Pulling triples across Queensland
Keen golfer Graham Spencer pulled up outside the Calcium Puma Roadhouse and walked in to purchase a piece of fish and a cold soft drink.
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Living the dream at just 23
Aged just 23, William Brecht drives a Volvo from Redlands. Big Rigs saw him at a pull off area near Beaudesert and he was happy to chat.
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A family affair for WA-based outback truckie
Based in a rural town about an hour and a half north of Perth, Melinda Leeds, 45, carts everything from cattle to grain, lime sand and fertiliser.
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From the professional kitchen to the truck cabin
Former long-time chef Andrew Macpherson said becoming a truck driver five years ago was the best career move he could have made.
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Third-generation truckie keeps the wheels turning
Cooper Anning has the bloodlines to be a truckie as his dad Ray and grandfather Brian were drivers too.
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Almost half a century on the job
Veteran owner-operator Trevor Tarrant was transporting sheep in a 2000 Iveco Powerstar when Big Rigs yarned to him recently.
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Young outback truckie says ‘no day is ever the same’
For Logan Ryle, 26, his love of trucks started when he was just a young boy. “Growing up in the north of Bowen, in Queensland, I’ve always been around trucks and earthmoving gear,” he said.
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On the road for 20 years
It is unusual to come across a truckie washing their truck and if you do not many will agree to have their pic taken.
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Bright future for young outback truckie
Aged just 18, Lachlan Dagg is one of the youngest truckies I have spoken to and it was by extreme coincidence that I discovered that he and his father Leon Dagg are descendants of famous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.
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A family business through and through
Small fleet owner Andrew Barber, 47, has five trucks and was behind the wheel of his trusty 1993 model International T-line 2760 when Big Rigs saw him.
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