When I was a nipper (13) in 1979, I was taken on an Australian holiday with my grandparents, I'm a Brit BTW. We travelled up the east from Melbourne eventually to Cairns by coach. Best holiday of my life, it wont be beaten. I recall first hearing and then seeing a roadtrain pass while I explored the scrub around the latest Hotel we were over-nighting at. I was utterly inspired and incredulous, what a memory!

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

9 ай бұрын

Cool story and thanks for sharing. I'm 43 now and would probably be just as excited.

As an American trucker, I love how you Aussies have your equipment all set up. Half way tempted to move me and my Kenworth 800 out to you and join the fun. Would just have to get use to driving on the left side of the road. Really good video you have too.

@Frenchwine15

6 жыл бұрын

kcirred nosrednad . Driving on the correct side of the road is not a problem if you are right handed as it is more comfortable . The reason you drive on the other side is down to a little upstart called Napoleon who was a left handed man and made all who he conquered to drive on the wrong side. Sadly when we Brits kicked him out we the mistake of not putting things back how they used to be in Europe before he stated medelling. Take a visit to Aus as it truly is the best country in the world and you would love the diving there because out of town there is sod all on the roads.

@stevie65able

5 жыл бұрын

@Comrade Frang Yes, but they had horse drawn vehicles.

@Frenchwine15

2 жыл бұрын

@TheRandomgamer Technical you are right however. You can go back beyond Roman history to see that most of the people's in the ancient world including most of Asia and Japan rode on the left side because 8 out of 10 people are right handed. Therefore it is more appropriate to ride (drive) on the left. In 1792 Pennsylvania introduce legislation to ride and drive on the new turnpike roads and in 1804 New York state became the first state to make it a legal requirement to stay on the right hand side of the road. By the end of the American civil war all the state's of the Union were to have adopted the right hand side of passage on all roads. If you happen to be left handed it's good news for you because it's more comfortable as your natural line of sight which is biased from the left to right. I am right handed so the opposite applies.

@phil6506

Жыл бұрын

Early cars made in the USA were right hand drive. There was no road rules and people drove where ever they wanted on the road.

@waynenewby597

Ай бұрын

Just come on ova budd n get her done

Ahhh, the sound of a powerful well tuned diesel engine, turbo whistle, air pressure escaping is music to any truckers ear. Nice video mate. From a fellow trucker in far away Kenya, Keep on trucking.

@dartanion0075

6 жыл бұрын

OjBlack100 on ya mate.

@tomast9034

6 жыл бұрын

you can say its alive :)

@josecarbajal1164

5 жыл бұрын

Damn Kenya lol

@briankemboi8676

4 жыл бұрын

Heeey mate, im from kenya too nd im really into trucking..which part of kenya are you based in

Makes me miss my dad, a true blue Australian trucker!

I just wanted to say that the noise that CAT V8 makes is glorious.

@olcaycatv

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah..I love it V8 👑 💓 😄

Born and raised in Sydney's inner suburbs, so it's super interesting seeing all this. It's a totally different world to the one I've always known. Thanks for the uploads 👍😃

"Oh, you drive an 18 wheeler? That's so cute!".

Greetings from America. Very cool. Nothing like a Cat motor !!! Love the scenery and those Road Trains.

@ThePaulv12

4 жыл бұрын

The Cummins engines we get down here might not be as restricted as in US and are very popular here. My stock Signature has 2000ft/lbs at 1375rpm. A very ballsy donk.

@jasonjamrs7413

3 жыл бұрын

What scenery miles and miles of red dirt

@maxl3189

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonjamrs7413 I was gunna say the same aha at least there where a few trees

Australian truckers are the true kings of the road. Hats off to y'all!

@petteriauvinen7196

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome here north ! Temperature + 30 / - 30 C .

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@sg3596 There are a few cowboys around, give the majority being good truckers a bad name.

