Dragon Sampson, like many others, left his home state of Victoria in search of adventure and big rigs in the north of Australia. After working as a cattle station ringer, he drove Kenworths on side tippers and general freight for Roadline and Dean Wilson Transport in Broome, WA. When cornered by Paul O‘Callaghan in Kununurra, WA, he was on his second month into a new gig with North Star Pastoral, which has bases scattered around the Northern Territory. He had just been loaded with corn for delivery to the NSP feedlot and cattle station at Maryfield near Daly Waters.

The 25-year-old is working his way up to pulling six decks of cattle for the company, which runs a fleet of nine Kenworths including Dragon‘s Cummins Signature Gen 2 powered C501 Brute, two T909s and five C509s. “I‘m delighted to be given the opportunity by North Star Pastoral, especially as I‘ve only had my licence for 12 months now,” said Dragon. “It‘s a great place to work. We cover the territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.” Dragon loves the free range the job offers, although dealing with breakdowns in remote areas is the thing he dislikes most. When questioned on the Ford versus Holden preference, he states that he is a staunch Holden man.

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