Young Blade sharpens his skills in dream truckie job
Aged just 24, Nick Blade hopes to continue to be a truck driver for many years and would recommend it as a career to young people.
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Like father, like son
When young outback driver John Woodall told me his nickname was Splinter, my curiosity buds were tantalised.
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Trucking near and far
James Hewitt has been a truckie for over 30 years, driving trucks in countries all around the world before making Australia his home.
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Enjoying life as a truckie
Much travelled truckie Lynton Bruce was deep in the tropics at Townsville when Big Rigs saw him taking a well earned break, far away from home.
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Over three decades of service
On our way north from Hobart recently we dropped into the Halfway Café at Campbelltown to grab some of their excellent home-cooked tucker.
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1986 vintage beauty continues to turn heads
Tassie truckie Mick Hansson has kept this vibrant yellow 1986 Mack R Model in immaculate condition, and it’s continuing to turn heads when it’s out on the road.
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Keeping busy out on the road
Josh Bennett was on his way to Scottsdale in Tassie after picking up a grader in Launceston when he pulled up just as the rain began falling.
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A bumper grain season
Driving a schmick Vaucluse Agricultural’s 2009 Western Star Constellation with a 550 Series 60 Cummins up front, and towing a tri-axle tipper, Blue Perkins stopped for a chat.
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Ned and ‘Old Territory Time’
A genuine character of the industry in the tropics, Brian Kelly is the only truckie I have interviewed who says he “loves scalies”.
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Downsizing the fleet
Some years back Dave Homburg owned 19 trucks, but these days the friendly owner-operator runs just one – a 2008 Western Star 4800 series 60.
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