9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (774+ words) After 35 years of driving trucks on and off, Andrew ‘Reggie’ Almond has seen plenty of change in the transport industry. Based out of Beresfield, Reggie drives for AJM, pulling 30-metre tautliners dedicated to FedEx freight. His regular run sees him…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (376+ words) Numerous truckies who negotiate the northern Bass Highway in Tasmania have called on authorities to find a quicker and more permanent solution to dangerous potholes which redevelop after heavy rain. They report to Spy that tyre and rim damage is…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (352+ words) A South Australian father and son have been inducted into the Shell Rimula Wall of Fame, recognising a family transport legacy stretching back 50 years. Kym Roocke and his late father Jim Roocke were honoured at the Australian Festival of Transport…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1056+ words) Shanahan’s Livestock Transport recently purchased its 70th new truck, with company owners Dom and Caroline Shanahan deciding to dedicate ‘SLT70’ to local community-based charity Boys to the Bush. The new T909 was purchased through Twin City Truck Centre in Wodonga and paired with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) Josh Rigney had carted scrap from Cairns to Townsville when Big Rigs saw him parked recently in Townsville. “I have to head off back to Tully soon to get some more scrap for here,” he said. A truckie for about…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (581+ words) The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) recently conducted a blitz focused on Queensland’s sugarcane industry. Named Operation Humidity, it was conducted during this year’s crush season to identify safety risks associated with increased cane haulage activity across the state. The…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (386+ words) A two-kilometre section of the Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap has been restored and fully opened following significant bushfire damage, with the final design aimed at improving functionality for heavy vehicles. The works restored bushfire-damaged infrastructure and aims to strength…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (477+ words) For Chris McDonald, getting into trucking was almost inevitable. Based in Albury–Wodonga, Chris drives for Dawson’s Haulage and has spent the past 16 years in the industry. “Like most people within transport, I grew up around trucks. My father, maternal…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1553+ words) A remote Gulf of Carpentaria hospital running low on oxygen was one of the first to feel the effects after the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) grounded the Hawkins Transport fleet, according to company boss Bradley Hawkins. With his company…...