AUSTRALIAN TRUCKING 2012

Dear Viewer
As we slowly catch up to the present time, I filmed this trucking documentary in 2012 while I was, once again, the editor of Truckin' Life magazine and this program gives a cross section of trucking in Australia a decade ago. Included in this program:
1:45 IN THE PILBARA: Filmed at the height of the resources boom before the crash in global markets, this is a story of road train operations hauling huge tonnages of iron ore to ships at Port Hedland - with a spice of romance!
6:22 RIG OF THE YEAR: The national Rig of the Year started in the 1980s but through the 90s was dropped from Truckin' Life magazine. When I got behind the wheel of the mag in 2011, the comp was started up again and the first winner was a special lady, Julie Gavin and her all-pink Western Star.
13:27 DOIN' IT TOUGH: The collapse of the hardwood timber industry brought heartbreak to timber worker who cut and hauled timber from Tasmania's forests for generations. I spent some time in Tassie with truck operators as businesses and towns were collapsing. At the time of filming, hardwood logs were still being hauled from the forests - a special report.
28:22 A BIT OF BLING: Lightening the mood a little after the trip to Tasmania we look at a blinged up piece of travelling art inspired by Optimus Prime.
38:44 WINGS AND WHEELS: Trucks and planes may seem strange bedfellows but they come together at a cattle property in Central Queensland.
47:30 NORTH TO ALASKA: A viewers report on following the tracks of the Ice Road Truckers.
53:10 A BRIDGE TOO FAR: In the main feature in this collection of trucking stories, we look at how government apathy was stalling the essential freight run from Australia's southern capitals to the northern capital of Darwin. This story features the quad road trains of Hillmans Transport. Interesting to note the government had the damaged bridge fixed within weeks of this story being published!
Once more please enjoy the stories that might interest you, all be best from Bruce (Honeywill).

[davidmonro]

Across the stony ridges, across the rolling plains, young Harry Dale the driver, comes rolling home again.

[HarryCurrie-bzei]

Well done to Julie and her rig of the year what a cause breaks my heart my gran died of breast cancer keep up the good work Julie ur a legenf

[sutrisaja]

Thank's & thank's 💯👍👍👍👍👍👍

[ericlakota]

Prime one is gorgius its the new optomus prime when i was a kid prime was a cabover those gards look awsome but even he sead Horable my buddy bought nice plastic ones and they lasted mabe 6 month on his heavy haul low boy

[damiangillett]

Truck Owners and Fleets paying the highest rego's Providing essential goods and services and the politicians say EFF you, give themselves another pay rise

[lostonthetube]

How to become a truck driver mate?
Need unrestricted or automatic HC and MC are ok?
is there work?Not to hard to find a job?

[kellykonoske]

The same lies are told here in the states brother! Hang in there! Todd the retired trucker.

[DELTAFORCE]

So where is the little guy with the magic

[ericlakota]

Wow jullie has a nice truck i have a friend who drove a real rice pink kw for bcancer i went to joke around with him about it like what u do to get pink truck and he told me owner of the trucks mom who was the owner just died from breast cancer shut me up rigt their if she would of went and got checked she would of lived but it was too late and she died

[JohnSmith-qjcf]

I remember mack munchies kenworth cab over got clocked atc90 miles a hour now its crap

[helennicholsonslim]

Good
On
Ya
Kneed
More
Women
Truckies❤

[DELTAFORCE]

You get the Mack the road train is unfair

[CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ]

NOW OPTIMUS PRIME IS A WESTERN STAR 5700 XE 😃

[ericlakota]

Any save the tree dont cut the tree people should not be alowed to own any thing that was once wood with selective and even clear cut loging as long as they arent building where they cut its better for planet

[handiman]

It's to bad those that are against the logging industry aren't educated enouph in REAL LIFE -- because they don't have REAL JOBS in the resource industry and all those businesses that are there to support or service those that work in the resource industry -- yes saving the trees is important but so are jobs, families and lives --- it's to bad that this is happening

[damiangillett]

40 Years later, 54:30 we need another Razerback. Another good truckie strike, I'm willing to cop major inconvenience to see the truckies get a better go, this is just friggin nonsense not to mention the rest of the nonsense truckies cop

[DELTAFORCE]

Some of that money you know go down south

[aliafaaqkhan]

sustainable forest? no such thing exists.