As I spoke to several truckies at the parking area of the BP Cluden Roadhouse on Townsville’s outskirts, another driver Rod Whelan came along.
7000km weekly round trip for husband and wife duo
This dynamic husband and wife duo, Karen and Stephen Ceissman, do two-up for a weekly 7000-kilometre round-trip towing quads from Brisbane to Darwin, and then back again – “and we haven’t killed each other yet,” joked Karen.
Outback truckie says “the west was calling”
Though his trucking career has seen him move near and far, the lure of the outback has kept 42-year-old Mark Cottier coming back for more. “You can leave the outback, but once the red dust is in your bloodstream, you always seem to end up back there,” he said.
Travelling the east coast
Friendly owner-operator Adam Raffin was doing maintenance work on his Kenworth K104 when Big Rigs spotted him just before sunset in Townsville recently.
Owner operator’s prized vintage White
Experienced owner-operator Chris Howard is proud of his 1981 White Road Boss truck.
“Enjoying life as a truck driver”
Nathan Milosevic followed his father Michael to become a truck driver and is happy he did.
Go-getting truckie gets the job done
MC driver Michele Simmons, 54, came into trucking much later than many. “My truck driving career started with a job at a mine site,” she recalled. Read more
Veteran outback truckie learnt the ropes from his father
Now based in Kalgoorlie, Shane Ashton got the trucking bug early, inspired by his father Wayne Ashton, who is also a truckie.
Travelling far and away in the tropics
It was a hot day when I stopped off at the Townsville Port Access Road and saw enthusiastic truckie Alana Chambers checking out her trailers.
Fuel price rises force owner operator to make tough decision
After being an owner-operator for three decades, Trevor Franklin, 50, de-registered his trusty Ford Louisville because of the big fuel price increase and got a job working for a boss.