@jetstream454

5 жыл бұрын

@@diamonddog257 🖕😂 is all I can say. Drive on a long straight road for 10hrs plus and try and keep alert to animals, bad drivers, BIG animals, sometimes bad weather, mostly heat which takes a huge toll on machinery, as well as tyres. Well this was more than I wanted to write...

@shreckm6470

5 жыл бұрын

@@diamonddog257 You don't have a clue pole smoker.

@ricklee5431

4 жыл бұрын

@@diamonddog257 You're an idiot. Anyone can drive an 18wheeler through city traffic, snow, mountains etc - but we are talking road trains here. Use your brain if you have one.

love the paint-schemes of these ore-trucks: whatever colour you paint them, the end up rust-red! Them's big vehicles.

I was travelling in WA 3 years ago the most thing I love to do will be watching road train ride through the road I never see in my country I can do this all day

Thank goodness for CB radio to communicate to each other to let each other know when it's a safe overtake 👍🏻

I just love the sound of that turbo slowly spooling up.

God bless Austrália! Very nice country! Best regards from Brazil, mate!

@bh2861

3 жыл бұрын

No worries

I grew up in the Married Quarter of Finnegan Island. .While it still had one, its now all iron ore stacks.... Thank you, I remember those roads....... well.....

I envy you super truckers, wish I had the balls years ago to move over to my aunties ranch I envied you then. Could off Should off! Well done you Aussie truckers true truckers.

Had the pleasure travelling with old mate out the back of Tullamore a few weeks back, video does not do this truck justice, stunning condition.

Great clip. I saw you a couple of weeks ago on Ferntree Gully Rd playing with the traffic. Truck looks as sharp as ever. Cheers

My mate has a rig virtually the same as yours. It's brand spanking new, all the bling you can get, lit up like a christmas tree too. Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery.

great video Chris always a pleasure for me to watch the biggest trucks have a good week Pat

big thumbs up from the uk. big smiles watching this, as I laugh at the yanks harping on about "big rigs",, they got a long way to go to match the Aussies in proper big rigs. respect to you lads. happy days.

@cjeam9199

6 жыл бұрын

DAVID Marshall You know our max weight in the U.K. is greater than max weight on the interstates. Was surprised when I realised that.

@wantahertzdonut

3 жыл бұрын

80,000lbs is our highest allowed weight without a special permit. The only exception is the state of Michigan where they regularly have up to 180,000lb trucks with 7 or more axles under the trailer. I believe this is because they don't have any north/south railways in the Lower Peninsula. I'd have to check if this is still true. I left the Midwest US a while ago.

Here in the USA we will have to go to multiple trailer rigs to keep up with the ever decreasing driver pool ! Facinating video

This American loves Aussie road train videos! Super cool stuff!

Thanks for sharing! Greets from the Netherlands, at the other side of the globe. Keep on truck'n!

Just great brings back fond memories of my Aussie trucking days, thanks.

Great clip I have shared this to my friends in the UK who love these.

Cool vid mate. Just been down that way and love seeing the road trains everywhere!

Great! For me, that I drive with a near 20 meter and 50 tons(in Norway)Truck, it´s a dream. And this fuc*ing great music from your V8 engine, I love it. Best wishes from germany to down under

@seanbayley5941

7 жыл бұрын

same to u m8

Thanks mate. I've got pics but no video from when I was hauling out there. Great memories from this.

Feel lucky to witness these through my eyes , i travelled from WA to Melbourne by road .

Cheers from a fuel tanker driver in Southern California. I’d love to haul that kind of weight. We are limited to 80,000 lbs.

@elizabethtaylor9321

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Aubel Move to Oz , plenty driving jobs !

@horseplop9

4 жыл бұрын

Drive one of these down the 405.. Have fun

@vencent8329

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Aubel fuck california

@EpicThe112

4 жыл бұрын

Watching it from North Jersey New York City region if you have this load you're going to have problems paying the toll roads out here because you have to add extra axles and weight therefore paying $100 for one of these

hi chris!thanks for the video!your truck have not forgotten...it is built slowly!drive a lot,because then a lot of summer construction and road built......wide roads!

