7 1/2 Days in a Road Train - Part 2 of 5
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- In Part 2 I leave Charleville in Queensland heading for Camooweal which is the last town in Queensland before the Queensland Northern Territory Border. Some of what I considered to be the best scenery was between Cloncurry and Mount Isa where the hills were. Although there was some water around as I moved through Queensland, it wasn’t as wet as what it was along the Barkly after entering the Northern Territory as you will see later in Part 3.
Part 2 is the second installment of a 5 part series of videos that shows the detour I had to take in February 2022 to transport freight in a triple Road Train from Adelaide in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The Government had granted triple Road Trains supplementary access for 28 days to the Northern Territory via Burra in South Australia through New South Wales coming out at the bottom of Queensland. This was only ever a double Road Train route, triple Road Trains were not normally allowed on these roads.
I have taken my camera gear along with me on this seven and a half day road trip in a triple Road Train to film as much of the floods and journey that I thought might be of some interest to anyone. At the time of leaving Adelaide in South Australia, it was still raining along some of the roads that I would travel on causing road closures along the way. As I moved from State to State, I could only hope that these temporary road closures would not cause me to sit stationary waiting for areas to dry out so that I could continue.
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Excellent videos. It reminds me of the time I traveled through Australia with a trucker back in 2001. Keep it up.!👍👍
Sheers, glad you liked them.👍
Great watching, really enjoy the chat & drive. Didn't think I would, but.....
Cheers, glad you liked it👍
Hi Mick, enjoying this set of videos. I got to hear a bit about the flood detours you blokes had to do on your way north but it’s great to see it from the drivers point of view. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Water water everywhere, everything green, growing, amazing to see. Ya don’t see the country like this often. Good vibes.
You are so correct in every word, it was so great to see.
I drove through Western Qld last year bout the same time. The change in the countryside was quite remarkable from 2 years prior. I agree that the road from Cloncurry to Mt Isa is probably the most scenic on the roads you were travelling on.
Cheers👍
Дорогой Мик, спасибо большое вам за видео! Вы единственный кто так подробно и качественно рассказал о автопоездах в Австралии! Теперь мечта попасть в эти просторы из Европы! Крепкого здоровья и удачи на дорогах!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching the video. Good luck with your dream 👍
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 thanks
Hello from Brampton Ontario Canada, Mick. Watching your excellent stories bring back lots of good memories for me of trips through the Outback in years gone past. Your detailed descriptions are enjoyable to watch and it’s just like we’re riding along with you. Safe travels and may you have much success in the future with your videos.
Thank you for those kind comments and best wishes Gary, glad you liked the video.
Hello from NJ I was wondering about this,, how many times do people mispronounce you're last name? The reason for my asking is that my last name is the same.
The detail that he has in this video is amazing.
@@pointingdog7235 Never had an issue with the pronouncing of the last name that I am aware of.
Been a pleasure sitting in the jockey seat and enjoying that view...cheers Mick and thanks for the coverage...
Thanks Dennis, glad you liked it, so green out there.
From nz mate great content one of the best ways to see the country an all her curves an edges
Yes trucking has some advantages to the lifestyle.
That guy on his bike in Mt Isa was giving you a run for ya money haha.
Any pushbike rider is a worry. Always make sure they are still ok after the third trailer goes by.
Good day I'm from Kitchener Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. Thank you for putting on u tube. I was drive back in 1986 08 27 broke my back. So 62 " look I'm driving your truck be side you
Cheers stephen, you look after yourself over there in Canada. Glad you liked the video, enjoy the ride with me.
Makes me feel like a kid again riding shotgun with my Oldman and I'm late 40s. Great job!
Thank you, glad you liked it.
That's a nice thought.I can definitely relate to that!
@@faronanderson2536 cheers
Nice view, open road. In part one you was playing Dolly Patron songs😊😊
I have heaps of songs on my phone that I can listen to.
great watch from New Zealand mate...
