With the support of industry partners including NTI and Volvo Group Australia, Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls is all about hands-on truck driver training, putting new or newly licensed drivers in a truck with senior drivers to learn all the ropes over a month-long period.
Pilbara-based truck driver and truck driver training innovator Heather Jones is a legend of sorts in the west.
A truckie of 35 years, she has been the subject of countless news and media articles, a voice for change in the industry, and drives an attention-grabbing pink Mack Super-Liner and Volvo FH.
Her views on the industry and truck driver licensing and training are simple: let’s train our truck drivers better and include a few more women while we’re at it.
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