The Aboriginal communities rely totally on the road trains. They are the only possible way to get the freight through to small outback towns.
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When the driver looks back in their mirror, well let’s just say, ‘it’s a long way to look back’!įrom the driver’s cabin, Australian road trains are a crucial link in the Outback.
The longest road train can be up to 53 metres in length and up to 80-120 tonnes in weight. There are no freeways or super highways here. Roads in the Outback are mostly one lane roads. On a normal road, IF there IS such a thing, special permits are needed to run a train. This type of setup isn’t allowed in North America, due to the length and weight. There are many forms of combinations, the most common being the three trailer or two trailer combination. They are hooked up by what’s called converter dollies. These trains are huge long trucks, consisting of multiple trailers. Road trains are known to be the world’s longest trucks, used in heavy hauling trucking.īecause the Outback is very barren and huge, most freight travels by road and the Australian road trains are designed as the best way to move the freight. Thanks so very much to ‘ Craig Johnson’, from Gippsland, Australia for his generosity in sharing his first hand knowledge about some of the famous and dangerous adventures of Aussie road train. You’ll learn just how different trucking is so different in Australia as compared to our North American trucking industry. The following is an interview with a trucker who runs the rugged Australian Outback, and so generously volunteered his time, to tell me about these monster road trains. These trucks are literally the REAL BAD BOYS of trucks! An Interview With a Road Train Truck Driver They are the behemoth, big rig trucks and trailers which haul freight in the wild Australian Outback. Australian road trains are a fascinating configuration.
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