Long drive for former farmer turned truckie
Now aged 63, Victorian driver Leigh Butterworth had transported trailers from the Dandenong region to Cairns in Far North Queensland when Big Rigs saw him recently.
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30 years in trucking and enjoying every minute
“What a pity, you caught me when I’m not in my usual truck, a T950, but it’s in getting a bit of work done on it just now,” said Brad Lang from Huonville when we recently caught up with him at Epping Forest Caltex.
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Career change the right move for this truckie
After completing an apprenticeship as a welder/fabricator, the lure of the open road came calling. “The chance to take up driving presented itself, with the opportunity to get out on the open road and out of the big sheds, and it has proved to be the right move for me,” said Sam Lyne, adding he has no regrets.
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Switching things up
Moving from Perth to Tassie, from tippers to curtainsiders and from an owner operator to working for a company, Steven Linturn sure knows how to switch things up and keep them interesting.
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Saluting lucky Phil Garrett
We were sad to hear from our man down in the Colac area, Tommy MacSporan, that another well-known and popular Victorian trucking legend Ian ‘Superduck’ McDonald from Warrnambool, has been having a bit of a rough time of late, and we would like to join his many friends on the road in wishing him a speedy recovery and better days ahead.
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From marine to exploring the open roads
Former British Army Royal Marine Grant Easton is a happy Aussie truckie who drives a Volvo Fh-16 Euro5 600 for Brisbane company Barakel Pty Ltd.
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Local truckie visits once thriving hub
Big Rigs recently caught up with truckie Bernie Triffett from Brighton, just north of Hobart. He had just driven in to fuel up his 1994 CHR Mack ‘Elite’ with a 427 V-Mack up front and was towing a tri-axle tautliner.
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Third time’s a charm: No stopping this truck-themed wedding
At this wedding, it wasn’t just the bride, groom and guests who scrubbed up beautifully, four Kenworths were also polished up to perfection to celebrate the special day.
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One-man band voted town’s best
Often seen around the streets in Townsville, David Talbot runs a local plumbing business and was recently voted as the city’s best plumber by readers of the local Townsville Bulletin newspaper.
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A family business that’s the perfect fit for a family man
Twelve months into his gig with Dorsett Transport in Tasmania, Justin Wood couldn’t be happier. He caught up with Big Rigs when he pulled up for a break at a local truck stop.
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