Brad Wright works for Metalrig in Townsville.
Image: Alf Wilson
Brad Wright, 47, drives a trusty 2004 Freightliner Argosy for Metalrig in Townsville and had just pulled into the BP Cluden parking area early one recent morning.
Metalrig specialises in structural steel erection, pre-cast/tilt panel and general lifting services. “We have cranes and lots of my work is locally at job sites,” Brad said.
Brad used to work for another company at Greenvale and likes the roadhouse there.
“It is good there for truck drivers,” he said.
The highway he dislikes travelling on is the Belyando between Clermont and Charters Towers. “It is very rough in places and the shoulders are dangerous.”
When asked about rest areas, Brad said he believes there are enough in his area.
“The Pentland Pub along the Flinders Highway is good for us,” he added.
Outside of work, Brad enjoys fishing and hunting at different locations in the vast expanses of the land and waters of the tropics.
I asked Brad what he hunts for and he said feral pigs, which are in huge numbers.
“I mainly get the pigs in the Normanton area and fish at the Great Barrier Reef and also creeks. I have had some luck catching barramundi, coral trout and nannygai,” he said.
Brad barracks for the Cowboys in the NRL but they failed to qualify for the finals series in the 2025 season.
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