The Life Of A 2 Up Road Train Driver / Adelaide to Darwin & Return / Part Two
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- This video is Part Two in the two part series of my weekly 2-Up Road Train run from Adelaide in South Australia up to Darwin in the Northern Territory before returning back to Adelaide. This video covers the Darwin to Adelaide part of the run and shows our deliveries as we head south. We change out two trailers at Alice Springs and you will see the road train from the air as we arrive at Wauchope and also as we go around the big roundabout in Alice Springs.
That was really interesting, sat absorbed throughout! Thank you.
I'm in UK and back in 2016 I did a six week campervan drive from Perth to Darwin and dow to Adelaide so your video brought back great memories. I had an overnight in Ti-Tree roadhouse and enjoyed the best mixed grill I've ever eaten, prepared and cooked by a young German lady backpacker. She sure had some culinary skills!.
Glad you enjoyed the ride, it is a beautiful part of Australia.
Fascinating insight into the life of a long-distance driver. Thank you from Massachusetts, USA. 👍
Thank you, glad you found it interesting to watch. 👍
Drone shots, excellent,well done,good documentary!???
The drone really adds to it.
Hello Mick,
Just to say, I did enjoy the ride, wish I could make a few more. I didn't realize it was going to be so silent when I retired and I'm looking for something to do to fill in the slack time. I might look for some part time drives. Thanks for letting me ride along with you I did enjoy it. You be safe.
We hit that slow lane when we retire, that is for sure. Enjoy what you do and likewise, keep safe.
Perfect driving, beautiful scenery as perks
Thank you, the Adelaide to Darwin run has so much different scenery, it never gets boring.
I am sure, the sun sets and sun rises in the wilderness are breathtaking@@justcruisinwithmicksally837
Realy enjoyed the video, good commentry. Geoff from Papua New Guinea. Cheers
Thank you Geoff, glad you liked it.👍
Thank you to you and your partner for this very interesting insight into your life style. When the jounrney was over on the video in my Wife first said to me well that didn not take very long. We are Grey nomads as called and have travelled the lenght and breardth of this Beautiful Country of ours and not all sealed as well a lot of dirt as well. Undesr=tanig what you guys go through is so very important on these long hauls you have and a simple drop a tyre as i call it and as well the all clear halped us as well as helped you guys as well. Keep up the good work as the areas you drop of to would have nothing if not for the hard work you drivers do. Stay safe and yes The Marla Black Cown lying on the Black sealde road is some thing to contend with when it happens for the first time. Mt Wife and i hardly ever traavvelsed at oght and when we did was simply to find a quiet and saf area.
Thank you, you have a very good understanding of what is needed to be safe out there. Enjoy your travels wherever it may take you 👍
I really enjoy your trucking videos as much as your caravan videos (American trucker here, retired). I've never been to Australia so I enjoy the scenery.
Cheers, glad you are enjoying them.
Go. You won't regret it
Well worth waiting for, another fine production.
Many thanks to your offsider for his patience particularly with the drone footage.
Love the "foot traffic" references.
Glad you enjoyed it
lol thats a nice way of describing drunk co..ns
Sat glued here for an hour.
Sounds good, glad you enjoyed it.
That sharp turn at the airport in Alice Springs back in the mid '70's there was big rains and the old Stuart Highway got flooded out and the first refrigerated truck with food got through came around that corner and overturned..lol..good to see the vid of the roadhouses between Alice and Tennant..did that trip many time living in Alice/Tennant for 14 odd years..70.s.80's
So many of us have a lot of memories from uo that way as you do👍
Loved your video, the filming was great and the visuals from the drone were amazing, good work!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video.
Maaaate... What an amazing video! Felt like I was actually there in the cab with you !.. 10 out if 10 for the filming... Commentary , so clear and descriptive, Your attitude mate is exceptional, even patient and respectful towards caravans...What a GEM. I loved the trip and the truely rare and plesant company.
Thankyou for the journey ! I will be on the look out for more. 👍😜
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the ride 👍👍
Just amazing, as someone who lives in the UK I find it hard to imagine the distances you drive. Respect to you.
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I met a British backpacker once who told me that a British travel agent told her that Ayer’s rock is walking distance from Alice Springs , it’s actually 500 kilometres away from Alice . At least 500 kilometres. The distance is vast .
@@ireneroland3070 I would hope that the travel agent is in another job by now🤔🤔
could watch these videos all day
Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed them so much.
Just came across your channel. Loved this!!!
Subscribed :)
Welcome!!
That aerial shot of the train was amazing
Thank you, I thought it was great as well, thanks for watching.
Excellent Mick, I really enjoy your videos and comments.
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Thank you for taking the time to make this video,really enjoyed watching it . 👍
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Thank you l enjoyed the video very interesting
Glad you liked it, thank you.👍
Fantastic trip thank you for sharing
Glad you liked it.
Enjoyed this vid... Just got my MC so thanks Mick.. 👍
Congratulations on getting your MC, it can be a very rewarding job if you work for a great Company.
2 Excellent video's Mick
Cheers, thanks👍
Thanks Mate for making effort to show us Australia from bottom to top n return. Great JOB and well done.
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Magic drone pictures Mick Thanks for sharing mate
Thanks 👍
Had a giggle to myself as you were departing airstrip driver change. Wasn't long when I heard. Ding Ding, just like a passenger asking for next stop please.
Once again, it was an interesting journey, and do thank you and your offsider allowing us to share the knowledge and safety, & ABC Transport generosity. Thank You.
Oh ! A big thanks to Mark giving the thumbs up allowing us into his working day and nights...Cheers Mark.
@@dennisfromoz6436 The Ding Ding was the Guardian telling the driver that he wasn't looking forward, it sometimes does that when you are looking in the mirror checking to see if it is ok to pull out onto the road. I shall pass on your thanks to Mark.
Enjoyed the video. The Drone shots are a great bonus. I remember some awesome sunsets when I was in WA. Cheers.
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Just Awesome
Glad you liked it.👍
Bloody awesome.Sensational video again Mick.
Now I know what you mean when you say you got to watch out for foot traffic especially at night.I didn't even see those people standing there waiting for you to go past as you were pulling into the BP @9:00.It's definitely up to them to stop because I don't think you can.
That was hilarious when you said ol' mate with his float had to be somewhere yesterday when he came around what looked like a day late @15:15.Looked like he was packing a few "extra horses" the way that thing was moving 🤣.
The drone shots were very impressive.@19:05 the truck looks like a Goliath going through the Alice Springs roundabout.Everything else seemed insignificant.Everybody else just have to be patient until you get through and I bet there's no arguments there.
Stopping at the landing strip @23:20 in complete darkness must be an experience of complete isolation for sure, but having the big fella (Mackliner) underneath you must be comforting out there though.
Gee's it looked like you were booking it after pulling out from the strip mate.It looked like you were going quick.Maybe it just looked quick in pitch darkness,a bit deceiving.
Like I said, these videos you put together are just brilliant.Could watch the full length versions of the whole round trip easily, no problems whatsoever.It's so cool to get this insight in your particular industry.It's so fascinating.
Well done Mick.It's definitely a privilege to watch.Thankyou mate!🙂👍🏽🇦🇺
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the videos. Too many kind words there, once again thank you 👍
Those roads, drivers and parking look like a dream compared to USA
We have some horrors as well.
Enjoyed both videos, thanks for posting them. Makes a change from negotiating the lanes of west Wales.
Cheers, glad you liked them👍
Love for the driver's profession is the victory of imagination over intelligence. Until the time comes when the signpost will show... warm slippers and an armchair by a warm fireplace.
Tell you what, those slippers are not too far away.
I'm not from Aussie but man i'm sooo fascinated by the landscape there
We are truly lucky.
Very interesting, great hearing the sound of the truck, the drone shots and awesome editing.
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Really good insight Mick. I fly down to Adelaide tomorrow ( Sunday 22nd October) to drive back to Darwin a new Autosmart NT Truck one up. Appreciate both Part 1 & 2 mate. Thank you. We actually service consumable goods to both Depots here in Darwin being ABC & Gilberts Transport , so good to watch a rig rolling NTH and back to STH I know.
Cheers, safe travels back up.🚛🌬
I moved to Darwin a few months ago and did the drive up from Brisbane. Big respect for the distances you fellas drive to keep things connected in such remote places.
Thank you👍
Just found this, amazing and very informative of long distance truck driving in Aus. Mick has really thought about the viewers from across the globe and describes all the details in plain English
Fascinating
Keep trucking Mick
From UK
Cheers mate, glad you liked the video.
Very enjoyable. That's the two done, so I'll await what more you have to come.
It is very hard to find new stuff that would be of interest to most people.
Caught a glimpse of the Collie update.....looks the ants pants.
Mick, all I can say is well done with the updating project with the Collie.
The easy access will make life easy and simple. Must say looks super nice.......Enjoy
Thanks 👍
Wow those 2 shots at 21:37 are just magical. Really love those drone shots too, got to see the tail end taking a bend. Im very much enjoying the trips, i learn a ton. Love the fact you give little insights in decisions, such as hesitating a little to give way to the smaller car, its small little things like this that interest me most. Would like to see a little more of the hooking-up and loading/unloading phase. Thanks for the videos mate!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. We are very much restricted from filming in a lot of our customers yards which makes it hard to film hooking up. 👍
Enjoyed going on your trip with you. Cab view was certainly brilliant. Safe travels.
