WHEN I spotted a driver on the ground under the back of a semi trailer at a roadhouse parking area, my first thought was to yell out and ask did he need help.
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Young Blade sharpens his skills in dream truckie job
Aged just 24, Nick Blade hopes to continue to be a truck driver for many years and would recommend it as a career to young people.
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Like father, like son
When young outback driver John Woodall told me his nickname was Splinter, my curiosity buds were tantalised.
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Trucking near and far
James Hewitt has been a truckie for over 30 years, driving trucks in countries all around the world before making Australia his home.
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Enjoying life as a truckie
Much travelled truckie Lynton Bruce was deep in the tropics at Townsville when Big Rigs saw him taking a well earned break, far away from home.
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Ned and ‘Old Territory Time’
A genuine character of the industry in the tropics, Brian Kelly is the only truckie I have interviewed who says he “loves scalies”.
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Downsizing the fleet
Some years back Dave Homburg owned 19 trucks, but these days the friendly owner-operator runs just one – a 2008 Western Star 4800 series 60.
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The four amigos
Parked beside each other at a roadhouse in north Queensland were truckies Michael Mills, Bevan Mobbs, Jake Fiedler and Shane Warne.
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Little roadhouse gem
It may only be small but the Wondecla Roadhouse in far north Queensland is very popular.
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Enjoying life in the tropics
Former Victorian truckie Graham Lynch now lives an idyllic life deep in the north Queensland tropics at Babinda, which has just been named the second wettest town in Australia.
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