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Third generation

Career News, Careers & Training, Third generation, Truckie Profiles

‘Driving trucks is in my DNA’

A third generation truck driver, for 26-year-old Joshua Pyke, there was never any question over which career path he’d eventually take. Read More
Danielle GullaciApril 15, 2025, 1:23 pmApril 2, 2025
Features, Third generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

‘This is as good as it gets’

Trucking wasn’t always on the cards for this third-generation truckie, but he’s glad he made the switch, as he takes to the road in a brand new K220. Read More
Danielle GullaciDecember 12, 2024, 6:07 amDecember 2, 2024
Careers & Training, Third generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Third generation truckie says he’s living out the dream

For Melbourne-based truck driver James Strapp, 29, there was always something about trucks and road trains that intrigued him. That’s probably not surprising either, considering both his father and grandfather drove trucks too. Read More
Danielle GullaciSeptember 29, 2024, 12:27 pmOctober 5, 2024
Outback, Third generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

‘It’s different every day’ for this third generation outback truckie

Driving a brand new Kenworth T659 with 110,000 litres of fuel behind him, this third-generation truckie says he’s enjoying the ride. Read More
Danielle GullaciJanuary 31, 2024, 6:15 amFebruary 2, 2024
Third generation, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Trucking in the blood for young gun truckie

“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” goes the saying and in the case of 22-year-old Nick Madden from Nathalia in northern Victoria, this statement certainly has some resonance. Read More
David VileDecember 20, 2023, 12:20 pmDecember 20, 2023
News, Third generation, Transport company

Yatala business closes its doors as owners retire

After being surrounded by trucks for as long as he can remember, this third-generation transport operator says the time was right to begin a new chapter. Read More
Danielle GullaciSeptember 3, 2023, 8:13 amSeptember 13, 2023

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