Cheers, thank you👍
Loved it mate, always something captivating about watching people on the move. Huge distances and lots of it in the quiet of the night, was a very soothing video to watch.
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Thanks for a great video again. The missus sits down now and watches too, so you must be doing something right.
It seems Mark is on board with your filming and pulling over for the drone footage which is great. Thanks again.
Mark has been a great assistance with his time and in allowing me the time I need to do the filming.
Great Stuff Guys brings back a lot of memories for me as i drove interstate through the 80,s done the road to darwin from adelaide most of it was dirt and rough as guts to the NT/Sa border things have changed so much thanks for the videos
Cheers, glad you liked the video. Yes things are different to what it was like back in the 80's
Merci pour cette vidéo ,toujours un plaisir d'apprécié les paysages ,a bientôt .....👍
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love these videos, thanks Mick!
Glad you liked them, cheers.
Much appreciated- I’ve dreamed of doing this type of job since being a kid. I never will, so this is a wonderful insight for me 😊
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Always great to see someone do professional work with a passion. Great video Thumbs Up
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I have done the Stuart Highway nine times now towing a van and just driving a car. I have never been able to do it in less than 3 and a half days just on my own, so huge respect to that and especially with the weights and towing. Driving at night in areas where there are everything from cattle, donkeys, wild horses, camels, kangaroos and whatever else that resides out there with no fences is huge and a lot harder than many consider. They just wander wherever they want and id hate to see anything hit them although id imagine hat happens more than we know. Id love to know how much fuel you guys use per kilometer as id imagine its a lot and very few trucking videos explain it. I love the fact that you guys drive for around 5 hours at a time. Many don't consider that the "towns along the Stuart Highway are around 2-2.5 hours from each other and rarely consist of more than a service station and motel and little else. The landing strip that is shown on the videos sits below Cooper Pedy and is used by the Royal Flying Doctor service. (for those overseas, a flying hospital of sorts) used by many of the properties and other emergency services throughout inland Australia where the nearest hospital is 1000+ kilometers away. Many farms have their own landing strips ready in case the RFDS need to be called in. Brilliant videos and between Gilberts and ABC, many of these settlements wouldn't get the goods they need to survive and ps. as a final note, im buggered if i know how electric trucks are going to run through there!
What a wonderful explanation that you have taken the time to write Damien, you have a great grasp of the requirements for our trip. The worst thing that I have hit in the truck is four cows in one go, not a very nice time to be had I can assure you. The trucks will use approximately 1 litre of fuel per 1 1/2 kilometres traveled.
This brought back some memories. I have done that trip a couple of times, in a car not a truck with a massive bull bar to deal with those mobile obstacles like at Marla. I would never do that trip at night. The BP at Tennant Creek is also the bus stop and used that for a few trips between Alice and Tennant where it used to get in about 1am to 2am. There were always "foot traffic" hanging about no matter what the time. Thumbs up for the video.
Cheers Peter, thank you.
See you driving past quite often from my office window at Acacia Hills. Thanks for the videos.
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Enjoyed that mick looking forward to your next vlog 👍🏴
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Thanks, enjoyed that. You've really personalised the long-haul truckie.
Outback looks great at the moment.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. The outback is the best it has looked for some time now.👍
Good narrative matching the professional driving a insightful vlog on your industry
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Love these videos, excellent filming. Would love to visit Australia someday and see it coast to coast, beautiful place. Cheers from the US.
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Thanks Mick, brilliant! Loved it. From an Aussie abroad. Grew up in Wudinna, South Australia! Show me next time you heard down that way! 🤣👍
Glad you liked it, will remember your request.
Great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the 2 very informative videos
Thank you 👍
Excellent documentary
Very interesting an informative
Great content at usual
Cheers mate
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Thank you for sharing . Always a treat , thank you .
Thank you too!
Thanks Mick, very enjoyable.
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Another top video Look forward to the next ones.
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Thank you for this beautiful viedeo greetings from Holland
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Greetings from the land down under. 👍
Thanks for taking us on this trip it is breath taking as always
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Very informative, it's great to from drivers standpoint
Glad you liked it. Cheers, thank you 👍
Always enjoy your video, especially of those drone shots. Its amazing.
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Each to their own....very true, great video, loved it thanks Mick.
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Thanks for the video.
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Another great video. Really enjoy seeing those drone shots. Would like seeing more of the yard operations like that at 27:00. Thanks, Mick!
We are not permitted to film in very many yards which makes it hard.
