Tommy was driving Moreland’s Kenworth T409 with a 600hp Cummins up front.
Image: Jonathan Wallis
Passing through Dartmoor recently we were fortunate to catch up with our elusive old night-running friend, Tommy Buckle.
He was driving his Moreland’s Kenworth T409 with a 600hp Cummins up front, 18-speed and road train-rated, towing a Bx2 fully loaded with plantation timber on his way back to Colac from Mount Gambier.
He was accompanied by Andrew “Dozer” Higgins at the time driving his MJM Logging Kenworth with a Cummins 625 hp and an 18-speed gearbox.
Tommy told us: “We both run from anywhere in the South-East/Mount Gambier back to Colac nightly, that’s around a 950km round trip, and it is a rare occasion to catch us out in the daylight.
“I have been driving for Moreland’s Logging now for over three years and frankly I am still loving it.
“They are a Mount Gambier logging contractor, and an excellent family-run business, operating top and properly maintained gear and equipment, and they look after their drivers and crew here really well.
“Frankly this is a great place to work, nothing is ever a problem, and this shows because the drivers who work here have all been here from over five years and up to 15 years, and that stands testament to how good they are.”
Tommy says he’s driven for quite a few outfits in his time on the road, but this is easily the best he’s worked for.
He added that he really likes working nights and finds the quiet roads less stressful than sharing them in the daytime with mobile homes, caravans, and all the usual suspects! Andrew said he agreed with everything Tommy had said.
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