Truckie Profiles

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 1053

Truckie Profiles

Loving the view from the cab and the cockpit

An apt description of 37-year-old truckie Michael Chambers is that he is a ‘high-flyer’.
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Alf WilsonOctober 24, 2023, 10:27 amOctober 24, 2023 0 824

Careers & Training, Careers and training, Driver education, Truckie Profiles

Driving trucks a big lure for youngsters joining army

At age 21, Private Hayley Schaefer who is originally from Mandurah in WA has the key to the door to drive army trucks.
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Alf WilsonOctober 23, 2023, 4:57 pmOctober 23, 2023 0 712

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 7522

Features, Truckie Profiles

From bull rider to bull transporter

Michael Carr may be just 155cm in height but he stands tall when it comes to his courteous nature and knowledge of the road transport industry.
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Alf WilsonOctober 19, 2023, 2:56 pmOctober 20, 2023 0 1444

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 6919

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

A recent switch from the army to trucking

Soon after pulling up in his Mack R-Series beside the Flinders Highway, Kenneth Lynn walked into the Calcium Puma Roadhouse. Read More

Alf WilsonOctober 15, 2023, 7:51 amOctober 10, 2023 0 57

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Townsville-based tree loppers hard at work

When Big Rigs saw Corey Hess near his Hino in Charters Towers he and his workmate Nick Nelson were lopping trees which were close to power lines at Centenary Park. Read More

Alf WilsonOctober 12, 2023, 7:54 amOctober 10, 2023 0 520

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Decades on the road for veteran truckie

Friendly driver Mick Vaughan was having a break at the Mingela rest area beside the Flinders Highway when Big Rigs saw him recently. Read More

Alf WilsonOctober 6, 2023, 2:53 pmOctober 6, 2023 0 842

Truckie Profiles

This truck is his ‘own little office’

It was raining when Robbie Del Mansor was making deliveries at the scenic Atherton Tablelands hamlet of Tolga when Big Rigs saw him recently. Read More

Alf WilsonSeptember 29, 2023, 8:43 amSeptember 29, 2023 0 417

Truckie Profiles

Sludge overcomes more hurdles as he continues his recovery

Loving the view from the cab and the cockpit

Driving trucks a big lure for youngsters joining army

Passionate young gun truckie wins coveted award

From bull rider to bull transporter

Passing the baton from one generation to the next

A recent switch from the army to trucking

Townsville-based tree loppers hard at work

Decades on the road for veteran truckie

This truck is his ‘own little office’

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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