REFLECTION AND RESILIENCE
COMING TO the Port of Brisbane early in the morning for the start point of the Lights On The Hill convoy is a stark reminder of how passionate everyone in this industry is. Rows of trucks wearing banners proudly stretched across grilles bearing pictures and messages of family members and mates lost to the road, whether through chance, bad luck or ‘just their time’, shows that it takes passion and a genuine love for what you do to be able to continue in an industry after it’s taken away someone close to you. There can’t be any other explanation for it.
That’s why it was so heartening to see so many drivers, families and friends out in force to support those who have lost loved ones and to continue the tradition of Lights on the Hill, which this year saw around 400 trucks in two convoys, leaving from Brisbane and Toowoomba, journeying to the site of the Lights on the Hill memorial in Gatton for the sad task of adding 55 names to the memorial wall.
Family affair
Chris ‘Snooze’ Parker’s big cab Kenworth K108 has been in the family for five years with the majority of the work it’s done being local, but that hasn’t stopped Snooze from coming out with wife
