Armitage Transport closes its doors as owner retires
After running Armitage Transport for the past 18 years, David Gannon knew the time was right to close its doors, though as he explains the company name will still carry on.
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‘An extra $4400 per trip’: Fuel price woes continue to bite
Well-known veteran outback truckie Steve Grahame says that while owner operators are already feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs – he believes the effects are likely to get worse in coming weeks.
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Outback truckie creates mental health stop on the Strzelecki
About a year ago, Shane Whenan decided to create his own “mental health break point” on a spot along the Strzelecki Track – and now it is gaining momentum.
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No stopping 60-year logging industry veteran
One of nine brothers who, along with their father, were all involved in the log transport industry, Dave Siddle, 76, knows the roads that lead to the APM Mill at Maryvale, in Victoria’s Gippsland region, like the back of his hand. After all, he’s been going there ever since he was 17.
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7000km weekly round trip for husband and wife duo
This dynamic husband and wife duo, Karen and Stephen Ceissman, do two-up for a weekly 7000-kilometre round-trip towing quads from Brisbane to Darwin, and then back again – “and we haven’t killed each other yet,” joked Karen.
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How much do you love your truck?
Is there any greater show of the love a truckie has for their truck than to get it permanently tattooed for the world to see?
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Melbourne truckie onto a winner
Along with honing his truck driving skills over the past 12 years, Melbourne based truckie Filip Schubert has also become an avid truck photographer too.
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Wear blue for Do It For Dolly Day and take a stand against bullying
A B-double owned by Dawson’s Haulage runs up and down the Newell Highway in support of Dolly’s Dream, which is taking a stand against bullying.
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Mates bring truckies together for a great cause
A year on from their first monthly truck meet, the two truckie mates who started the initiative to help bring truckies together and raise money for mental health can’t believe how far the event has come.
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Outback truckie says “the west was calling”
Though his trucking career has seen him move near and far, the lure of the outback has kept 42-year-old Mark Cottier coming back for more. “You can leave the outback, but once the red dust is in your bloodstream, you always seem to end up back there,” he said.
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