What is the best gift your boss has given you? A Christmas bonus? An afternoon off? Some handy tips to improve your skills? For lucky truck driver Dave Attkins, his career was made when his boss bought
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Life in the fast lane for born and bred truckie
My apologies everyone, this story has been a long time coming. Years actually. I am pretty sure it was either 2020 or 2021 when I first met the lovely young Jessica at the Dane Ballinger Memorial Truck
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Industry debates landmark Bruce Highway upgrade funding
Wayne Sachs remembers the day he decided to take action. As a seasoned paramedic with more than 50 years of experience for the Queensland Ambulance Service, the numerous call outs to Gympie and the Bruce
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Morgans keeps it in the family with new K220
Michael Jordan and Craig Tesch. It may seem like I am drawing a pretty long bow when I place these two individuals in the same sentence – after all, one is a 6’6 GOAT who played over 1000 NBA games,
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Australian productivity reforms – present or painful?
As December rolls around each year, thoughts quickly turn to the holiday period. Most importantly, many begin brainstorming what they want for Christmas. Late last year, as the adults had their usual range
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Roadhouse rekindles truckies’ spirits amid Queensland floods
A North Queensland roadhouse has helped hordes of truck drivers get through the recent floods in the state, providing food and a community spirit while freight routes were blocked over the past week.
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Bathurst puts on another touching tribute to Dane
Heaping praise on a parking warden may be a weird way to begin a truck show wrap up and I appreciate that, but I am still going to do it though. I was witness to the stresses involved and I feel it is
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Nation debates heavy vehicle licensing changes
As the Australian truck industry heads into another year, there are plenty of challenges rearing their head. From productivity, safety and fatigue issues, to law reforms, the industry has no shortage of
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Test drive: Scania’s new 500hp Super P
Full disclosure – I have always been a bit of a Scania fan. I’ve driven plenty of them and loved pretty much all of them. The majority of my experience was back in New Zealand, where I had the pleasure
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QTA questions Bruce Highway investment timeframe
There were many people celebrating this time last week when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a major funding package for Queensland’s Bruce Highway.
With $7.2 billion to be provided by the federal
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