Editorial Welcome to Little Truckers

R&K Bulk Haulage and Livestock Transport’s incredible Kenworth T909, dedicated to the famous Australian country singer Slim Dusty, climbs the Helen Springs Jump-up (Hill), northbound on the Stuart Highway between Three Ways and Elliot.

(Hill), northbound on the Stuart Highway between Three Ways and Elliot. the famous Australian country singer Slim Dusty, climbs the Helen Springs Jump-up R&K Bulk Haulage and Livestock Transport’s incredible Kenworth T909, dedicated to

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EDITOR Shannon Williams Ph: 021 182 4803 Email: editor@littletrucker.co.nz

Contributors Milly McCauley Rochelle Thomas

CONTENTS

3 Editorial Welcome to

Little Truckers 10 Kids Club 12 Little Truckers photos 14 A Day in the Life - Riding

Shotgun with Gundy

Transport 24 Young Trucker of the

Season - Mad About

Truckin’ - Max Brighouse 26 Trucks and Technology with Keith Andrews 32 Trucking Safety with

FUSO 36 Colouring comp with

Toy Heaven 40 Meet my Fleet - Stuart

Drummond Transport 48 Transport Industry

Jobs - Getting to know a brake specialist

On the road with our junior reporters

18 Lots of Laughs with

Dustin 22 Wheels Wheels Wheels with Thomas 28 Epic Day with Saxon 34 Trucks, rocks and diggers with Kaitlyn 44 Transporting cattle with Jackson

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A recent trip with Dad.

This was my first truck ride.

what did the traffic light say to the truck

Hey Little Truckers!

My name is Milly McCauley. I am 14 years old, and I have grown up around trucks for my whole life.

I am a Year 9 student and I go to Garin College in Richmond, near Nelson in the South Island.

My dad is a truck driver for Sollys Contractors, and we live in Motueka. He would often ask if I wanted to come along for a quick ride in the truck with him, running a load of stock food over the Takaka Hill to Golden Bay for the afternoon, or to cart a load of Dolomite to Southland, staying away in motels for several nights. I have always leapt at the chance.

My first ride was when I was three years old. I lived in Reefton at the time and Dad took me to deliver a load of hay to Rotomanu, near Greymouth. I still take any chance I can to jump in the truck to spend some time on the road.

Having the opportunity to go on rides with Dad has been exciting because I have been able to travel all around New Zealand and see some amazing stuff, even if it’s through a large cab window at 4am in the morning with a hot pie and Coke in hand (a nutritious breakfast for little truckers).

I originally come from the deep south of the South Island. I have now been to many of the main cities, small towns, and villages in both the north and south islands. I have also travelled across the Cook Strait on all the different ferries on various trips. We’ve seen a multitude of trucks and admired them on the way.

My grandfather was also a truck driver, and my dad has been taking truck photos since he was 11. So, I guess

don’t look, I’m about to change

Tightening up straps in the Christchurch depot. Giving Dad a hand to roll the tarps up before school.

Fuelling up in Springs Junction en-route to Dunedin.

My Cat Benji hanging out in the sun

I am the third generation of truck enthusiasts in our family.

Being involved with the transport industry through my father has given me a platform to share my experiences with you all. Dad taught me how to take photos when I was younger, and I have continued with that as a hobby. I have also been able to contribute my interest in photography and videography to New Zealand Trucking magazine - I am one of the editors of the online Out and About video features and I have written some feature articles.

Besides school and contributing to the magazine, I also have a white British shorthair cat called Benjamin, who is completely deaf, who I hang out with heaps. I love dance and have been attending jazz and contemporary classes since I was four.

Little Trucker Down Under is going to be an awesome platform where we talk trucking and transport. You can learn about my journeys in and around trucks and learn more about the transport industry, through articles and stories recorded within these pages. I am super-excited to have this opportunity where I can share with you what it’s like being a trucking kid and I’m sure many of you will be able to relate to these experiences. I can’t wait to start sharing all my adventures with you, and even learn about some of yours!

Thanks for reading! I can’t wait to show you guys what’s been going on and I am looking forward to hearing about your journeys.

Filling out the delivery Docket.

A: Scania

My version of a trucker’s breakfast.

Scania was formed in 1911 and is based in Sweden. It has 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries across the world! It specialises in heavy trucks and buses, and also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles.