Trucking’s a good life for this friendly truckie
Based at Warrnambool in Victoria, owner operator Paddy McKenna was far away along the Port Access Road in Townsville when Big Rigs spotted him tending to his trailers.
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This truck is his ‘own little office’
It was raining when Robbie Del Mansor was making deliveries at the scenic Atherton Tablelands hamlet of Tolga when Big Rigs saw him recently.
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Loving life on the road in the tropics
Before gaining a job as a truck driver, Cairns-based Allan Gong worked as a tree lopper.
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Rising fuel costs concerning for owner-operator
Adam Gee, 45, has been an owner-operator for the past five years and a truck driver for two decades. He drives a 2013 Kenworth 609.
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Three decades behind the wheel
Friendly driver Kevin Henderson had stopped at a rest area beside the Bruce Highway south of Cairns and was happy to yarn to Big Rigs.
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Helping to keep roads clear
Part of the duties for Matt Coubrough and Shane Black is clearing fallen tree branches from the road between Mount Molloy and Mossman in far north Queensland.
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Switch from tourism to trucking the right move
For 20 years Marty Coates had worked as a water rafting tourist guide before snaring his ideal job as a truck driver.
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On the road for 50 years – and counting
Owner operator Steve Krahe was fuelling up his 2006 model Freightliner Argosy at the Gold City Roadhouse on the outskirts of Charters Towers when Big Rigs saw him.
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The right truck for the job
Driving an Isuzu 8.7 tonne tipper, young driver Kayle Wright, 30, is a common sight around Townsville.
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30-year-old Kenworth doesn’t miss a beat for Queensland operator
Small fleet operator Matt Binsted was hooking up trailers loaded with hay when Big Rigs saw him in the parking area of the Caltex Calcium Roadhouse just after noon recently.
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