Former mechanic Ryan Mckenzie loves driving triple road trains around Australia, including to remote parts of the Northern Territory.
I saw the 36-year-old truckie checking the trailers behind his Kenworth T909 at the Port Access Road near Townsville. He was heading off to Douglas Daly in the NT carrying a load of general freight.
In the next lane at the breakdown pad was a squadron of scalies checking out trucks.
Ryan said he had been a mechanic for eight years and has been driving trucks for the past 12 years.
He is based at Ipswich and works for his father Grant who runs Whanau Transport out of Melbourne.
As for rest areas around Australia, Ryan reckons many more are needed for truckies.
“We need ones with facilities such as toilets – lots are just pull off areas with lots of dirt,” he said.
By far his favourite roadhouse during his extensive travels is the Roebuck Plains Roadhouse in WA.
“They serve up the best feed you would get anywhere,” he said.
A Cowboys supporter in the NRL, Ryan has no real hobbies outside of work and just enjoys quality time with family.
“My wife is Tess and we have four children aged 14, 11, six and two,” he said.
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