At just 21, Kaden Beckett has the key to the door of a long career as a truck driver and is one of the youngest drivers I have come across.
Truckies like Beckett are the future of the road transport industry.
He works for CB Metcalf Transport which is based at Toowoomba and was driving a 2016 Kenworth T909 when I saw him parked at Warwick recently.
“I carry grain and commodities to Brisbane Port and have done a recent trip from Moree in NSW,” he said.
When I told Beckett that the average age of truckies was in the fifties, he had this to say.
“Well I am a baby then!”
Friendly Beckett said the worst roads he travels on are between Surat and Meandarra, and the Newell Highway.
Beckett loves the job and was glowing in his praise for his boss for giving young blokes a go.
His favourite rest area is at Dirranbandi where he said there are good showers for truckies.
And his main wish for 2023 is to see better roads for truckies.
CB Metcalf Transport is a grain haulage specialist and recently picked up the third Kenworth T909 Diamond Edition to roll off the assembly line at PACCAR’s Bayswater plant.
The Wellcamp (Toowoomba) based operation is a loyal Kenworth customer of Brown & Hurley Toowoomba, and was extra pleased to purchase one of just 75 Diamond Edition Kenworths currently being produced to celebrate the iconic dealership’s three-quarters of a century in business.