Thank you, glad you liked it.👍
All the very best for Christmas
It looks nice and green again. Love that scene
Yes. looks so nice when green like it is at the moment.
So interesting seeing places I have heard of but never seen. Plus lucky enough to see them covered in green!!
Glad you enjoyed what you did see, yes very nice to see so much country so green.
Loving this series! Great to see a day in the life of a Road Train driver.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great videos. Your low key narration style is perfect. Helps make the videos a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks John, glad you liked them.
Thanks for the nice drive Mick! Was mighty nice of ya'all to turn the camera upside down for us northerners! Appreciated! I fondly remember the 4 months I spent just outside of Adelaide in Mt. Baker. Was some of the nicest memories I've had! Wish I could get back down under. Cheers from Texas Mick!
Glad you enjoyed it, the borders are open for overseas visitors to Australia, come on over.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 Thanks for the kind invite Mick. 😀😀😀😀
@@WarpFactor999 Cheers
drove 20 yrs in usa and i miss it a lot thks for sharing
It is a life some will never understand, glad you liked it.
Thank you for sharing ❤️
I still can't buy farmers union iced coffee for the last 4 weeks 😭 in Darwin. Next time I see your truck on Berrimah road Darwin, I'll toot and wave. Cheers 👍
Good on you Kerryn, hopefully your iced coffee isn't too far away.
Thanks Mick you're showing me parts of Oz I've only ever seen on a map. good riding along with you.
Glad you enjoyed it Disco
It is just so incredibly beautiful to see so much green countryside on your trip. Love those mountains!!
Very pretty country on this trip, glad you liked it.
16:33 Pretty crazy they drive Mining Road Trains into towns like that.
In reality they are not much different to what I had, all road users at a length.
Thanks for the ride. Very good editing. Cheers Ash
Thanks Ash glad you liked it.
Driven that road so many times in the past 10 or so years...never seen it green like that!
The country side was spectacular to look at for all of the trip, not much of it wasn't green.
Charleville to Mt Isa, been long time I done that road trip ,am surprised see few triples on your vid .Most I seen were doubles just saying . Road looks good , nice vid cheers
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
I have a habit of not filming when there are other road uses about for safety reasons. Unfortunately this sometime give viewers the wrong impression of what is out there.
Hello Mick, love the videos, I drive a truck for FedEx Ground here in the U.S.. and I appreciate your skill when you turn that land train of yours 👍
Cheers mate, be safe over there.
Hello from a old retired truckdriver from the Netherlands take care
Hello back to you wim, look after yourself.
I meant to add that as a result of watching your videos, especially this series, (waiting for Part 4&5!) and paying attention to road conditions you capture on your trip, we've been encouraged to load up our 'soft roader' Hyundai Santa Fe and explore the vast road system here in Qld. It's eluded us for the past several years, but as we're now slightly closer to 80 than 70, then time's getting too short! Keep travellin' ...looking forward to more of your adventures! Many thanks!
Yes get out there and enjoy this country we call home, all the best to you DenisM
Crazy that you can see just how bloody huge the mine is from Coles!
Great view as you move down the road towards it.
Another 20minutes of the beautiful nature from Australia 😍 that's a lot great places for stopping and camping and relaxing 😌 what a great roads for driving my TOYOTA BJ40 with a caravan traveling all over the country 🤗🤗👌👌👍 if someday I visited Australia I would like to visit a famous place (mckinlay) 😀 😊 probably you passed there many times 😀👍 have a safety trip cheers from North of Norway 👍🤗🤗👋
Thank you jorge, all the best to you.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos and thank you for your informative narration.
Thanks for watching!
Great.
Thank you 👍
Enjoying the trip. Looking forward to seeing the rest.Keep it safe.👍🏼🇦🇺
Thanks, will do! Part 2 is up now.
Have a safe trip.
Thank you, that it was.
Gees last time I was through there was 98, lot greener. Thanks for the memories, Mick.
Thanks Trucky, yes the country is looking good.
Stay safe buddy! Love you videos, beautiful outback out there. 👍🏼👍🏼😊🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you Velebit, all the best to you.
