
From the saddle of racehorses to behind the wheel of a truck is the story of 61-year-old Tasmanian driver Craig Luttrell.
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Towing operator celebrates 32 years in business
For more than half of his life Cam Duffy has run a towing business on the scenic Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland.
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