Why ‘Ozy’ is loving the freedom of the road
Contented driver Aaron Osborne is a true-blue Aussie, so it was no surprise when he told me his fitting nickname – Ozy.
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Truckie makes the move from the Apple Isle to the tropics
Former long time Tasmanian truckie Ross Jacobson had a swift baptism into driving in the tropics after heavy rain and floods closed many northern mainland roads last month.
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Cheerful truckie enjoys travelling the east coast
Happy Victorian driver Dallas Borer had a bigger smile on his face than the size of the tank he was hauling when Big Rigs saw him on February 7.
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Townsville truckie enjoys life on the road
Happy driver Peter Cheesman was travelling back to his home base of Townsville after delivering equipment to an electrical sub station when Big Rigs yarned to him.
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Truckies band together during recent floods
Although Josh Drayton was held up by flooded roads when I saw him in North Queensland on February 8, he didn’t let boredom get to him.
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Venomous snake causes a rest area fright
Ken Keegan was parked up at the Puma Gold City Roadhouse in Charters Towers when Big Rigs saw him recently.
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Busy times for livestock owner-operator
Livestock truckie Stanley Remfrey had stopped at a rest area beside the Flinders Highway at Mingela and was checking on his load when he stopped for a brief chat with Big Rigs.
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Veteran driver can’t shake the trucking bug
Veteran truckie John Andrews has made more comebacks than Dame Nellie Melba. When I saw him on January 5 he was checking his Mercedes 580 at a roadhouse parking area in the tropics.
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Canadian truckie enjoying life in Far North Queensland
Owner operator Nathan Schwarz was hauling a machine to Daintree when I met him in early January.
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Water tipped to rise to extreme levels over Macrossan Bridge near Charters Towers
A veteran truckie is tipping flood water levels over the Macrossan Bridge along the Flinders Highway to go a lot higher with severe rain continuing to fall on North Queensland.
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