Bloody nice job again Mick.Still can't get over this beautiful country of ours,even more so after the big wet.Gotta have a break from the hustle and bustle and get out there to breathe,sooner or later.But your it for now mate,much appreciated.
Don't bash yourself up too much over getting it wrong mate.It's not like you go through these places on a regular basis.I understand the frustration because you just can't turn around most times.And those traffic light's...most car's don't pull up in those situations, let alone a road-train.Your doing a great job for us mate.Without you guys and gals out there delivering,we're screwed.
Great initiative from the powers to be to open up the country to allow this to happen but in hignsight they could of at least organised towns that have heavy vehicle bypasses,to set up signs directing the increased volume of road train traffic through,during this period.
Great to see your mate Mark pass by heading south too.That was pretty cool.
Can't wait for the next instalment.Stay safe out there mate.Great work!👍🇦🇺
Thank you for those kind comments Faron, it certainly is a beautiful country we call home. Some NSW towns did have hand painted signs for the Darwin bound trucks on some corners which did help, should I have been off route and received a fine I was willing to cop that on the chin as I did the best I could with the knowledge I had on the day.It would have been part of the experience and something to talk about in years to come.
Really nice tour. I can’t imagine pulling three trailers in the U.S. People here hardly give truckers any room.
At times George we have the same issue here with no room. You make room for yourself and a car drive takes it.
Thanks Mick....it's great sharing the ride.
Glad you enjoyed it Ian. Part 2 is up on the channel now.
I really miss driving up there. I don’t a lot of shearing from Cunnamulla through to Winton and later returning driving trucks up that way. I love your videos Mick, thanks for sharing
Glad you liked the video, Part 3 coming next week.
Brilliant Mick, having travelled throughout that area a few times now with our caravan I can’t believe how green the country is, unbelievable. Agree with you about camping along the Billabong at Camooweal, top spot, especially if you go down further past the cattle yards. 👌
Thank you Roger, some of the greenery was some of the brightest green that I have ever seen. It certainly was a different look to what it was the last time sally and I were over that way.
Greener than when I was up there. I found the detour through Cloncurry on the way to Townsville but I turned right instead of left on the way back and had to do a U turn in a paddock to get going the right way. I agree the bypasses need to better posted especially if you are not a regular. Also lots of cattle on the roadside between Isa and Cloncurry when I was there Christmas 2017.
Not one cow when I was there Roger, I have read in comments that there are now more fences up there, perhaps erected since you were there in 2017.
Hi Mick, I live in Copenhagen Denmark and have been down under 5 time and love to follow your trips. I would like to see a video with a full acceleration from 0 - 100 km/h showing the speed and gear you are in and just listening to the motor accelerate and shifting gears. That video could get quite some attention.
Sounds good but I wouldn't have the available time to make such a video as I try not to impede into my work while making these videos. I am an employed driver, not an owner driver that may have better time available.
So green, Loving your videos .
Glad you like them, it was very pretty on that trip. Thanks for watching.
Love your truck and caravaning videos my wife Roz and I also have a Traveler Caravan and love it, we have made some of our destinations based on your wonderful videos
Keep up the great work 👍
Chris and Roz
That is awesome! Thank you Chris & Roz
Cheers Mick great video love the Vue you have a great road train there it's a long way I enjoyed the video looking forward to number 3 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, number 3 up on the channel next weekend.
I was through there 32 years ago about this time of year it was a lot dryer back then, great video looking forward to the next one, wish I could have been your co pilot 🇨🇦🇩🇰
Thanks Flemming, glad you liked it. Next Part will be out next weekend.
More nice scenery. Ive been as far as Mt Isa so it was nice to see tbe road through to Camoweal. Still a bit to go. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it Cheryl, Part 2 is up now.
I drove tour coaches in NZ for most of my life. There were two stretches that was hard to keep the eyes open. No prangs but when the left side wheels went onto the rough it was an instant wake up. Take my hat off to you guys.
