Bryce \u2018Baldy\u2019 McGahey has driven trucks in New Zealand and Australia for 35 years. Image: Alf Wilson<\/p>\n
Long time truckie Bryce \u2018Baldy\u2019 McGahey loves his job and is also a keen photographer.<\/p>\n
Baldy \u2013 as many in the road transport industry know him \u2013 has been a driver in New Zealand and Australia for about 35 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been in Australia for 16 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Enthusiastic lensman Baldy has driven for B&K Bulk Haulage based at Gladstone for about six years and was near his Kenworth T909 when I saw him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am carrying cement powder and lime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Baldy rates many parts of the Bruce Highway as a challenge to drive on. \u201cMany stretches north of Gympie and especially the section between Rockhampton and Mackay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Regarding rest areas, Baldy added that more are required with facilities such as toilets and shaded areas.<\/p>\n
Baldy likes stopping at the Lights on the Hill Roadhouse on the outskirts of Hughenden.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have got some good meals there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Baldy is a skilled photographer and had a recent edition of Big Rigs with him, which included one of his truck snaps in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a Nikon camera and like it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite his enjoyment in taking pictures, Baldy was at first reluctant to have his photo taken for Truckin in the Tropics. \u201cI am normally the one holding the camera and taking the pics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
However, after we yarned for a few minutes he was delighted to pose near the Kenworth.<\/p>\n
I asked Baldy for his New Year\u2019s Resolution. \u201cIt would be hoping my numbers come up when I play lotto,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A keen rugby union fan, Baldy barracks for the Christchurch-based Crusaders and the New Zealand All Blacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryce \u2018Baldy\u2019 McGahey has driven trucks in New Zealand and Australia for 35 years. Image: Alf Wilson Long…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":{"0":"post-361854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}