Old mates Ted Markwort and Trevor Southern reckon that friendships made in the road transport industry remain for decades – and probably life.
That is the case for Ted who is a small fleet operator based at Deniliquin in NSW and Trevor who has been in Townsville for 40 years but hails from Kerang in Victoria.
The pair had huge smiles on their dials when they met in the parking area of the BP Cluden Roadhouse just before Christmas.
“We met in Townsville 40 years ago and have been friends even since. We don’t see each other much these days but when we get the chance we meet. If you have a genuine mate in the industry they remain,” Trevor said.
Ted drives a Western Star and had brought up a load of pipes from Melbourne to Cairns and was on the return trip when they caught up.
Trevor, who has worked for Blenners, for two decades had been in Townsville for a doctor’s appointment and the opportunity arose.
After I snapped their pic together the pair headed off to the roadhouse eatery to take a welcome trip down memory lane.
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