Young outback truckie thankful he was given a shot
Just 12 months into his trucking career, James Lee, 23, is excited by what the future holds for him.
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Old International the perfect fit for veteran operator
An old International pulled up at a far north Queensland rest area and the driver, who looked like a genuine character, stepped out.
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‘I’m a sixth generation in the industry’
The road transport industry is deeply engrained in Clynton Hawks’ family. “I’m a sixth generation in the industry, starting with bullock drawn wagons on the Darling Downs,” he told Big Rigs.
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‘I owe everything I know to my dad’
From the passenger seat of his father’s truck, Tyson Staben, 26, was already learning the ins and outs of truck driving when he was just a little kid.
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‘If you are bred into trucks you have a passion for them like me’
A third-generation truckie, James Markwort, 42, has travelled all over Australia during his 20 years as a truck driver.
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Young gun truckie breaking barriers and kicking goals
Inspired by her father and grandfather, for profoundly deaf HC truckie Taylor Stegman, 23, it’s always been about the trucks.
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Loving life in the tropics
Friendly driver Phill Blake had just fuelled up at a roadhouse when he stopped for a chat.
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Veteran truckie enjoying the ride
When veteran truckie Steve Dean told me his nickname was ‘Boots’ I immediately checked out his footwear when I saw him in north Queensland recently.
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Getting into the festive spirit
With his impressive beard, truckie Jamie Jansen would be an ideal Santa Claus over the fast looming Christmas period.
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‘I knew this is what I wanted to do’
Growing up on an SA dairy farm, 26-year-old Kyle Nicholas-Benney became fascinated with trucks, tractors and machines at a young age.
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