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Trucking legend passes the baton for remote outback run

After nearly seven years taking on one of the country’s most remote and unforgiving transport routes, this legendary outback truckie has shifted his focus to the grain harvest in the west. Read More

Danielle Gullaci4 days agoJanuary 22, 2025

Career News, Careers & Training, Truckie Profiles

‘I knew it was now or never’

Steph Fenech, 52, revealed she’s only ever had three jobs in her life – and they’ve all been very different. She recently chatted with Big Rigs while washing her truck, after returning from her daily run. Read More

Danielle GullaciJanuary 13, 2025, 10:25 amJanuary 13, 2025

Truckie Profiles

Truckie looking forward to precious time with family

Friendly driver Garreth Haines was far away from his home at Yatala in southern Queensland, carrying asphalt for roadworks when Big Rigs saw him.
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Alf WilsonJanuary 9, 2025, 4:34 pmJanuary 9, 2025

Truckie Profiles

Truckies’ lifelong friendship forged on the road

Old mates Ted Markwort and Trevor Southern reckon that friendships made in the road transport industry remain for decades – and probably life.
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Alf WilsonJanuary 9, 2025, 3:59 pmJanuary 9, 2025

Truckie Profiles

Spreading the Christmas cheer in Townsville

In the lead up to Christmas and New Year’s Day Daniel Ward was very busy delivering alcohol to numerous outlets in the Townsville area.
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Alf WilsonJanuary 9, 2025, 8:19 amJanuary 9, 2025

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

Second generation truckie enjoying the new adventure

Growing up around his late father’s W-Model Kenworths, this second-generation truckie always knew he’d end up driving trucks. Read More

Danielle GullaciDecember 20, 2024, 8:40 amDecember 20, 2024

Features, Truckie Profiles

From auto electrician to a varied life on the open road

For this instalment of Truckies through Ararat I’ve gone over the border to South Australia to catch up with Joely Wilkosz who has been driving trucks since he started fixing them as an auto electrician at Daryl Robertson’s in Horsham back in 2008. Read More

Darryl EdwardsDecember 20, 2024, 7:23 amDecember 16, 2024

Truckie Profiles

Yatala driver trucking on for 30 years

Based at Yatala in southern Queensland, Darrell Orr was parked up in his Kenworth T410 at the Frances Creek rest area on the Bruce Highway, south of Ingham, when Big Rigs saw him and stopped for a chat. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 19, 2024, 7:17 amDecember 16, 2024

Truckie Profiles

Well-known Cairns truckie loves the people he meets on the job

Well known Cairns and Atherton Tablelands driver Rob Del Manso had just pulled up in a refrigerated Hino to make deliveries at a strawberry farm when Big Rigs chatted with him recently. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 18, 2024, 6:18 amDecember 18, 2024

Truckie Profiles

Truckie enjoying the reef island life

For the past 17 years, Mark Simmons has driven trucks on the water surrounded fortress of Palm Island which is amongst the Great Barrier Reef. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 18, 2024, 6:05 amDecember 18, 2024

Truckie Profiles

Trucking legend passes the baton for remote outback run

‘I knew it was now or never’

Truckie looking forward to precious time with family

Truckies’ lifelong friendship forged on the road

Spreading the Christmas cheer in Townsville

Second generation truckie enjoying the new adventure

From auto electrician to a varied life on the open road

Yatala driver trucking on for 30 years

Well-known Cairns truckie loves the people he meets on the job

Truckie enjoying the reef island life

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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