I think we all have that weak time of day that is naturally build into our bodies.
Awesome
Cheers.
I can remember when the road between the Curry and Isa was unfenced...plenty of accidents with stock!
There is a lot more of the Stuart highway that has now been fenced, much better for trucks and the live stock.
Another great video Mick. Greetings from Northern Scotland.
Glad you enjoyed it, greetings back to you from the land down under.
I use to do that run for Bus Qld.
Great stuff, long trip.
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Catch you next time cobber - cheers.
Cheers
Such a beautiful country and memories of travelling this route from Sydney twice and back in a 2A Land Rover on Kangaroo exercises in the 80s. Should ever I go back to Camooweal
One thing is sure I’d not be twenty-two
As if that day I first wandered there
But mem’ries stay with me as mem’ries do.
Slim Dusty.
Cheers
G’day Mick. Nice to see you trying it from our end😄 I do Brisbane to Darwin 2up. The truckies atlas is a good place to start for bypass maps. Then just google road train maps for whatever state you’re in and you’ll find something there. Look for the specific state transport mob. Queensland has a satellite view now with all the routes marked. You just zoom in where you want.I also use google earth and look for all the rubber on the road from where the tri’s have been dragging around corners.
Barcaldine is pronounced Bar-call-din. The toilets at the rest areas don’t just attract the flys either. Come tourist season it can get a bit full of caravans especially on weekends.
Oh. And the way you hit the culverts at Ayreshire Hills. If you were 2 up I reckon whoever would have been in the bunk would have been peeling themselves off the ceiling of the bunk!😄I take them at about 75.
Thanks Cranky, good info mate.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 Thanks for taking the time to reply mate. That was a hell of a detour.
I used to do all that route and bypass finding stuff doing east coast work. They give you an address and it’s find your own way. I used to check for b-double routes, then google earth to check for site access or a place to bust up if I couldn’t get in with a double. I’ve just rolled it over to road trains. Same principles apply mate. Believe me. You can see in a heartbeat on a satellite pic if a corner has been used by heavy vehicles. Hope I see you up there one day mate.
@@crankydavesmylfs4787 Cheers mate, see you one day.
The secenry is very nice. Thank you.
Many thanks!
Well now, that sure gave me some memories, yeh looks like there is a newer road in Winton that leads to the BP , in Cloncurry I remember turning right just over the Railway crossing to go on the bypass, Mt Isa was good to see, I lived there for 3.6 years escorting Oversize all over Australia so that was of great interest to me, then Camooweal , I was surprised to see the the servo as leaving the town is now PUMA, it was Shell for years , Sara Storer was a waitress there before she took up singing, and the bridge , I carted a load of form work and scaffold from Brisbane when construction began , Thanks Mick, looking forward to some more memories across the Barkley , Barkley Homestead and 3 Ways and then up the track.
You certainly have some nice memories there Doug, Barkly on the next video.
Ah Mt Isa. looks like the perfect location for the winter olympics. Good luck on their bid. 😜
On ya.
Hello Mick great video .I,m a truckdriver in holland and drive to the scandinavian country s .Love the australian scenery and trucks.
Good on you Johnny, glad you like what you see.
Love the journey mick bloody awesome cobba cheers mate stat safe 👍
Glad you loved it, thank you.
Real interesting Mick. Looking forward to part 3. Cheers from NZ.
Thank you Chris, part 3 up on the channel next weekend.
Another great video mate!! :) Looks hectic with all the detours, but the countryside looks beautiful and lush!! :)
It really is, thanks.
Hello from Boston, Massachusetts USA ,It would be awesome if you had gopros on the sides of you rig facing rearwards so we could see the skill of negotiating the roundabouts and tight turns, love the channel mate
Have a look at my video "Road Trains Living the Dream" In that video I showed going around a corner with a GoPro at the front and the rear of a triple road train while in Darwin.
