FOR almost 30 years now Liz Martin has been the driving force behind the national road transport hall of fame museum in Alice Springs. More recently she’s been trying to take more of a back seat, and focus on other interests, but after a recent community forum meeting in Alice Springs cast aspersions on her work there, she spoke to Big Rigs editor …

THE legendary Burrumbuttock hay run is on again in January with demand for feed greater than ever before in drought-stricken Queensland. To find out more about where the giant convoy is heading next year and how you can also help out, editor James Graham caught up with organiser Brendan Farrell on his first long-haul in his new sponsored Coronado f…

TRUCKIE Andrew Martin was stunned when a 12kg rock smashed into his windscreen after being thrown off a bridge. The incident made national headlines this week and highlighted the danger of such behaviours. Big Rigs spoke to Andrew for this week's Big Rigs Podcast and he told us what was going through his head when he saw the rock hurtling towards h…

“RIDICULOUS” fatigue laws and changes to attitudes towards truckies and their role on our roads is what you’ll hear about in the latest episode of The Big Rigs Podcast. We chatted with Tassie ace Kerry Connors, the Tasmanian Transport Associations’ Driver of the Year, who wants to see a change in attitudes towards truckies on our roads. She finishe…

IN THIS week's episode of The Big Rigs Podcast, our host Kermie explains exactly why his part of the world wouldn't be the same without the presence of Rick "Chocs" Hayman. Chocs was one of the lively characters Kermie met at the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Victoria's annual bash at the Yarra Glen Racecourse. Also in this episode, Chief Ins…

DO YOU think truckies should be able to have more room to sleep in their cabs? Then maybe you should have a look at a petition doing the rounds on Facebook, aimed at truckies who want to change the way trucks are measured so they have more room to sleep. In this episode of The Big Rigs Podcast, we speak to a driver who wants to change laws, allowin…