Tamara Whitsed Truck Journo

26/10/2021

08/11/2019

Benalla's Braeden McCarthy is a young truckie and businessman. And I suspect he has a big future....

Braeden McCarthy left a secure truck driving job to start Earth Haul Excavations in Benalla 12 mo...

27/10/2019

02/08/2019

Meet Kevin Purcell. I really enjoyed travelling to Adelong to see his military trucks:

Kevin Purcell of Adelong, NSW has accumulated an impressive collection of post World War 2 Army t...

14/07/2019

Watch Australian cartoonist Steve Bloomfield in action while he completes a cartoon and tells Tamara Whitsed about his career.

10/07/2019

Work was fun yesterday. I drove to Adelong to see an amazing military vehicle collection. Kevin Purcell took me for a spin in one of his jeeps. And on the way home my little i30 and I stopped to admire the view at Southern Cloud Memorial Lookout.

07/07/2019

Livestock haulers Andrew and Marla Stone say local roads need attention in their area around Pyal...

01/07/2019

01/07/2019

The Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre (ARTHC) held a successful fundraising weekend in Ju...

05/06/2019

This is Lynette Newbey. She drives road trains in Outback WA and for almost 20 years she's been encouraging drivers to turn their headlights on, day and night. This article has attracted heaps of comments on the Owner Driver page. Have a read. What do you reckon? Do you turn your Headlights On 24/7?

On bright sunny days in remote Western Australia, Lynette Newbey carts ammonium nitrate with her...

31/05/2019

Taig Bros’ association with the Goulburn Valley came to an end in January when John Taig sold the...

07/05/2019

Video: A truck museum proposed for Shepparton, Victoria, will recognise the region’s trucking pio...

04/04/2019

Trucks travelled from as far as Brisbane and South Australia for the 2019 Australian White Truck...

27/03/2019

If you pass Wodonga on the Hume, you'll know all about the 80km zone. Love it? Hate it? Here's how you tell Regional Roads Victoria what you think about it:
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4841512/McKoy-Street-Speed-Trial-Survey

McKoy Street Speed Trial Survey.

25/03/2019

Truck dawings by Steve can be seen on Truck Journalist Tamara Whitsed's own bookmarks (pic front/back). She sells lots of great stories about truck drivers. Check out her page truckyarns.com.au/shop
Tamara Whitsed Truck Journo Truckyarns
All work remains copyright of Bloomfield Cartoons and Illustrations © ABN: 43281899550

06/03/2019

Video: At home with truck-driving country music artist Travis Sinclair. With thanks to the talented Sinclair family for welcoming me at their home.
www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1903/at-home-with-travis-sinclair

Travis Sinclair lives for Kenworths, country music and family. We visit the award-winning singing...

12/02/2019

The first Macks arrived in Australia 100 years ago. 'Bulldog' fanatics will have the chance to ce...

21/12/2018

This was so much fun! We've had a great response to the little video I made about Neil MacLean's Kenworth ute and his classic collection. If you haven't seen the video already, here it is:

Neil MacLean’s Kenworth collection at Wagga Wagga includes two miniature Kenworths

07/12/2018

Hope this big fella doesn’t come back for the coat he left behind. This is our front yard at the farm.

15/11/2018

This is a whole other level of trucking generosity....

CONGRATULATIONS to Team Dandaloo Boys for Illawarra Convoy breaking their own record with an amazing donation of $310,000!!! They will lead the I98FM Illawarra Convoy!

Derek McMahon and The People's Truck will be right behind them with their donation of $181,000, followed by Illawarra Truck Repairs and Spares with their donation of $180,000 and M J Rowles Landscaping Supplies with their donation of $117,500!

05/11/2018

Video: Watch Shepparton truck artist Brett Sullivan work his magic!

A diesel technician at the family business Shepparton Diesel, artist Brett Sullivan makes trucks...

03/11/2018

The truck industry’s generosity was on display at the successful 2018 Albury Convoy for Kids

21/09/2018

Steve Bloomfield has revived Diesel Dog!! If you miss old Diesel as much as I do, you'll want to like Steve's page, Bloomfield Cartoons & Illustrations.

Diesel Dog by S.R.Bloomfield
He is back after more than a decade! Enjoy! dIESEL DOG Comic Strip #1...

14/09/2018

The intersection on the Hume Freeway near Wodonga reopened today, but many are already saying it should be replaced with an overpass.

https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1809/reduced-speed-limit-for-hume-freeway-near-wodonga

Roadworks on the Hume Freeway near Wodonga are finally finished. But now the 80km/h speed limit a...

08/09/2018

Can't wait to see Allan's K123 after Crackers works his magic.

Eastoe’s Transport won’t be forgotten, thanks to a replica rig under restoration.

07/09/2018

Do you run the Hume? You'll want to know what's happening at this intersection near Wodonga. Do you think the work underway will make it safer or more dangerous?

Northbound trucks will perform U-turns on the Hume Freeway to enter and exit McKoy Street, West W...

05/08/2018

After five decadess on the road, John Payne still enjoys getting behind the wheel, carting bulk p...

01/08/2018

Despite his illness, Brian Buckley had every intention of restoring his R Model Mack

29/06/2018

Thanks to John and Janelle Cant and Glen Nind for helping with the videography during Sylvia's Gap Run. They took one of my video cameras in their trucks while I photographed and filmed from the roadside. Please enjoy the video....

Owner//Driver catches up with former express driver Viv Ireland and then hitches a ride in a coup...

22/06/2018

There were soooo many wonderful trucks at the Kyabram Mack Muster, and like every other Mack-lovin' photographer there, I took hundreds of photos. Owner//Driver published seven pages of them in the April issue.
But there are plenty more. I've uploaded them to my photo gallery in case you want to have a look or order a print. (The watermark won't appear in the print.)
My favourite? Too hard to choose, sorry, when you have such contrasting Macks in the field. How do you pick between trucks like David Daws' 1923 AC Mack and Jim Ristovichis' 'Fruit Express' Super-Liner.
It was a great day. Well done Dave, John and Tim.
Click the link to see the photo gallery:
https://tamarawhitsed.fotomerchant.com/truck-gallery/events/kyabram-mack-muster-2018

Tamara Whitsed's truck photos from Kyabram Mack Muster, 2018.

06/06/2018

RMS responded to Owner//Driver’s calls for confirmation on whether the "sacred" Razorback Memoria...

05/06/2018

Razorback rebel Spencer Watling says Razorback Mountain is 'sacred' to truckies. Do these signs mean RMS plans to set up a truck inspection bay at the site of the 1979 Razorback Blockade?

https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1806/outrage-over-rms-presence-at-razorback

Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay signs near Razorback Mountain have aroused suspicion.

31/05/2018

Drivers and operators are invited to a breakfast forum at Deniliquin in June.

23/05/2018

Melbourne’s Eamonn Cummins believes innovative design is the key to allowing children to safely e...

13/05/2018

https://www.facebook.com/ownerdriver/posts/913235485504047

The late Don Opperman once owned Australia’s largest fleet of Diamond Ts.

09/05/2018

A massive $410,000 was raised at Canberra’s Rise Above Cancer Convoy which attracted about 480 tr...

03/05/2018

Read about Canberra’s successful Rise Above Cancer Convoy

The truck industry’s generosity was on display during Canberra’s annual convoy for cancer patients.

02/05/2018

Rain may have taken some of the shine off Oaklands Truck Show’s 10th anniversary in March but the...