Followed along on google maps (virtual tourist), so looked for the Cloncurry Heavy Vehicles Bypass. Multiple street views available along the Andrew Daniels Drive turnoff. May 2008 shows 2 lane and no bypass. Dec 2014 showed the Andrew Daniels Bypass road construction. November 2018 and October 2022 show the wye at the bypass and green sign on the left. Yes, appears easy to miss the Cloncurry bypass road immediately east of town.
Google doesn't provide an updated street view on Andrew Daniels Drive. Businesses seen on google aerial along the north end are not seen on 2008 street views.
The issue for me was not knowing if there was even a bypass available to be used. Once you have done the road once, it is easy after that. For me this was a once off trip.
Yep, I am enjoying the trip immensely.
Gheers
What you saw with the Qantas aircraft was actually the Qantas Founder's Museum - a big museum dedicated to Qantas from their early days to today! The aircraft you saw there was a Boeing 747-400 - I happen to have a collection of keyrings/luggage tags made from the skins of two ex-Qantas 747-400's, one from OJN ("City of Dubbo") and three from OJP ("City of Albury")
Interesting Joe, thanks for sharing.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 you’re welcome! These tags are amazing - they come out of a place called Motoart in Torrance, California and represent a lot of history for aviation geeks like myself who will never actually be able to fly on the aircraft they are made from
@@JoeHupp Thank you.
@@JoeHupp very interesting that they even make them as they do, cheers.
Great video once again Mick...love the countryside
The countryside is looking great at the moment Sue, hopefully similar in WA.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 The upper North of WA is thriving.....Kalgoorlie badly needs rain to fill the reservoirs....south of Perth always get good rainfalls
@@TheSuesamuels it is amazing to see so much of Australia effected with floods and heavy rains, while other parts receive very little or no rain at all.
Great video Mick. Aways a nice trip apart from about ten years ago when I blew a tyre 30 minutes outside of Kynuna and another 150km to go before Cloncurry but they didn't have the size. Was a bit concerned driving another distance to Mt Isa without a spare, but at least there was mobile cover the whole way and thankfully got another there. The 'wet' season, when its overcast is better than the build-up with sun beating down. Looking forward to your next episode. Cheers.
Cheer AllanM, glad you liked it.
Great work Mick….love watching your trucking videos
Glad you like them!
Hey Mick, I watch your videos on my large TV screen and the sound is through a TEAC stereo system with 2000 watts and the 2 speakers are in large 820mm X 500mm enclosures , wow the truck sounds good and just under half volume can feel the sound on the chest
That is awesome! We also watch TH-cam on the big screen with a surround sound system, so much better.
Nice and interesting video thanks 😊👍
Thank you Mark, glad you liked it.
Looking forward to part 3, thanks Mick
Glad you enjoyed it
Like videos like this. It show me more about Australia. We (South Africa) are on the same "line" and your part of the world looks quite similar than that of us.
You are not the first to comment on the similarities Dirk. Glad you liked the video, thank you.
Enjoy all your video's . May sound weird but Love hearing the engine building up and the splits on gear change. (I do miss that sometimes) never imagined the land out of Winton being so flat.
Glad you are enjoying the videos Aussie, plenty more to come with a bit of engine noise thrown in.
Great video. Can't wait to see the rest. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
I am enjoying this trip with you & thank you for allowing us all to tag. along, but, as a Qlder, it took me a couple of minutes to work out which two towns you were passing through. 1)Augathella is pronounced as Orgathella & 2) Barcaldine is pronounced as Bar-call-din. Cheers.
Thank you for that Narelle, I thought I had it correct but you know what us from across the borders are like at pronouncing town names. It is like Wauchope in the NT, it is pronounced "walk up"
I reckon you were glad not to 'deadheat' with the oncoming trucks on that bridge at 10:40. When caravanning and you get it wrong it feels clostraphobic...so in a truck it must feel tight and challenging to stay on your side of the double lines..cheers
Much the same as with a caravan, keep it straight and hang on.
Beautiful 👍🇨🇦
Thank you Robby.
