Gracemere's cross loading tragedy

Mr Mayne, a 28-year road train driver has died of severe head injuries after being critically injured while cross loading cattle from a road train at Gracemere saleyards on Tuesday morning.

It is understood he became lodged between a trailer and a semi-trailer, and died in the Rockhampton hospital on Tuesday evening leaving behind his partner Amanda Golding, and 18-month-old-son Wyatt.

Local Rolleston publican, Kay Becker, of the Rolleston Hotel, says the town is devastated, and his death is an absolute tragedy.

"Bryson is well known and well loved in the community and it is so sad to lose such a dynamic young man who had so much to offer his family and the community," she said.

President of the Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Queensland, David Scott, Roma, says his Association has been calling for cross loading facilities to be built for the past 10 years.

"This is a terrible accident, and unfortunately it really was a matter of time before a fatality like this has happened," Mr Scott said.

"On behalf of all livestock transport operators our thoughts are with Bryson's family, at this terrible time.

"We have been pushing for years to get Type One road trains access into meat processors, and into saleyards.

"We now call on the State Government to get these facilities in place before there are further fatalities.

"Our organisation has lobbied very hard to put in place access of better facilities to prevent this from happening by allowing road trains to access JBS and Teys Australia in Rockhampton for years.

"We have also been lobbying for the Mitchell to Roma access, and access to the Roma Saleyards."