Features

How Qld’s Far North freight routes are faring since Cyclone Jasper

The Captain Cook, Gillies and Palmerston Highways as well as the Kuranda Range section of the Kennedy Highway in Far North Queensland are important routes for road transport and are used by hundreds of trucks daily. Read More

Alf WilsonJanuary 15, 2025, 10:51 amJanuary 15, 2025

Features

Ritchie Bros. closes out 2024 with record-breaking campaign

Ritchie Bros. is celebrating the success of its 2024 “Finish Strong, Start Stronger” campaign, which achieved record-breaking participation and sales of over 19,000 equipment lots globally. Read More

Sponsored ContentJanuary 15, 2025, 10:20 amJanuary 15, 2025

Features

Envirocrush thinks outside the box with unique waste handling solution

With the help of its very first truck, Envirocrush is focused on creating a smarter, more cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to handle waste. Read More

Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2025, 10:00 amJanuary 15, 2025

Features

Hard-working cook moves up the ranks at busy Queensland roadhouse

Hard work has resulted in friendly Lilly Bosen being promoted at busy North Queensland’s roadhouse, the Puma Choice at Cardwell. Read More

Spy on the RoadJanuary 15, 2025, 9:52 amJanuary 15, 2025

Careers & Training, Features

Chef turned truckie loving life on the road

When Tom Charlton was growing up, he thought he wanted to cook for a living. Read More

Kayla WalshJanuary 13, 2025, 3:24 pmJanuary 14, 2025

Features

Family and friends surprise retired truckie with belated 21st

Long-time and now retired truckie Don Holliday never got to have a 21st birthday party because he was too busy driving trucks.
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Spy on the RoadJanuary 6, 2025, 10:57 amJanuary 7, 2025

Careers & Training, Features

Opportunity came knocking for former triple road train operator

Kayla Trainor, 38, had spent 17 years working in an admin office role before the road came calling. Read More

Danielle GullaciJanuary 4, 2025, 6:32 amJanuary 28, 2025

Features, Test Drive

Two steps up into a world of Scandinavian elegance

I’ve driven three Scania prime mover models over the years – the P, G and R Series. I reckon P could easily stand for Perfect, G for Great and the R – well the R should probably be renamed the KR, because those models really are Kick Rs, especially the 770 with its humdinger V8 throbbing away beneath you.
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Graham HarsantDecember 20, 2024, 10:20 amDecember 20, 2024

Features

Shepparton trucking icon celebrates special milestone

Ken Keating has been around the trucking industry for quite a while – 88 years in fact. A part of the Shepparton landscape, the business actually began in Bendigo where younger brother, Brian’s family still conduct business under the Keating name.
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Graham HarsantDecember 20, 2024, 8:52 amDecember 17, 2024