Life lessons from the passenger seat of a Mack
Scott Gillespie was born in 1972, the same year his father Jim started driving road trains for Baldocks in Tennant Creek.
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Second generation truckie ‘flying like an eagle’
Working as an independent contractor for most of his career, Jack Singh has been working with Allied Express Transport for the better part of two decades.
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Driving from north to south along Queensland’s inland roads
Each week driver Phillip Daniels does the run between Cairns and Brisbane. He was driving a Western Star for J&V Transport when Big Rigs saw him parked at a pull off area beside the Flinders Highway near Woodstock.
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Safety crusader commits to long haul in new TIV K200
Almost 25 years and millions of kilometres later, Australia’s most famous truckie Rod Hannifey still remembers the pivotal 1999 day like it was yesterday.
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Wheels keep turning on this trusty 1980 model workhorse
After over four decades on the road and more than seven million kilometres on the clock, this 1980 Kenworth cabover is still working as hard as ever.
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Meet hard-working truckie ‘Okie Dokie’. He hasn’t had a sick day in 20 years!
Would you believe it if somebody told you that a truck driver with 10 years of loyal service to a company – and who has earned long service leave – has never taken a sick day off work?
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Spring wedding boost for truckie Sludge on long road to recovery
Outback Truckers star Paul ‘Sludge’ Andrews has some good news to share at last with his legions of online fans.
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A top job for this happy truckie
Enthusiastic driver Justin ‘Harv’ Harvey, 42, was transporting fertiliser and tiles from Brisbane to Ayr when Big Rigs spotted him at the Gold City Roadhouse on the outskirts of Charters Towers.
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Switching things up from one great ride to another
A veteran truckie with over 30 years and millions of kilometres under his belt, Jamie Winnell, 53, has worked for Emerald Carrying Company for the past five and a half years.
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Former road train driver switches things up with latest role
Chris Calder, 51, manages Kwik Tow NQ and drives an Isuzu 10260 Tipper, doing a lot of local work around Townsville but can travel as far away as Brisbane.
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