Logging truck drivers get the best of both worlds - they could be working in very emote and rugged terrain, - deep in the back-country - then get a change of scenery when they deliver their load to a port, which usually means driving through a city.
Few city dwellers could image the skills required to muscle these big logging units, and would probably be amazed where these drivers are asked to place these 50-tonne plus combinations.
The massive off-highway log trains that work in the Kaingaroa Forest of the North Island have some of the biggest logging combinations in the world - and for many, this is the pinnacle of logging.
New Zealand is a rugged land, riven with rivers, and logs are one of its biggest exports.
Without logging truck drivers, we would struggle to be internationally competitive.
Much of the logging world is done out of sight of the general public - and its a job that most drivers take a great pride in.
Look how tidy most loads you see on the roads are - thats pride in the job writ large.