Truckers and transporters are hoping to get some well-earned 'rest and recovery' over Christmas after a record harvest has kept them on the road since October.
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"I started in Goondiwindi the second week of October and did the harvest there for three weeks," road train driver Michael Domjahn said.
"Then I was back to Goolgowi for four weeks and then transporting wheat from Wagga to Pittsworth in Queensland."
A record breaking harvest this year has meant steady work for Goolgowi local Mr Domjahn who owns and drives a 36 metre long AB Triple road train all over the country.
It's all been timed 'pretty well' this season said Mr Domjahn, now that most of the dry land crops are off and storage places are at capacity or near capacity.
"Goolgowi Grain Corp is at capacity, Emerald is at capacity and Merriwagga is almost 95 per cent full I reckon," Mr Domjahna said.
"It all timed out just as everything was nearing capacity and everyone would be 99 per cent finished by now."
However, drivers aren't the only ones busting for a bit of time off over the holiday break. Griffith grower Gavin Dal Broi said he's racing to get what's left of his Hillston wheat off in time for Christmas.
"I still have about 500 hectares to harvest which will probably take around 10 days to two weeks," Mr Dal Broi said.
"It'd be great to be finished by Christmas."
Whilst rain this year has downgraded some wheat yields, alternative storage measures these days mean truckers will still reap the benefits of a good crop throughout the year.
"Downgraded wheat means it's all kept on farm then, we don't transport it," Mr Domjahn said.
"There's thousands of tonnes in the paddocks in sausage bags that will out load throughout the year and that's good for us because we can possibly cart that through the year as well.
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