Everytime i see a 25metre combination here in the netherlands im impressed, untill ive seen this vid

Outstanding as always !

Yeah they are a bit iconic aren't they. My favourites are sitting high on a rocky outcrop looking across a flat distant hot barren featureless landscape, seeing the dust kicked up 30 km away by one of these beasts. Or in a similar position on a star filled night and hearing their grumbling cutting through the eerie silence from miles away or the smell of diesal at truck stops. It gets in to your blood and buggered if you can get it out.

Great trucks great driving and hopefully you will post on more videos thank you greetings from ireland

Man, I love yer V8 Cat n K100!!!!!! Ery time u put up vids I get pumped!!!!!

I like seeing all the subtle differences in how different nations drive. Japanese flash the 4-ways to say thanks, in the US trucks will give a switch off of the headlights when your rear is clear as you pass to let you know it's safe to merge back into the lane. Small things like that are really cool. Not on any test yet you pick them up as you drive in these places.

Lots of respect to all truck drivers in Aussies in Australia !!!!

Don't ever break check one of these, they ain't stoppin'!

Finucane Island represent haha, i use to visit my dad when he worked up their way back when, caught my first fish up their too :D good times

Good to hear from you and again great video.

These road trains must knock hell out of the road surfaces. 100 Tonnes. Bloomin' 'eck.

Thanks for the great video. I will share it with friends here. Post more.

Has to be one of the hardest environments in the world for trucks and drivers,, awesome stuff from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍One wrong move and wow biggest respect for the truckers

pretty cool, thanks for the video

It was again one greatest video. I hope to see the next as soon as possible. :-)

love the videos keep them coming mate..

Great vid mate...respect & best wishes... Cheers... Mike

I love to look at the videos about road trains. I wish that one day that I would be able to drive one.

@seanbayley5941

7 жыл бұрын

come to oz m8 we'll put u in 1 the company i drive for are always hiring

I really liked when they stepped down, to all the the heavy hauler, Good sense

1:36 that looks so cool - all those indicator lights

I would give anything to be able to come to Australia to drive a roadtrain. what a rush that would be. Makes our super Bs in Canada look like toys but they are a blast to run!

@ThePaulv12

7 жыл бұрын

We have them here too - Super Bs or B-Doubles that is. They are allowed in most areas on B-Double routes only which are pretty broad. Conventional Semi can go most places but B-Doubles have to stick to certified routes as mentioned. Road Trains however are a completely different story. 2 unit ie 2x tri axle trailers and an 8 wheel dolly are allowed on more areas than your traditional 3 trailer Road Train which are mostly allowed in remote areas only. Even longer mining Road Trains are allowed on specific routes only ie from mine to loader. There are many exceptions. I occassionally see Road Trains on capital city freeways but I guess they are by individual permit.

@Mechknight73

7 жыл бұрын

Australian driver's licences have several different categories, but the main one with regard to road trains is the MC class, short for Multi Combination. This is different from the lower HC, which means you're only allowed to pull one trailer. If you could get a work visa, every state of Australia has a licencing schedule of how much it will cost to get a licence to drive them. You could always get a working holiday driving singles, and see if you can get an upgrade. Because you've driven something that's the equivalent of an MC class, all you'd likely need to do is brush up on traffic law and take the driving test to prove you can do it

@Mick_4591

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThePaulv12 yes and B Tripples I believe are now out n about i On certain routes in Melbourne

@ThePaulv12

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mick_4591 ford had them from broadmeadows to Geelong before those morons abbott and hockey taunted them over tarriffs and they left. As usual they blame Labor and most people believe them

@davo8955

5 жыл бұрын

Big Ugly these Qauds are standard Qauds. 165 tonnes. We now use Suoer Qauds in Port Hedland. 194.5 tonnes and 60 metres. It gets bloody boring mate. Sorry to deflate you but when you do it for a while it’s like driving any truck.

- Oi mate, you've got a flat tyre! - Which one? - Uuuuhhh...

