One door closes, another one opens for operators
Maranoa Haulage owners Ian and Fiona French are set to embark on a new chapter as they close the doors of the business they built and step into retirement.
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Burke’s Transport to close its doors
After 40 years of service, Burke’s Transport’s vibrant sky-blue trucks and trailers will travel the highways for the last time, as owner Graeme Burke prepares for his next chapter.
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Apprentices on the right path to success
In an effort to attract more young diesel mechanics into the industry, Simon National Carriers has launched a Year 12 Career Pathways Program.
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Trucking in the blood for outback truckie
When asked how he got into trucks, WA-based truckie Brad Cheney says his story is the same as many in the industry – “I was born and bred into it,” he said.
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From produce to cars, and anything in between
When Big Rigs chatted with Ben ‘Bazz’ Barry, 42, he had just left the outback town of Camooweal in Queensland and was heading south in the 2017 Kenworth T909 he drives for Scarcella Transport.
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Change of plans the right move for young-gun truckie
Chrishenda Green, now 20, threw in the text books to become one of the few female MC licenced dangerous goods drivers her age.
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Video: Truckie shares view from the windscreen on his 6000km weekly trip
When ABC Transport truckie Mick Moore decided to document his run from Adelaide to Darwin and back again, he didn’t expect it would generate so much interest.
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Golden opportunity for star student
Having just completed his heavy vehicle mechanic apprenticeship and scored a gold medal win at the WorldSkills National Championships, the future is looking very bright for Campbell Garson.
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Outback DG truckie moves up north to follow his dream
Dangerous goods driver Brodie Smith, 26, says he’s living his dream, carting into mine sites across the eastern seaboard and Northern Territory.
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Veteran truckie escapes serious injury after truck stoned and vandalised
Outback truckie Michael ‘Kingy’ King has opened up about the growing issue of trucks being vandalised and stoned in north-western WA after he was recently set upon by a group of thugs.
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