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In this special edition of Six Foot Behind the Bullbar, we uncover something truly remarkable — The Lost Tapes of JD Hurley.When roadtrains.com.au Technical Editor Howard Shanks was challenged to dig deep into his old documentary archives, he struck gold: a rare, recording from more than 25 years ago featuring Jack “JD” Hurley, one of the founding fathers of Brown and Hurley — the iconic Australian truck dealership that became a national institution.These lost tapes capture JD in his element —

Join us for a special episode of Six Foot Behind the Bull Bar as we travel to Deloraine, Tasmania, to catch up with Highland Haulage owner Mick Linger. We relive the glory days of fast trucking with the restoration of Mick’s legendary 1986 Ford LTL 9000 “Krystal Dreams”, the exact truck Mick drove for Klaus and Jean Derichs on the Melbourne-to-Perth run. An emotional reunion, untold stories, and a nostalgic look back at when fast trucking ruled Australia’s roads.

Discover what AIR-CTI is, how it works, and why Tasmanian operators trust it for traction, safety, and tyre life.Join us as we head deep into Tasmania to meet logging and transport operators who rely on AIR-CTI central tyre inflation systems to tackle some of the steepest and toughest terrain in the state. From enhancing traction on slick forestry tracks to improving tyre life and safety on the highway, we see first-hand how AIR-CTI is changing the way trucks handle the job.  And it’s not just for

Ride along on “The East Coaster run with Kingbars” – a road trip from Tasmania’s transport hub in Devonport to the far reaches of Mount Garnet in Queensland. Along the way, we meet the operators who face constant wildlife strikes, unpredictable weather, and the toughest road conditions Australia can throw at them. Their common safeguard? Kingbars bullbars – built to take the hits, protect the load, and keep the wheels turning. This is the story of real-world protection, proven across thousands of

In this episode of Six Foot Behind the Bullbar, we fire up the time machine and roll back to 1996 with a legendary story by Howard “Shanksie” Shanks — first published in Truckin’ Life magazine (Vol. 19, No. 10).Trucking Through the Last Frontier follows Andrew Hickey’s brand-new Kenworth T950 as it takes on the wilds of outback Queensland. Thirty years later, a phone call from Andrew sparked the revival of this iconic yarn — complete with crocodile encounters, red dirt roads, and big horsepower in

In this episode of Six Foot Behind the Bullbar, we fire up the time machine and roll back to 1996 with a legendary story by Howard “Shanksie” Shanks — first published in Truckin’ Life magazine (Vol. 19, No. 10).Trucking Through the Last Frontier follows Andrew Hickey’s brand-new Kenworth T950 as it takes on the wilds of outback Queensland. Thirty years later, a phone call from Andrew sparked the revival of this iconic yarn — complete with crocodile encounters, red dirt roads, and big horsepower in