Almost 30 years on the road
Astute truckie Dave Morice has a different opinion to many other drivers when asked about the worst roads he travels on.
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Outback truckie at home on the Tanami
At just 24 years of age, third generation truckie Robert Hull already knows the Tanami like the back of his hand – after all, this unforgiving stretch is where he spends the majority of his time behind the wheel.
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Trucking on since 1978
North Queensland owner-operator Garry Evans, 61, runs Evans Transport, driving a 2003 Mack Super-Liner.
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All in a week’s work for two-up couple
Fresh off trialling the first Freightliner Cascadia to tow road trains over 100 tonne, an expat Kiwi couple chat about life on the road.
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Travelling through the tropics
It was a genuine pleasure to yarn to truckie BJ Muir when he was parked up in Townsville after bringing general freight from the south.
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13 years on the road
Young driver Dave Ardouin, 33, had come from Sydney to Townsville carrying general freight when Big Rigs saw him just on dusk at the Townsville BP Cluden recently.
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The freedom of the open highway
It was just before dark on a cool afternoon in mid July when I came across Jake Towns who could best be described as a genuine hard working Aussie truckie.
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Outback truckie finds his calling
This 24-year-old’s foray into trucking all started through a chat with a mate. “He said come and work for me, so he put me on,” recalled Mitch Levchenko.
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Truckie makes the switch across the ditch
With more than 20 years as a driver behind him in his native New Zealand, Bruce Husband arrived down under just a few months ago, seeking an adventure and a new job.
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‘I started learning to drive a truck before a car’
For MC driver Hannah Hughes, 30, it’s always been about the trucks. Growing up in New Zealand, her family is very much a trucking family – with her grandfather, uncles and stepfather all truck drivers.
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