Darren Sergeant, 58, works for Northline based at Townsville and carts general freight throughout the region.
He’s been with the company for six months and has driven trucks for about 40 years.
“A lot of the work is around town but I do get to Ayr down south and Charters Towers west of here. Even sometimes further out to Hughenden,” he said.
And it’s there, on the inland outskirts of Hughenden, that his favourite roadhouse is located.
“It is the Lights on the Hill and has good food, friendly staff and lots of parking space,” Darren said.
He added that the worst highway he gets along is the section of the Bruce between Townsville and Mackay.
When Darren first stepped out of the cab of his UD PK10, the first thing I noticed was his Crocodile Dundee style hat.
When asked about it, he said, “I am a big fan of the Crocodile Dundee movies and often jokingly get called Paul Hogan, who was the star,” he said.
Darren is a keen supporter of the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and has one other hobby he enjoys.
“It is drinking beer on my days off. My favourite brew is XXXX Bitter,” he said.