I just watched this series back to back and I've got to say that I really enjoyed it. I love to travel through the outback, and love to see the massive road trains (and freight trains) go by. I always dreamed about driving one of those road trains, but at 44 I doubt that's ever going to happen for me. I'll just have to stick to my 12HT powered 60 series Landcruiser (not quite as big as a Mack Superliner). I'm actually driving from Melbourne to Darwin in April 2023, so I might see you up there 👍
Glad you enjoyed the videos, will keep an eye out for your Landcruiser👌
Really enjoyed this 2 part series.👍
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thanks you mate@@justcruisinwithmicksally837
What an amazing job if you like your own space and the other driver 👏
Cheers, glad you liked it.
An excellent 2 part series
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Thanks for that Mick, injoyed.
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Thanks for the ride. I really enjoyed it.
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Well done your camera work is very professional.
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Great video Mick! Thanks for sharing
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Looking forward to it, waiting.
Cheers.
Very enjoyable mate. Cheers for taking us along
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Great vid well put together and nice commentary.
I got my HC ticket years ago but never really used it. Makes me want to get back in the cab. I’d be very happy with a run like that each week as a retirement job.
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Late seventies do Adelaide/Darwin one fridge one dry van for coles, back load bull beef out stuart river, no two drivers in those days, 6 day round trip, company trucks were Bruce McDonnall from Christie's Beach depot.
Transport was so different back in those days. Perhaps it made for better story telling as well.
Awesome Mick.. thank you, I miss driving in SA ❤
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As a UK "trucker" (this is by no means a criticism) it would have been good to see you make up the road train before you left Darwin. Interesting videos nevertheless. 👍
I have a video on the channel called "31/2 Days in a Road Train - It's Back".
The title which includes "It's Back" came about because I had to remove the original video because where we deliver to in Darwin said to us that they do not permit the filming of their freight, moving or loading. This was after I had gained permission to film from both Alice Springs and the Darwin yards.
The original video included all the arrival, unhooking and the making up of the road train before leaving Darwin which really looked great. This was all filmed using two drones and an additional camera.
There are a lot of things that I would like to do and show in the videos, but I am restricted in what I can do. I fully agree with your comments but nothing I can do about it.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm hoping to get a closer look at some of these rigs when I get to Australia in April...
Excellent and informative. What a beautiful drive. I hope that both drivers get along well as you spend so much time together. The roads are very good. Somehow, I thought that some of the highways were still gravel. You learn something every day. I am guessing that you never have to deal with chaining up for snow. With all of those wheels that would be a nightmare. In Northern Nevada where I live, we have semis with three trailers, but they seem to be shorter in length. The speed limit is 112- 120 kph, which seems more reasonable.
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If we were to tow at 120kph, we would tip over the third trailer too often.
Great photography.
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Nice video...not a truck driver, no interest in trucks...but i watched it from start to finish. Love that outback scenery.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. I can't get enough of the outback, so beautiful to be in👍
Roads trains have always fascinated me, and I even went as far as getting all the parts to build one in 1:87 scale (but that project has been dormant for a very long time). Here in Europe, they don't really have them, except the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, where they can be up to 25m, or just over 30 in Finland. But I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing A-doubles within the foreseeable future. From an environmental point of view, it makes sense.
Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. They are permitting double road trains to move around on roads here in Australia where they were never permitted to run before, times are changing.
Another good video. Well done.
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Another great video mick 👌
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Thanks mate, great vid 👍🏻
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Awsome videos Mick.
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Hi Mick have done two up you right need a relationship with the other driver although idid not drive abut coaches same thing applies trust and knowing the other guys habits makes it easier
You are spot on.
Enjoyed the 2 part road trip
Lived up Darwin for 4 years but i,m southerner once was enuff .
Never seen a wild Croc even stood on the big catchment cage for a pic & she drove off in the boat laughing but wasnt far xd incase
2nd boat trip she didnt fill the tank stuck on low tide all night i didnt mind its the way i roll i try to get lost drive down roads its adventre .
Cheers, thank you 👍
Hi Mike. Real good! Been waiting for part 2. I see someone has asked the question about the drone. Would imagine there would be a little planning to do the video then collect the drone? However, very polished. Thanks for sharing.
Yes it does take a bit of planning when doing the drone shots. I actually crashed the drone when filming the big round about at Alice Springs because I continued to film well after the plan had run out if you know what I mean. $330 and it is back up in the air again. The drone is a dji Air S2.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 Hi Mick. Those truck obviously do huge kilometers in their life. How often are they replaced and what happens to them? What happens if you have a major mechanical problem in the back of beyond? Questions eh but very interested. Cheers from NZ.
Roads and highways in South Africa equaled your driveways.
But 30 years after the ANC came to government the country is transformed to a true to tradition 3rd world location toilet.
Enjoy.
And thanks for sharing.
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Nice work mate, interesting video
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Waiting, just same as being stuck behind long weekend holiday traffic.....LOL
Cheers mate, not long now.😄
Looking forward to it 👍
Coming your way on the 15th.
Great video!
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