141. Durkin's Thorpdale

About this episode

The episode discusses the Durkin family's transport business in Thorpdale, known for its potato cartage and impressive trucking fleet.

Thorpdale is synonymous with potato cartage and the Durkin name is right amongst it. With Michael Durkin kicking off the transport business on the family farm, he was known for some pretty flash gear for the era. His son Kelly now heads the trucking side with a full family affair making this business tick along nicely. A few of Bruce's favourite trucks reside in the fleet so it's a wonder he's not still down there!

People in this episode

Hosts: Bruce Gunter, Brendon Ryan

Topics covered

• transport business
• family business
• trucking
• potato cartage
• automotive history

Keywords

• Thorpdale
• Durkin
• transport business
• trucking
• potato cartage
• family affair
• automotive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Durkin

Places: Thorpdale

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