A painful wait for veteran truckie
After seeing Troy Valentine climb down from the driver’s seat of his Kenworth T909 I noticed he was walking with a limp.
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Tropical island transport workers celebrate success
It may just have a 10km of bitumen road network, but Palm Island in north Queensland relies on trucks to ensure supplies are delivered and construction and infrastructure work can continue.
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Almost 30 years on the road
Astute truckie Dave Morice has a different opinion to many other drivers when asked about the worst roads he travels on.
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Hell highway turning to heaven
Some years ago words truckies used to describe the Hann Highway between Hughenden and the Lynd Junction included “notorious, dangerous” and a few others which can’t be mentioned here.
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Trucking on since 1978
North Queensland owner-operator Garry Evans, 61, runs Evans Transport, driving a 2003 Mack Super-Liner.
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Travelling through the tropics
It was a genuine pleasure to yarn to truckie BJ Muir when he was parked up in Townsville after bringing general freight from the south.
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13 years on the road
Young driver Dave Ardouin, 33, had come from Sydney to Townsville carrying general freight when Big Rigs saw him just on dusk at the Townsville BP Cluden recently.
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The freedom of the open highway
It was just before dark on a cool afternoon in mid July when I came across Jake Towns who could best be described as a genuine hard working Aussie truckie.
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Truckie makes the switch across the ditch
With more than 20 years as a driver behind him in his native New Zealand, Bruce Husband arrived down under just a few months ago, seeking an adventure and a new job.
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Transporting V8 Supercars across the country
Robert Davis is a friendly truckie who drives a 2020 model 2658 Mercedes Benz Actros, carrying V8 Supercars.
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