Great job
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Really enjoyed the episode
Thanks Nick, next Part will be up on the channel next weekend.
Enjoyed part two. Well done. Travel safe.
Glad you enjoyed it Jackie, part 3 up on the channel next week.
15:24 that main road in mount isa has been seen on my kitchen rules I think 😂
Perhaps it has.
Thanks for the ride again. Bet it felt different seeing Mark coming at you instead of beside you lol. Never seen that country green, good to see it can happen! Looking forwards the the next segment.. Again great video and driving. Ps, dont the big truck atlases have the by passes marked. I would have expected it
Thanks Jill, yes it was a different trip all over. The country was amazing to look at with it being so green compare to our other trips that way. Truck Atlases may have the maps, not too sure as I haven't looked at them. Knowing who has what is also a problem when you are put on a trip at short notice. Glad you liked the video.
Really enjoying the vlog Mick. Keep up the great work mate 👍👍
Thanks, will do!
Great videos mate keep them up.
Thanks, will do!
Hi Mick i like the way you take the time to answer questions from your followers and friends all the best mate be safe
Did you get a surprise to see the camels between the Curry and Mt Isa.
No as Sally and I have been that way before when on holidays. They are a great sight to see👍
Old isa, head to the mine and turn right!
Yep so east when you have done it once.
brother my weekly run was newcastle to brisbane as a bdouble , fuel up in brissy head to roma hook up 2 more straight through to the isa , id fill er back up again at the shell then launch her straight through to your yard at east arm .. camowheel got a easy access for train
Cheers Cameron, that would be a great run.
New sub here.. It was always my dream job, to command a road train coast to coast, but unfortunately I haven’t made it yet (there’s still time I guess) But for now, I’m really enjoying getting to ride shotgun with you Mick.. Keep on trucking and maybe one day we will pass by and say gooday mate on the radio 🚛🚌🚌🚌💨🇮🇪 🇦🇺
Thanks Music Lover, keep that shotgun loaded and enjoy the ride with me.
Suggestion - no doubt people would be interested in general stats like truck type/power, all up length and weight so adding that basic stuff to the main comments might be useful (on each part).
Not long ago traveled parts of that route so ... memories!
The video could be hours long if everything was added to it but thank you for your thoughts Michael, well noted.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 Sorry - Not in the video itself but in the header written comments. The stuff that starts with "In Part 2 I leave Charleville in Queensland heading for Camooweal which is the last town in". Easy to cut and paste to each new part.
Nice
Thanks
Interesting
Cheers.
Thanks Mick. Bloody brilliant love the camera angle and editing is spot on. Like to know the specs on the unit ( prime mover , trailers, freight and GVM etc ) Waiting for next vid. Stay safe. 👍
Thanks Rob 👍I haven't got weight specs now, had a few sleeps since that trip. The Kenworth has a 600hp Cummins with an 18 speed Roadranger gearbox. My front trailer was food with the middle and rear trailers being parcel freight.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 So a 600hp cummins is different to a 600hp cat? I drive a 600hp volvo. Just curious.
@@benjaminbardzinski3666 It is all to do with the way they are tuned. One person's view will always differ from another person.
The countryside was beautiful and I loved how it was forever changing as you traveled. Besides the wild goats, did you see much wild life on the sides of the roads?
No not really, too much feed everywhere for them to be in against the roads I guess.
ABC seems to have a large fleet on the Roadtrain routes.
ABC are a large company now almost doubling in size last year.
Just stumbled across your channel, great stuff! You have a new subscriber. The road train stuff is so intriguing to me, how many gallons/liters of fuel does the truck hold, that’s gotta cost an arm and a leg to fill up.
The four fuel tanks hold just over 2,000 litres.
Hi Mick. I love your videos. What do you do for food when you are doing these long trips? I am sure there would be a fridge and microwave on board. Do you take groceries or pre prepared meals or buy at cafes along the way?
I ran two fridges for this trip, one being frozen and the other as a normal fridge. I had all my own meals precooked and used a 12 volt oven to heat them as required.