Well-known truckie lands her dream role in the west
Having found her calling behind the wheel, this second-generation truckie is taking over 78,000 Instagram followers along for the ride.
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Truckie follows in his father’s footsteps
Seafood lovers would be happy with truckie Nathan Bennett who had delivered a huge load of prawns from Karumba to Townsville when Big Rigs saw him.
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Just like daddy’s truck
Knowing how much his two-year-old little girl loves his truck, second-generation truckie Nathan Pearce, 43, made Riley a miniature version of her own.
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Former scientist turns to trucking
After 15 years in the lab, Ipswich-based Alysha Douma, 37, decided the time was right for a career change – and the open road was calling.
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‘Why I’m walking away from the trucking industry’
A former truckie has shared why he has decided to walk away from the transport industry, describing it as “all but slave labour”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘Most people have to take holidays to see this stuff’
Ryan Mckenzie’s path into trucking is quite a familiar one. The son of a truck driver, he decided he’d get a trade before getting his start behind the wheel. Though he confessed, “I was always going to drive trucks. I never liked the trade but I loved the trucks.”
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Second generation truckie living his dream in Mt Isa
Trucking wasn’t always on the cards for Joe Watts, 50, whose trucking career has seen him travel the length and breadth of Australia.
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