“No two days or two runs are the same”
Working for NIX Freight, Townsville-based outback truckie Anthony Griggs, 38, runs triple road trains between Townsville and Darwin – and all the cattle stations in between.
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Truckie overcomes struggles to get back behind the wheel
After leaving trucking for 10 years following a nervous breakdown, Adam Meek is now back in the driver’s seat and enjoying being back on the road.
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A new truck for a new adventure
Well known outback truckie Danyelle Haigh has just welcomed her dream truck as she gets set to start her next adventure in the Northern Territory.
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The Kimberley proves to be the right move for this truckie
Unlike many outback truckies, Jai McDougall, 41, didn’t grow up around trucks, nor did he start driving them as soon as he was of age.
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Young gun outback truckie enjoying the ride
For 26-year-old interstate truckie Jakob Batchelor, it’s always been about trucks, with both his dad and step-dad also being truckies.
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Scarcella Transport takes donated thongs 5500km across Australia
When Big Rigs recently posted a story online about a preschool teacher looking for a way to get two pallets of donated thongs to Kununurra in the Kimberley, Scarcella Transport quickly answered the call.
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Truckie and social media influencer sets sights high
SA-based truckie and current Miss Ink Australia, Blayze Williams, is among seven finalists hoping to secure a position on the Women in Trucking Australia (WiTA) board.
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DG driver strikes gold with new Mack
When Big Rigs called Paul Haworth for a chat, he was loading hydrochloric acid, bound for Tropicana Gold Mine.
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Not your average two-up duo
When MC driver Corrina Riley put the call out for a truckie to join her on a 3400km trip from Brisbane to Cairns, she found a perfect match in Kerri Avern, 64.
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Triples, quads and anything in between
By the age of 12, Nathan Brock was already driving trucks around the family farm – so it’s probably no surprise that he ended up taking that career path.
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