59 episodes
Copy Southbound Podcast Bruce Gunter & Brendon Ryan
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4.9 • 183 Ratings
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Copy Southbound is a Podcast that immortalises the real life stories from some of the great Pioneers of the Australian Trucking Industry. It brings to life what they have experienced and been able to achieve in such a demanding but rewarding industry and enables their stories to live on forever and be accessed by our future generations.
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Gordon 'Crackers' McCracken
Well what can we say about Crackers? Gordon was raised by one of the legends of the older generation, Harold McCracken, a fastidious and well known operator who made his name with his B Model Mack ‘Ramblin Rose’ and his traditional Cortina hubcaps. The detail on this first truck set a precedent for Gordon who, as a self-taught pinstriper, began to line and scroll everything in the house that had a hard surface. We’re sure you’ll a kick out of his history, love of trucks and absolutely hilarious sense of humour.
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Bryan "Webby" Webb
Bruce has waited for some time to interview Bryan Webb and finally got the chance to sit and learn all about his career in trucks. After a stint out west followed by a few years as an owner operator, he took a job with the legendary McIntyres of Goulburn before biting the bullet again and finishing his career with his own. Bruce has always talked about Webby so we really hope you enjoy his story.
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Lindsay King
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Some people go through life leaving a massive impact and Lindsay King is one of those people. From an early start as a motor mechanic, Lindsay moved into express freight before getting a managerial role with the Overnighters in his late 20’s. His innovative ideas helped develop the legendary Batmobiles into transport folklore before he moved onto Vawdrey Trailers where he left a legacy in trailer design that will remain for years to come. We take our hat off to him and we know you will to. -
Greg Pierpoint a.k.a. 'Bloke'
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In this episode, Bruce sits with Greg Pierpoint for an in depth discussion about Greg’s upbringing and history in transport. It’s obvious in this that Greg is as pedantic as Bruce as he goes into detail about his trials and tribulations with trucks, highs and lows and, when all seemed lost, reinventing himself and getting back on his feet following a very difficult illness. This Bloke is a goer and his love of both cars and trucks is evident in this great podcast. We hope you enjoy hearing his story.
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Dane Ballinger Memorial Truck Show: Dennis Jones - Greg Sly - Phil Campbell
We went for a bit of a different format in this episode as we did our recordings at the Dane Ballinger Memorial Truck Show held in Bathurst last November. Formerly the Bathurst Truck Show, this awesome event was the brainchild of Dane and his mate Dean Campbell and has always been a fantastic event. Dane’s tragic passing in 2019 hit the industry hard, especially the tight knit group of enthusiasts who got behind this show and the renaming of it to remember Dane was a fitting tribute to his impeccable presentation and popularity. So we have a few interviews for you from the show, a couple that carry messages of hope and encouragement with their unique stories.
Part 1 - Dennis Jones
Part 2 - Greg Sly
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Graeme Burke
Burke’s Transport of Bathurst recently shut their doors after 40 years of operation, one of a number of long term family companies to close over the past 12 months. Bruce sits with founder Graeme to discuss the early days and growth of this well-known business along with reasons behind the tough decision to call it a day.....
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Hurley
What a great story and such a great bloke
JJ Hurley
A great interview with a man of vision, intellect and a belief in his fellow man, it’s a pity current management in particular middle management lack his skills, from a time of when your word was your bond
Wonderful yarns
Copy Southbound is a great podcast if you have any sort of interest whatsoever in trucks, transport or people.
Before you start listening for the first time you look at the length of the show and wonder how you could be still interested even by halfway. But each and every time it is all too soon before Bruce is asking “any regrets?” and “would you do it again”. And you are looking around for the keys of the truck you don’t own and can’t drive either (well maybe that is just me) so you could go on a run with them to continue the fun.
Each of the guests have their own story to tell from a different time, the long format gives you a good amount of time to get a sense of them. Most are retired or nearly so, the world has changed so much in their lifetime and these podcasts serve as an oral history of ordinary people doing extraordinary things and living a lifestyle that is virtually unthinkable today, but without which this country would not have developed as it has.
After you’ve listened to a few episodes there are some recurring themes amongst the guests:
“…..what a wonderful person x was”
“…….oh that was a good truck”
“……..we were having so much fun the money was just a bonus”
As a listener you will think the same.
Keep on truckin Bruce and Brendan.
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