The Late Eddie Holland

This is part of a road train documentary I made I suppose 15 years ago and it features Eddie and Julie Holland and daughter Kimberley. It also features the EddyLiner when it won the Truckin' Life Rig of the Year in 1996. Eddie Holland passed away on July 27, 2011.We have lost one of the highway's unique and most colourful characters.
Bruce Honeywill,
Publisher,
Truckin' Life Magazine

[@rosskennedy]

Meet Eddie many times on road,my job was on float for Macmahon construction from 76 to 83, Eddie always was happy go lucky bloke,even when stuck in floods in middle of no ware. Like Marla in early days. RIP.

[@Fullnoise]

I never got to meet Eddie, but I did chat to him on the UHF one night and he was a real character. Eddie should have a place in the Road Transport Hall of Fame. Thanks for posting this video, Bruce. I still have the original video of this on Roadtrain II.
RIP Eddie.

[@gm16v149]

Very sad news. Was only talking to him a few weeks ago.

[@wazza33racer]

lest we forget "Mr Ed" and his very heavy loads of railway line

[@MeetJoeBlack55]

Some people don't realize that livin' a life on the road isn't very conducive to long life........long hours sitting down, usually poor diet, and a lot of stress from both traffic and deadlines to meet.......definitely not for everybody, but someone has to do it!!! Eddie.......RIP.

[@nunyerbeeznaz2906]

don't forget coppers and rules they own.

[@gm16v149]

Eddy will be sadly missed. He was a real character. I still can't really believe he's gone. I know he was only in his 50s but he was what you would call "Old School"...big time.
R.I.P. mate.

[@kenworth4049]

gm16v149 just a question what happened to him health or

[@DWLip]

@@kenworth4049 Google "Eddie Holland Eddyliner" and the tribute page his kid made will pop up right below the link to this video. His death even made it on the news, believe it or not. I'm assuming heart problems, respiratory issues or cancer. That seems most likely to me

[@ipnz]

Great video for a top truckie RIP Eddie.

[@NZtrucker94]

What A cool guy! RIP mate.

[@Drury1988]

thats was a great insight to a true hero of the aussie roads,all us young fellas look up to blokes like him to become true professionals like him..r.i.p fellow truckie

[@TheAussieStig30]

Dead set nice bloke. You can tell how genuine and nice he was, I'm sure it's been a big loss to the roads.

[@wazza33racer]

I met the guy once at Little Topar near Broken Hill. Lets just say there was a lot of rail way line on his trailers. He was often with another character called jason Barrett,
also well known for 'big loads'.

[@sharynbender4274]

rest in piece man

[@FNQOutdoorAdventures]

rip eddie matey know ya for years matey ever since i was 2 years old and im 22 now. cant beklieve your gone. great bloke. miss you adn the truck

[@tkx86]

9 years ago now you about 31, we in the same era I just turned 34 and Love truck driving, Looking to go HC next from HR. Yeah the boys!

[@FNQOutdoorAdventures]

@@tkx86 yeah mate. Im 32 in April. Eddy was a great family friend of ours. But good stuff dude. I love trucking myself.

[@TheLadytruckie]

Thank you so much Bruce for posting this. Hard to believe that this great trucking legend is no longer with us. He will live on thru his children and grand-children so he will never be forgotten. R.I.P. Eddy..............

[@LeMagnum440]

Great vid, seems running lorries aint changed so much. As he said rates stay the same costs keep gan up. Nice Mack.

[@vinnysantucci1596]

I love that Superliner!!!

[@gsd4me00]

Recognised a face from long ago when I lived in the NT. Close to the end of the video was Sgt Norm Tenthy, from the Jabiru station, then Darwin.

[@TrucksandTracks]

A great piece of footage there Bruce. Sad to hear Eddie passed away

[@cecilwilson5442]

Good video that's a good advert for hard work paid off for that family,, hope they are still trucking,, video said in memory of,, so sorry to hear that,,, from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@PhantomTrueno]

i want to know how did this great trucking ledgend die anyway because all the stuff im hearing is very vague

[@dolfinish]

This was so good to watch. Thanks for putting it on here..:-) You will be missed very very much Eddy!! :-)

[@henrylawrence-curran1527]

eddie holland i'm sure is looking down at the other truckkies with a smile and i love the eddieliners horn RIP mr eddie holland

[@eyeateidiots]

True Truck Legend!! We dont have anyone like that in the UK!! RIP Truck Hero Eddie!!

[@Laury79]

Sad to hear that Eddie has passed away.

[@bh2861]

RIP Eddie Holland

[@tkx86]

He seemed like a real genuine bloke.

[@aussiebigbangers]

Great Vid thanks for showing.

[@whitetiger8652]

I also say Rest in Peace man.

[@rolandholder]

Can I ask what happened to him? My old man did the North south road back in the early 70's. Cant believe its true....

[@hoppy351]

R.I.P Eddie Holland.

[@spiderbrandt4066]

What a Awesome Bloke and a Awesome Woman , ( I drove for Ansett in the 80s out of Vic )

[@kangaroobarnanning5343]

Great man

[@mimevans2687]

Icu

[@punhoss]

I only understand about 50% of what Eddie is saying... ;(

[@imlooking51]

no mention of how many spare tyres he knocked off

[@kangaroobarnanning5343]

BS