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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Hitting the road with this friendly furniture trio
Kale Staver and his mates Scott Sproule and Arahi Edwards were delivering furniture from an Isuzu when Big Rigs saw them in the Townsville CBD about 10am one tropical morning recently.
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‘I love driving, I enjoy the freedom’
Adam Woods has been around trucks all his life. His father, Ray Woods, was a truckie and a huge inspiration for him. The open roads, the freedom of enjoying sunrises and sunsets in the outback, and knowing that what he is doing on a daily basis is contributing towards what keeps Australia moving – trucking is Woods’ haven and his joy.
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The ‘Green Machine’ keeping bottle shops and pubs stocked
Driver John Stanley and his assistant Daniel Ward travel around Townsville in an Isuzu 525 delivering alcohol.
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Carrying freight across roads and sea
Young driver Ryan Philipson was one of the most popular people on idyllic Magnetic Island in north Queensland the day Big Rigs saw him.
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Truck driver keeping rail lines in check
Allan Wenck, 36, drives an Isuzu tilt truck for Queensland Rail and was parked up at the sleepy hamlet of Mingela when Big Rigs saw him.
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Trucking in the blood for third-generation family business
Based at the outback Queensland town of Hughenden, Coffison and Sons has been operating for 51 years. The town is located 388 kilometres west of Townsville along the notorious Flinders Highway.
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‘Rising fuel costs hurt us’
Long-time owner-operator Greg Hemley gave an apt description about the effects of rising fuel costs on the road transport industry. When I asked, “nasty and it hurts us” was his reply.
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It’s triple the fun for this livestock owner operator
When Big Rigs saw owner-operator Mick Voerman early on June 15 he was hauling livestock in a triple from Reid River on the Flinders Highway to Townsville Port for live export.
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Just another ordinary day in the rugged outback
Driving triples and quads on red dirt corrugated roads around Weipa on Western Cape York, in far north Queensland, is just an ordinary day for 41-year-old Josh Henry.
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