Copy Southbound is a Podcast that immortalises the real life stories from some of the great Pioneers of the Australian Trucking Industry. It brings to life what...
We have to be honest, having a chat with Jon was something we debated for a long time however, one thing we hate at Copy Southbound is trial by social media so, after many recommendations from people we highly regard in the industry we approached Jon for an all out discussion about his life, his rise and fall, his life after HHA and of course, his passion for trucks in general. He wears his heart on his sleeve and we came away with a new mate as his passion and attention to detail is something to admire. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
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105. Glenn Nightingale – Nightingale Transport
Glenn Nightingale operated out of the Wollongong area with his stunning light blue fleet of American trucks. Like everyone, he started tough and eventually was able to build up a strong clientele with reliability and service his key factors. After many years of operation, Glenn was approached to sell the company and now lives a quiet life in Ipswich where he met with Bruce to share his story. BANGERZ CLUB Join the Club | Copy Southbound
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104. Greg Hardwidge - Coffs Harbour
A chance meeting on a road trip led Bruce to sit and record Greg and his story as an owner operator. Following a yarn at a caravan park, he agreed to share his life story as a simple, one-truck owner, battling away like so many others. Greg started his career back in a hard era of road transport and built his business with some strong customers and some strong trucks.
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103. Stephen O'Hare - Waltzing Matilda
Bruce topped off his Southern adventure by catching up with Stephen O’Hare in Romsey, Victoria. For those guys out there older than me – Bruce’s age – the legend of Tyrone Malon’s Super Boss, Bruce McDonald’s Detroit Devil and Terry O’Hare’s Waltzing Matilda are Legendary. Stephen is Terry’s son and has recently written a book on the famous jet truck which also captures the history of Re Car and Terry’s incredible entrepreneurial brilliance in a way that had Bruce totally star struck. BANGERZ CLUB Join the Club | Copy Southbound
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102. Mick Carboon & Damien Smith - Heathcote
Damien Smith contacted us just before heading on our Southern trip and requested we interview his Uncle Mick following a bout of illness. It was meant to be as the plan was to travel straight through Heathcote so we were able to record these awesome members of a diehard trucking family. Bruce was amazed at his surroundings as he was picked up in a 1943 Ford Jailbar and taken to Mick’s parents house that was over 100 years old to sit and record Micks golden era trucking history with Damien by his side. Join the Club | Copy Southbound
Copy Southbound is a Podcast that immortalises the real life stories from some of the great Pioneers of the Australian Trucking Industry. It brings to life what they have experienced and been able to achieve in such a demanding but rewarding industry and enables their stories to live on forever and be accessed by our future generations.
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