trucker talk Archives - National Heavy Haulage

18 June 2018

How to Tie A Trucker’s Hitch

The famous Trucker’s Hitch uses loops and turns in the rope to form a knot and pulley system, which is perfect for securing loads on trailers. You increase the tension by working the end of the line and cinching off. We found some great images from Cruising World to help you along the way, […]

18 June 2018

Aussie Slang and Truckie Talk Explained

You think we speak English in Australia? Wrong. Since many of us arrived here a couple of hundred years ago and many thousands of years before that, we Aussies have been shortening words that are just too long to bother with. Like utility – why not just say ute? We like to add o’s to […]