ROSS Allan Williams was a true family man who gave unconditional love and support to his loved ones.

The life of the Warwick truck driver was cut short when he was fatally injured loading bulls at the Longreach Saleyards on August 17.

Today would have been his 45th birthday.

Ross was born in Ipswich on October 15, 1966, the only son of Roland and Lorraine Williams.

The family moved to Warwick when Ross was nine months old. He has four older sisters, Kathryn, Sandra, Helen and Julie.

Ross attended Warwick Central State School and Warwick State High School and secured his first job in spare parts with Bellinghams.

He then worked at Dan Carroll Truck Sales as a mechanic, a line of work he continued when he joined Frasers Livestock Transport in 1987.

It soon became apparent that he wanted to drive trucks so he made the move to driver.

He moved away from the livestock transport industry in 1993, when he worked for Trying Transport and Two Pats Transport before re-joining Frasers in 1995.

For the past 16 years, he has driven for Frasers and was one of the drivers who delivered pigs to the Port of Darwin in 1988 for the largest shipment of pigs from Australia.

He delivered cattle for the live export trade to ports in South Australia and Northern Australia and drove singles, B-doubles, B-triples and road trains with cattle, sheep and pigs.

In 1984, he met the love of his life, partner Liz Johnson.

They moved in together in 1992, and welcomed their children Rebecca in 1993, Bradley in 1995 and Ryan in 1997.

Liz said Ross enjoyed a simple life which included a lot of family time, a flutter on the horses at the weekend or catching up with his mates at the Sovereign for a yarn and cold beer.

"He loved to garden in his spare time and always tinkered in the shed on his days off, making things," Liz said.

"Ross knew the real meaning of family and his most precious gift was his unconditional love and support.

"He was proud of his kids and their achievements, including Rebecca and Bradley who secured their first jobs in May this year. Ryan has prospects for work in November."

Liz recalls the words of many workmates who stated that, "Ross was a great mate, one we will never forget, we will never find a better fella or better workmate".

Ross was well-respected for his knowledge of his job, everybody's best friend and to those close to him, a "caring lovable rogue".

Often fellow drivers would ring Ross for the best route to places out west. He was well-respected for his knowledge of the job.

He lived a quiet, simple life and gave so much to his family, his friends and his work.

Ross asked for very little in return, just to enjoy the comforts of his home, family and friends.

He may have been with his truck anywhere in eastern Australia, South Australia or the Northern Territory, but would ring home every night to talk to Liz and their children.

The night before his accident, Ross told Liz the plan for the next day was to go to the Longreach Saleyards for the possibility of some loads.

He enjoyed being with his children and testing his family with his trivia.

Ross was always the life of the party. He loved spending time with his parents, sisters, brothers-in-law, their children and grandchildren.

His children often spoke of Ross being the best dad ever. He was so proud of their many achievements in education, sport and work.

Frasers Livestock Transport director Ross Fraser said successful businesses prospered around people like Ross Williams.

"Ross started working with us in 1987 and it was soon apparent he wanted to drive trucks," Mr Fraser said.

"He was dedicated, honest and reliable, a man of high integrity and a very good operator.

"His ability to get on with his workmates was one of his greatest attributes.

"Ross and I often had a chat at the depot on a Saturday or Sunday. He spoke about where he had been, the quality of the cattle, the loading density and how the stock travelled.

"To his family I say, be proud of the person he was and what he achieved. I hope there is a truck for Ross to drive in heaven."

Father Terry Hickling was celebrant at a celebration of Ross's life at St Mary's Catholic Church on August 27.

Ross will not be forgotten today on his birthday.

He crammed a lot into almost 45 years but most of all, Liz, Rebecca, Bradley and Ryan could not have asked for a better partner in life, father or friend. He will be missed.