http://www.bigrigs.com.au/competitions/2012/11/21/win-copy-ray-gillelands-nullarbor-kid/Win a copy of Ray Gilleland's The Nullarbor Kid
BIG Rigs has a copy of Ray Gilleland’s new book The Nullarbor Kid: Stories from a trucking life to give to one lucky reader...
The Nullarbor Kid: Stories from a trucking life is about a time when trucks were viewed as an "upstart industry" that threatened existing railway systems.
He was a pioneer trucker in post-war Australia, a part of the new breed, determined not to be chained to the old ways and the governments blinkered in their attitude to progress.
The Nullarbor Kid tells the true adventures of Ray and his mates when the trucking industry was born.
It was a time when trucks weren’t suited for blistering Australian heat, long mountain climbs in low gear, and the vast distances that sapped the strength of both driver and truck alike.
There were the tolls, the inspectors and the regulations set to strangle the new industry. But the drivers fought back with every trick in the book.
Ray details the near misses that could have killed them and, through it all, the smell, the noise and the romance of long-haul driving.
In this world, when the chips were down, humour loomed large and real-life adventure abounded.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Only online entries will be counted.
One entry per person.
Entries close midnight on December 1, winner will be notified by phone.
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