The memory of engines roaring and air horns blaring from Adelaide’s Victoria Park lives on through Haydn Montgomery, as he reminisces about the Camp Quality Convoy.
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As the general manager of bulk transport at Symons Clark Logistics, Haydn rolled into the Adelaide Convoy for Kids along with his trucking mates and an impressive 25 trucks from the Symons Clark fleet, to make their support for the cause known.
Working in the people and culture department of Camp Quality, Haydn’s wife is one of the main organisers of the event, making his decision to join in on a day of smiles and waves that much easier.
Haydn says his passion for big rigs struck him as a young boy, as the people around him unknowingly inspired his growing desire to work within the transport industry.
His dad was a truckie, and when he got older, his mates and his girlfriend’s dad were drivers too, and they would take him around for a spin.
“I’m a mechanic by trade, but I’ve always loved trucks,” he says.
At 21, he got his truck license after finishing up his apprenticeship, but it was his natural love for trucks that got him to where he is now.
Haydn says Symons’ current fleet features mainly Kenworths, Freightliners and Scanias.
He looks after 60 of them, but if gets busy, they can have up to 120 trucks on the road every day.
Each truck has a sleek appearance with a clean, white base and grey and red design work, sporting a big ‘S’, representing Symons along the cab.
Stainless steel exhaust pipes stand proud, along with shiny hub caps and statement bulbars. The grey scrollwork blends nicely with the neat design of the truck, resulting in monster rigs that kids were excited to see rolling down the streets of Adelaide.
And this isn’t the only time the Symons Clark fleet has made a good impression, with one of their rigs winning Best Truck at the Ararat Truck Show last year.
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