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A GOOD mate of ours, Brenda has a couple of roadside mail runs that cover the outskirts of our town, Hooterville.

Mail delivery, my way

A GOOD mate of ours, Brenda has a couple of...

THE past two weeks seem to have flown by. No sooner were we back from the timeshare at Yarrawonga, when we had to head off to wonderful downtown Sydney for the wedding of a long-time and very dear friend.

Sydney shoves it in your face

THE past two weeks seem to have flown by. No...

I JUST love truck shows and it’s not only for the grand displays of rolling metal, but also because of the people who bring their wheels to these events.

Truck shows banish blues

I JUST love truck shows and it’s not only for the...

AN OLD work colleague of mine, Rocky Batton, used to take holidays to what I considered to be far-flung and exotic places – ship cruises, island resorts and so on.

Terrific time to sit back, relax

AN OLD work colleague of mine, Rocky Batton, used...

NUMEROUS people involved in the road transport industry have suggested a national “Best Butts” competition for truckies.

Truckies fancy chance to show off backsides

NUMEROUS people involved in the road transport...

THE controversial subject of whether large cats, such as pumas, black panthers or mountain lions, are roaming around remote areas of Australia, has again surfaced.

Secret sightings of mystery cats

THE controversial subject of whether large cats,...

DATING websites are popular with singles around Australia, including many truckies who reckon their occupation gives them an enormous advantage.

Truckies get edge in online dating

DATING websites are popular with singles around...

GOLD is a precious metal and it seems that many truckies around the country are searching for some big nuggets which will set them up for life financially.

Gold lure for truckies

GOLD is a precious metal and it seems that many...

IT’S coming to get you, you know.

Healthy herb can help fight flu

IT’S coming to get you, you know.

IT’S only weeks now until the cold and flu season will be in full swing and the germs will be ripe for the picking.

Easy ways to keep the lurgies at bay

IT’S only weeks now until the cold and flu season...

GETTING up in the morning can be hard work.

Mornings point to your health levels

GETTING up in the morning can be hard work.

WHO would have thought that sitting down is spooky stuff? Sitting for six hours or more per day is killing you!

Sitting is just so spooky

WHO would have thought that sitting down is...

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Here are some hot looking trucks from the Brisbane Truck Show 2013. More to come.

Hot trucks from Brisbane Truck Show

Here are some hot looking trucks from the Brisbane Truck Show 2013. More to... more

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Images from the 2013 Brisbane Truck Show

Brissy truck show

Images from the 2013 Brisbane Truck Show more

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Some 500 Volvo staff packed the Queen Street Mall on Tuesday for the launch of the Volvo FH.

Volvo FH launch

Some 500 Volvo staff packed the Queen Street Mall on Tuesday for the launch of... more

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Scania's limited edition Black Amber drew a lot of attention at the truck show this week, so did their representation of the new Streamline fuel saving model.

Scania at the Truck Show

Scania's limited edition Black Amber drew a lot of attention at the truck show... more

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Photos from the truck manufacturers tour held on the first day of the Brisbane Truck Show - which runs May 16-19.

Brisbane Truck Show

Photos from the truck manufacturers tour held on the first day of the Brisbane... more

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McAleese Group and Scania have teamed together in a mutual test of Scania's R620 heavy haul truck on a major Kalgoorlie minesites operation

Scania up to the test

McAleese Group and Scania have teamed together in a mutual test of Scania's... more

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Driver Profiles

Jon Wallis

Writer and photographer Jon Wallis has written for Big Rigs for the last 20 years and other prominent trucking publications. He is a former Master Foreign Going, also road transport operator and sometimes driver.

Alf Wilson

Alf Wilson has been a journalist for 27 years and has written for Big Rigs for more than a decade. He travels around to many remote places and most years gets down to Tasmania to check out the road transport industry in the Apple Isle.

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IS IT a truck, or is it a train?

Victor Double

IS IT a truck, or is it a train?

IT WAS good to catch up with Simon Reid from Mount Seymour the other day when he rolled into Mood Food at Kempton for a quick bite to eat.

Simon Reid

IT WAS good to catch up with Simon Reid from...

WE DROPPED in to Kempton the other day for a quick snack and one of Collette’s excellent coffees and while there, we caught up with Lex Clark and his wife Jackie.

Lex Clark

WE DROPPED in to Kempton the other day for a...

WELL as if to prove how versatile and popular the Hino range is, the next truck to stop at Kempton for a quick refreshment stop and refuel was a Swanston Rural’s 2008 Hino 500 1018FC.

Viv Ball

WELL as if to prove how versatile and popular the...

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Your Stories

Gaining Knowledge on Different Types of Industrial Equipments

Do pallet lifters confuse you then roller parts will confuse you even further. more

Heavy equipment and material handling industry is often associated with several risks.

Easily Manoeuvrable Folding Trolleys

Heavy equipment and material handling industry is often associated with several... more

My name is Jasmin Dundas and I am a “Truckers Wife”.

Truckers Wife with a Cause

My name is Jasmin Dundas and I am a “Truckers Wife”. more

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Furry Fun Pet Services

Furry Fun Pet Services is a small family owned business run and operated by a...

Duaringa Charity Golf Day Saturday 25th May 2013

Duaringa Charity Golf Day. Saturday 25th May 2013. Tee off 10am. 4 Ball-Best Ball...

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