Brian Webb Trucking Legend: Classic Restos - Series 48

Brian Webb, or 'Webby ' to his mates, resides in regional NSW, where generations of his family were sheep farmers. But from an early age, Brian's passion was trucks - driving an Austin table top at the age of 15 when he left school. Over the years, he has driven countless trucks, from a Dodge 400 V8' to Diamond T Agitator, doing trucking work wherever he could find it. One of the longest runs back then was a road train between Sydney and Broome carrying crushing machinery and pulling two 60' trailers with pipes to Moomba. In 1971, Brian and a couple of mates went to North West WA, driving B Model Tippers on the Pannawonica rail line. All before buying his first truck, a B61 MACK with a Flat Top Trailer.
Brian's immediate family didn't understand his passion for trucks until his grandmother revealed a long history of trucking in the family. While Brian doesn't drive anymore, he remains as passionate as ever. He recalls how times have changed. Back then, truckies did everything, loaded and unload their trucks and their mechanical repairs and maintenance at night to keep their trucks working.
Now semi-retired, Brian has a couple of projects he is very proud of. The first is the restoration of the Ferguson Tractor that he first learned to drive on, now in pristine condition fully restored as a tribute to his Father and Grandfather.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree when you listen to Brian's son Matt, who has followed in his footsteps into trucking with the family business. He has been passionate about trucking from an early age too. Now together, Brian and Matt have taken on the task of restoring a 1967 Flintstone MACK truck with Quad box, to be finished in the same colour scheme as Brian's first MACK.
A lifetime in trucking, Brian 'Webby' Webb was recently inducted into The National Trucking Hall Of Fame in Alice Springs.

[@kerrykelaher2607]

Brian ! " if his knot a legend " " he is now ! " ( you tell " em " brian thumbs 👍 👌 👏

[@ivanolsen8596]

Amazing how many of us old buggers that worked for MKMO on the Paraburdoo iron ore railway in the early 70's are still around! Well done Bryan, shame I never met you there.

[@phillee6214]

I love what these people have and also do,I would love to buy one,but that might offend the families,well done by all

[@asphodelraven8023]

Awesome Fletch pay a big respect to the guys that drive this country. without trucks this country's nothing big tribute to you and men who keep our county going. (even thow own politicians don t respect it)

[@scottymc7611]

I don't believe I ever met Brian but I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Berrima Bob when I was doing Tarcutta change overs around 2010, Bob was such a great guy that would talk to anyone and I actually remember to this day when he first came up and spoke to me at roughly 2am and from that day on we spoke on the UHF or in person every other night. RIP Berrima Bob.

[@68peterbilt68]

The general public has absolutely no idea what it takes for them to live. As a truckie I can tell you the old days were harder but better all round. And the people that I ran with were better. No ego's. No dramas. Just get in and help one another. Thanks Fletch for telling our stories 👍 Truck on 🤟😎👍

[@davefrommelbourne1237]

What a great story. Definitely one of the legends in Australian trucking. Fletch I hope in the future you can do a story on locally produced buses/coaches. Moonee Valley Coaches and Driver Coaches in Melbourne have a number of superbly restored Australian built vehicles from their earlier days.

[@jimclarke1108]

Sydney to Broome, amazing guy