Changing gears with Brayden

Changing gears

Brayden’s parents own trucking company M&J Collins Haulage. He loves to head out with his dad on trips and wants to be a truck driver when he grows up.

Name: Brayden Age: 10 Hails from: Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia Favourite truck: Kenworth

Washing the truck down after a big day of work

Scrub scrub scrub!

Brayden loves getting his hands dirty, helping service the truck

Ihave been into trucks all my life. My favourite brand of truck is Kenworth, but I do also like our other trucks like Western Star, Freightliner and CAT.

I really want to be a truck driver when I grow up because I already love to drive them around the farm. Dad let me have my first steer not sitting on his lap when I was 6, and I started changing gears when I was 9.

When I was younger I used to go away with Dad and sleep in the truck on interstate trips, but now I have to go to school!

We have been to many farms in Central West NSW carting grain and fertiliser, but our main job is carting sand and gravel into Sydney concrete plants.

I like being in the truck with Dad because we see lots of different places and I learn lots of things from him about driving and tipping and loading. My favourite part of the trips are coming home because I get to help drive the truck up the long driveway and around the shed to park it up.

My dad is also a mechanic and he has been showing me how to maintain the trucks for years. We fix them, grease them, service them, change tyres and wash them. I have a smelly tree air freshener obsession and like to change the smell in the truck every week.

I wish I could spend every day with my dad in the truck, and I can’t wait to get my licence and drive on the road when I’m older.

RIDDLE

I am a truck usually used by cities. Some cities may use me year round, Some just in one part of the year, And some never have a use for me. When I get filled up, I am driven around the city where I always end up losing my load. But it's OK, that's my job, so they just fill me up and drive around again. What am i?

Brayden behind the wheel

Brayden’s parents own trucking company M&J Collins Haulage

Brayden has been all over Central West NSW in the truck

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