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Allure of the open road and mateship keeps Reggie behind the wheel
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…...
South Australian transport legacy recognised on national stage
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…...
Truckie explains how he got a nickname that's stuck
3+ week, 3+ day ago (330+ words) A shiny Mack Super-Liner driven by Steve Lamberth has the name “Diesel’s Dog” which stands out on the front. Naturally, I asked Steve what the explanation was. “I ran out of fuel early on when I started driving and the…...
Kiwi truckie’s big move pays off
3+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) On the way into Melbourne from Ballarat, Big Rigs pulled into an old favourite truck stop at Beaufort, the former legendary “Red Roo”, all modern and almost unrecognisable from the good old days though. And here we were fortunate to…...
Brisbane-based truckie travels the east coast
2+ week, 6+ day ago (205+ words) Brisbane-based Mick Nowlan was walking back to his truck at the Caltex Roadhouse beside the Bruce Highway south of Bowen when Bigs Rigs spotted him. Mick, 61, drives a Kenworth K200 for Blenners and was carrying frozen goods between Brisbane and Cairns....
New $530,000 toilet block for truckies at Nhill changeover
2+ week, 6+ day ago (177+ words) The upgrades to the toilet facilities for truckies at the busy Nhill Trailer Exchange on the Western Highway are complete. In a media release this week, the Victorian Government announced that the $530,000 toilet block has been upgraded with two new…...
Young gun truckie hauling the big loads with his Western Star
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (266+ words) Young owner-operator Ashley McDonald mainly transports heavy machinery and buildings in his travels around the country. Aged 32, Ashley is based at Torbanlea in Queensland and his company is McDonald Freighters. His truck is a six-year-old Western Star FXB powered by…...