Had to have patch's SAR at the back to keep the speed down!! That thing motors along

Nice Video good Kenworth Truck with a powerfull V8 Cat engine greetinge from Hamburg Germany

I’m a hgv driver in the uk but would love to drive a road train looks a great job

@TheScunneredMan

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. HGV in UK. Australia trucker. Hello mite, see you drive a mini moke. ☺☺☺

@alanbstard4

2 жыл бұрын

there is work available. Give it a try

I take my hat off for you in keeping that old girl on the road :-)

VERY nice road system.

Wow I recon there are about $80,000 worth of tires on one of those trucks. That's a lot of tire checks.

that road train has more power than never mind

probably won't see one these trucks at a drive thru

@FLAME4564

5 жыл бұрын

And with good reasons since it is impossible to fit a road train thru a drive thru without decoupling those trailers and just driving the semi cab unit into the drive thru and recoupling the trailers again Hence why real road train truck drivers go to either get to drive thrus via cars or go to truck stops.

@ThePaulv12

5 жыл бұрын

@@FLAME4564 Really? We'd never have worked that out. Thanks for the info!

@whateveritis3103

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePaulv12 lol...he's not an Aussie mate doesnt get our humour. Poor bastard..lol

@dbus1635

3 жыл бұрын

Sure you can take them in the drive thru, but don't look back cause all you'll see is a lot of dust, rubble and police.

@petert3355

3 жыл бұрын

@@whateveritis3103 Well it does depend on the drive thru..... Take that Macca's at Marble Bar for example....

Very impressive.

I'd love to go try my hand at down under trucking!

I just done this trip Victoria to broome. Funny how i felt heaps safer overtaking a blood mile long roadtrain than a silly grey nomad aye !!!

@dantemadden1533

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because road train drivers tend to be more cautious and pay more attention to their surrounding, here in vic even going town to town if a semi or b-double is next to you it gets very nerve racking because alot of truck drivers crash in cars because either they’re not paying attention or the car is in their blind spot

Great video !

Great vid ,been a while, we miss your vid's

Longest road trains in the world, pulled by the most powerful tractors.

wauw super nice sound is great

Love your vids

great video top

Nice video

Cara, parabéns pra vocês Australianos, porque dirigir esses brutos enormes não é para qualquer um.

Awesome trucks!

And the award goes to: The bug on the windshield.. 👏👏👏👏👏

Still the 3408 CAT? I watch just to hear rumble.

Spotto Patchbilt @3:40. Seen that truck in person, came into work in mid/late 2016.

good vid mate

I believe reverse parking is not an option with those rigs...it would be a nightmare if not impossible at all lol

Today we're heading to Gas Town! GAS TOWN! Today we're hauling Aqua Cola! AQUA COLA! Today we're hauling Produce! PRODUCE! And today we're hauling McAleese! MCALEESE!

Would love to try those. But man, I think even N14s and C15s would have a hard time hauling those loads.

You truck drivers down under rock

Tire man must be very very popular guys down their?

What's your truck/engine? Sounds like heaven.

Love the wite one that hade so much dirt all but the cab was brown

kool video mate :)

gotta love the way a v8 diesel engine sounds

God Bless Oz

Omg.. amazing!

Salut les gars ✌ moi chauffeur de camion européen, quand je vois vos train routier je me dit que nos camion sont vraiment des petits joué pour enfants😁😂

This bloody sounds unbelievable.cat power.

Very very impressive 👏 Salute to machine and its Driver tooo..reds. Nadeem . From 🇵🇰

The outback. I would love to live there

nice vid, subbed

Bp fuelstop in port hedland was the start,

Drive in Australia with Multi Combined licence , means you can drive anywere in the world cos it's the most professional trucking with Multi skills I reckon ?

At 3:50, in the US we would have the pilot car in the front on 2 lane roads!!

Reminds me of trucks on the highway

I have worked at Port Hedland before. I was told to learn to hop like a kangaroo because of the absence of the sheilas there.

very Cool!!!!!