(Replay) Truckie Tuesday goes on the road for the first time at this scale, broadcasting live from the Casino Truck Show, one of the biggest truck shows in the Southern Hemisphere. Luke sits down with Richmond Valley Council's Vaughan Macdonald on what it takes to grow a truck show from 150 trucks to a capped 550, then talks with Casuarina "CJ" Smith, the truck driver and creator behind Trucking with CJ, about her path from insurance broker to fuel tankers to road trains, why fewer than 2% of Australian truckies are women, and a live crowd vote on who's actually the better driver.

Plus: a new Heavy Vehicle National Law lands the very next day and Rod Hannifey isn't impressed, 14-year-old Fergie tells Luke why he's chasing a truckie apprenticeship, a trucker's mental health project that started with a sign on the back of a trailer, and a look at how the show's judges pick a winner out of 550 trucks.

Guests: Vaughan Macdonald (General Manager, Richmond Valley Council) · Casuarina "CJ" Smith (Trucking with CJ) · Rod Hannifey (Truckie Tuesday co-host, National Road Freighters Association)

(00:00) GME Sponsor Open & Intro

(00:31) Live From The Casino Truck Show

(02:29) Vaughan Macdonald On Running The Show

(05:38) Why Casino Runs One Of The Biggest Truck Shows In The Country

(08:01) Meet Fergie, 14 (Teaser)

(09:02) The New Heavy Vehicle Law: Rod's Verdict

(11:51) A Trucker's Mental Health Project

(14:35) Trucking With CJ: Insurance Broker To Big Rigs

(16:04) Why Are Only 2% Of Truck Drivers Women?

(16:30) The Crowd Weighs In: Who's The Better Driver?

(21:29) CJ On The New Law: "No Carrot, Only Stick"

(22:08) The Demerit-Points Debate

(29:49) Steering The Future: Getting Kids Into Trucking

(32:38) Back To Vaughan Macdonald: Casino House Prices

(33:43) Fergie, 14, On Chasing His Truckie Dream

(39:22) An O'Brien Co Heavy Driver On Life Behind The Wheel

(47:26) A Listener's Email On Truckie Etiquette

(48:46) How The Judges Pick The Winner From 550 Trucks

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