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.
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.
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.
Hitting the road and seeing the sights
For the past 10 years, Stuart Abbott has driven for Milthorpe Transport. The 54-year-old has been a truckie for 24 years. When he chatted with Big Rigs, he was tending to his trailers near Townsville.
Over four decades in trucking
Veteran driver Pat Allery, 68, was waiting near his Kenworth T909 at a rest area off the Bruce Highway at Kuttabul, north of Mackay, as it was being repaired.
Keep on trucking
Despite being a truckie for the past eight years, Stephen Golinski still considers himself a rookie in the road transport industry.
All in a day’s work
Transporting kangaroo, pig and deer carcasses is part of a day’s work for truck driver Darryl Campbell and his assistant Travis Ferris.