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Aptly Named Highway, Tassie Rest Areas, And More
THE Remembrance Driveway in NSW has 17 rest areas named in honour of 24 Australian heroes who won Victoria Cross medals in conflicts…
Freightliner Cascadia – First Drive
My how time flies! It was back in October of 2018 that we first got to test drive the Freightliner Cascadia – in LH drive guise around Anglesea’s AARC test facility…
McColl’s is Milking it with Freightliner - Welcomes Cascadia to Its Dairy Fleet
The Freightliner Cascadia has hit the road, delivering milk across Victoria with iconic tanker operator McColl’s…
The Story of ‘Bruiser’ the Brockway
My love affair with Brockway started back in the 1990’s when I purchased an old model with a capacity of two to three tons and a 16C Continental motor…
Spriggy Heritage – A Tale of Two Lives
What does a funeral parlour have to do with trucking? Read on and all becomes clear…
BRIDGE CLOSURES
IMPORTANT information for truckies travelling along the Bruce Highway in North Queensland over the next four months…
Victorian Truck Driver’s Memorial
This year, as with many other services and events, the VTDM postponed the annual service…
NEW HINO 300 SERIES: TRUE AUTOMATIC ACROSS THE RANGE
Ahead of the launch of its new 2020 300 Series range in July, Hino Australia has confirmed that it will remain the only…
…and in more news from Hino: HINO EXPANDS INTO BALLARAT
Hino Australia’s newest dealership is defying the current economic conditions - and Covid 19…
Road Upgrades for Queensland Kennedy Electorate
KENNEDY MP, Bob Katter has welcomed more than $100m in vital road upgrades for the Kennedy electorate that will begin within months…
Mercedes-Benz tells its story driving with Actros streaming launch event
Mercedes-Benz is holding a customer launch with a difference for the new Actros in Australia and New Zealand…
Drivin The Desk: Issue #1
G’day, and welcome to the very first Truckin with Kermie Blog, Web thingy, or whatever people (who know a lot more than me) call it…
Your Truckin Photos
You pull up for a break somewhere across the paddock and the sun is setting over your rig, the fading light reflecting off the windscreen and chrome…
Tarcutta Memorial Cancelled for 2020
The decision has been made in recently to cancel the Tarcutta Truck Drivers Memorial due to ongoing uncertainty with Covid 19…
A New Beginning
Bloody hell! Where to start? You all know about Big Rigs demise – or you wouldn’t be reading this…
Mallacoota
Late last year a fleeting moment of nostalgia brought about the decision to return to the place of my idyllic childhood holidays…
The Barbershop
One of the best decisions I ever made, many years ago, was to get a Number 2 haircut. I finally came to the realisation that 'comb-overs', or in my case a 'comb-back' no longer hid the shining dome that was my scalp…
The ‘Biker’
The Black Spur is one of the most picturesque and dangerous stretches of road in Victoria. From Healesville to Narbethong, it winds up and over the Great Dividing Range…
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
4-zero is going to love this! Our Ford Territory, which he scathingly referred to as the TURD-itory, carked it on the way to Sydney…
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