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Features, Outback, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Water drilling family says big move is ‘not what we expected’

It was a major tree-change of sorts for the Haighs, selling up their Queensland home and moving 3000 kilometres away to a remote 5000-acre farm, about 200 kilometres north of Alice Springs. Read More

Danielle GullaciNovember 26, 2023, 8:24 amDecember 5, 2023 0 9460

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Two-up couple lured to the west to drive triple road trains

It was back in 2014, after moving to Australia from the other side of the world that Prakaash ‘Pats’ Karuppanasamy, 40, and his wife Kokilavani ‘Koke’ Prakaash Devan, 37, began their journey into the transport industry. Read More

Danielle GullaciNovember 13, 2023, 2:51 pmNovember 21, 2023 1 25,510

Careers & Training, Livestock, Second generation, Truckie Profiles

Young livestock truckie’s path to success

Growing up on a farm in Briagolong, Victoria, Melissa Ryan began driving horse trucks when she turned 18. These days, you’ll find her behind the wheel of a 2022 Kenworth T909, pulling B-doubles and road trains loaded with cattle. Read More

Danielle GullaciNovember 12, 2023, 9:54 amNovember 21, 2023 0 14,441

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Trucking’s a good life for this friendly truckie

Based at Warrnambool in Victoria, owner operator Paddy McKenna was far away along the Port Access Road in Townsville when Big Rigs spotted him tending to his trailers. Read More

Alf WilsonNovember 12, 2023, 9:34 amNovember 12, 2023 0 924

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

It’s a family business through and through

Andrew Lock, 59, has run the Adelaide based family business Lock Transport for two and a half years but has been a truckie for most of his working life. Read More

Alf WilsonNovember 7, 2023, 6:36 amNovember 7, 2023 0 1126

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Successful former jockey onto a winner as he turns to trucking

From the saddle of racehorses to behind the wheel of a truck is the story of 61-year-old Tasmanian driver Craig Luttrell. Read More

Alf WilsonNovember 1, 2023, 11:09 amNovember 8, 2023 0 34,587

Outback, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Outback truckie says ‘it’s a big dream come true’

Ezekiel Clifford, 31, started out driving utes and vans, but these days you’ll find him steering a 2018 Mack Titan and triple road train on the weekly 3400-kilometre round trip from the Queensland town of Pittsworth to Mt Isa. Read More

Danielle GullaciOctober 31, 2023, 1:00 pmNovember 8, 2023 1 12,746

Features, Outback, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Sludge overcomes more hurdles as he continues his recovery

It’s been over seven months since a motorcycle accident left Sludge with horrific injuries and though he’s continuing to improve each week, Sludge says there’s still a little while to go. Read More

Danielle GullaciOctober 25, 2023, 9:54 amOctober 25, 2023 1 1061

Features, Livestock, Second generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Passionate young gun truckie wins coveted award

Inspired by his father and uncle, who he now works alongside, second generation livestock transport operator Anton Fitzgerald, 27, keeps kicking goals. Read More

Danielle GullaciOctober 20, 2023, 9:14 amOctober 24, 2023 0 7525

Outback, Second generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Passing the baton from one generation to the next

Speaking to Brad Russell, 37, he recalled the first time his late father let him get behind the wheel. “The first time my dad asked if I wanted to have a drive of the truck, I thought I was king,” he said. Read More

Danielle GullaciOctober 16, 2023, 6:24 amOctober 18, 2023 0 6922

Truck driver

Water drilling family says big move is ‘not what we expected’

Two-up couple lured to the west to drive triple road trains

Young livestock truckie’s path to success

Trucking’s a good life for this friendly truckie

It’s a family business through and through

Successful former jockey onto a winner as he turns to trucking

Outback truckie says ‘it’s a big dream come true’

Sludge overcomes more hurdles as he continues his recovery

Passionate young gun truckie wins coveted award

Passing the baton from one generation to the next

A new truck for a new adventure

Sydney to Brisbane for $525 in electric converted prime mover

Outback truckie comes to the rescue

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