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    CLASSIC SHOWSTOPPERS

    Jul 07, 2019 3 minutes

    VINTAGE TRUCK SHOWS can provide a reminder of the great people, the great enjoyment and the great careers that can be experienced in the Australian trucking industry.

    Take Jan and Terry Newson, single truck owner-operators who made a good living for 45 years and now never miss a truck show in retirement.

    “I’ve met lots of really great people,” says Jan. “I respect them. They’re hard-working.”

    Those descriptions fit husband Terry of course. “You never stopped laughing,” Terry recalls.

    “We just had such a good time. We weren’t making massive money but we worked the long

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