A trucking good time as newlyweds say ‘I do’
This MC driver bride arrived at her wedding in style, driving herself to the ceremony in a shined-up Kenworth T909, with her father and maid of honour in tow, as she married her farmer beau.
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A 6400km weekly round trip for veteran outback truckie
A third-generation truckie, Simon Roberts was already beginning to hone his truck skills from as young as five years old, while sitting on his father’s lap.
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‘I never thought I’d get into trucking – far from it’
If you asked Fiona Christy, now 57, if she had any interest in driving a truck before she met her husband Norm Christy, the answer would likely have been a definite “no”. But now, after three decades behind the wheel, she says she’s still loving life on the road.
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Pilbara operator celebrates success with pink road train
When Terry Bunhu, 38, moved to WA from his native Zimbabwe in Africa, his plan was to follow in his father’s footsteps and continue in the transport game.
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‘It all started with a little toy truck’ for veteran outback truckie
“At school, they told me I’d never get paid to look out the window, but I proved them wrong,” laughed Perth-based owner operator Bill Carruthers, 62.
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Former truckie reminisces on historic trip 60 years ago
Following the recent re-enactment of a legendary oil rig move that occurred 60 years ago, Big Rigs chats with one of the original drivers involved, Darrell Brown, who is now 86.
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Trucking in the blood for dynamic father and son two-up duo
At just 20 years of age, young gun Jake Hearn is already living his dream of pulling triple road trains – running two-up with his father Fred Hearn, 63, who taught him everything he knows.
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Rural truck show honours local trucking legend
After being cancelled for the past two years, the Wondai Truck Show returned with a new name last weekend, in honour of local livestock transport legend Col Porter, who passed away in April last year.
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Truckie successfully appeals $5452 border breach fine
In September last year, things came crashing down for Jamie Roberts, 51, when he unknowingly crossed into Victoria from NSW with an outdated border pass, just days after new restrictions had come into play.
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$3566 in fines has another truckie ready to ‘hang up the boots’
After 19 years as an owner operator, Nicholas Long, 39, got rid of the last of his trucks last year. Now, after receiving three fines in the space of just four weeks, equating to a whopping $3566, he has plans of soon throwing in the towel for good.
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